WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?
Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder, Nicola Kilner.
We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Deciem, a trailblazing beauty company, operates brands including The Ordinary, and NIOD. The company was acquired by Estee Lauder Companies and is currently undergoing a period of significant transformation. To date, the AR and AP functions have been offshored to affiliates in Panama and India. Further offshoring initiatives are planned as is an ERP system conversion. The Senior Financial Reporting Manager, will play a key role in leading the transformation of the financial reporting function. Reporting to the Director, Financial Controller, this role will lead all aspects of consolidation, internal and external reporting, audit inquiries, and support the optimization of reporting timelines.
This position is a full-time, permanent opportunity and will be based out of our corporate head office in Liberty Village. This position also offer a hybrid work schedule or 3-days a week in-office and 2-days a week work-from-home.
WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement and excellence by attracting and developing team members. Set an expectation reflecting the ethos of “we own every figure on our financial statements.”
- Create influence and partnerships across the organization and with ELC counterparts to enable integration and transformation initiatives
- Set goals in accordance with corporate mandates, communicate milestones, and provide regular feedback to a group of direct reports
- Manage and review company financial statements, detail accounting records and support with accurate financial and accounts reporting
- Drive performance of period-end financial close responsibilities, including journal entry preparation, balance sheet account reconciliations and P&L review
- Oversee implications of changes to Master Data to ensure external mapping scheme is updated and understood
- Communicate to key stakeholders and partner with different pillars to provide financial information as requested pertaining to financial results and key metrics
- Ownership over the timeliness and accuracy of the Month end close process and annual close.
- Managing with accuracy all reporting and reconciliations of GL Accounts
- Oversee timely recording of capital expenditures, act as oversight of internal control policy on Capital purchases
- Review and analysis of transactions to ensure accurate cost center allocation and account classification
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE
- Strong financial knowledge and background in systems, data reporting and analytics required
- CPA Designation or equivalent required
- 5+ years of progressive Financial reporting experience with 2 + years of people management experience is required
- Strong understanding of US GAAP
- Experience with MS Dynamics D365 (ERP system) an asset
WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM
There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…
- Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
- 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
- Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
- A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
- Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
- Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
- Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
- A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.
BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD
We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…
- 😊 Do the right thing
- 💡 Create impact
- 🌱 Respect small things
- ❤️ Care too much
- 🚀 Be the future
These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT
DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.
Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.
In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.
CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY
DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".
DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.
WANT TO JOIN US?
Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3
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