Finance Manager (Wine Jobs: Management & Administration)

  Azhadi Group and Ex Nihilo Vineyards

  Lake Country and Kelowna, British Columbia

Finance Manager

 

The Azhadi Group is a privately held group of companies which develops and operates a selection of wineries and vineyards throughout the Okanagan Valley, including the established Ex Nihilo Vineyards operating in Lake Country, BC.  The Azhadi Group also owns additional vineyards in South and Central Okanagan.

In anticipation of the planned 2025 opening of Azhadi Vineyards, located in Kelowna, BC, we are growing our team.  This is an excellent unique opportunity to get in early and further your career with a best in class, people-first culture in a growing privately held organization.

We seek to provide meaningful work and create meaningful relationships.  We respect people; we communicate openly; we are team players; we are accountable; and we are trustworthy.

We strive to deliver best in class beautiful experiences to our people and our guests. Gratitude is at our core; whether it be the land, the opportunity, or the people who we work with and visit us. We are building an environment where people come together, feel valued and will grow in their respective career paths.

 

The Role

The position is a hands-on accounting/finance role for companies under development and provides a supporting role to Ex Nihilo finance team.  The Finance Manager will work under the guidance of our Group Director of Finance and will assist in enabling all areas of the business and our people to be more successful through fresh ideas and business insights.  

Primary areas of responsibility will include:

·       Preparation of annual budgets and operating plans.

·       Production costing includes vineyard and winery.

·       Account reconciliations including operating accounts, capital assets and amortization schedules.

·       Analysis of inventory counts, reconciliations and working with operations teams on metrics.

·       Support department managers in creation of operational plans and ongoing review and analysis

·       Support role for product margin and sales channel analysis 

·       Assess opportunities for business or system process improvements and efficiencies.

·       Creation of dashboards and management reports.

·       Communicate with external accountants and year end preparation.

Over the next twelve months of the construction of the winery, this role will also perform/assist in accounting functions including banking, AP and related communications and reconciliations for multiple companies as well as various statutory and compliance reporting including GST, PST, Excise.

In addition, the individual should be confident in making recommendations to the leadership team to improve and streamline processes to assist the efficient growth of the Azhadi Group.  

 

The Ideal Candidate

Azhadi Group is seeking a highly motivated individual who is confident, ambitious, and interested in growing their career in a dynamic industry.  The selected applicant is a self-starter, efficient, accurate, proficient in understanding operations in relation to finance, and adaptable at learning new skills and technological solutions. The individual will apply business insights to develop fresh, innovative solutions that provide real and measurable business outcomes. 

The new Finance Manager will have a key role in the creation of financial systems, processes and plans for the new winery to open in 2025.

The new Finance Manager will ideally have the following skills and experience:

·       Experience in finance transformation roles and/or establishing systems.

·       Working knowledge and experience of full accounting cycle.

·       Experience with Microsoft Office suite, Power BI including intermediate to advanced excel skills.

·       Experience in preparation of forecasts and budgets and dashboard creation.

·       Experience in wine industry, manufacturing or construction phases of companies.

·       Qualified CPA, or comparable education in Finance or Accounting, is preferred.

 

Please send CV to [email protected].   Selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.

 

Primary Location:  Kelowna and Lake Country, BC

Anticipated Start Date: August/September 2024

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