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Reporting to the Purpose Advisor and Chair of Centre for Action on Food Security (CAFS), the Executive Assistant will provide executive level administrative support to the Purpose Advisor and Chair, Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security (MLCFS); the VP Govt and Industry Relations (GIR); the VP Animal Care; and the Director of Community Involvement/Executive Director, MLCFS.  The successful candidate will navigate this dynamic role to interact seamlessly addressing the needs across various leaders simultaneously, which exercising professionalism and discretion.

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by December 10. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

• Serve as primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on behalf of several leaders representing a service-orientated approach
• Extensive calendar management, including arranging meetings, monitoring events, and resolving conflicts.
• Arrange travel schedules and associated arrangements.
• Preparing and submitting travel and expense claim reports accurately and on time.
• Working with Finance lead, support financial requirements, including assisting with budget preparation and monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial updates and tracking actual spend versus budget.
• Supporting accounts receivables and payables requirements including new vendor requests, generation of purchase orders, and coordinating with vendors, accounts payable, and finance functions.
• Supporting the Raise the Good in the Neighbourhood volunteer program.
• Plan and co-ordinate onsite, offsite, and remote meetings, group, project and team events when required.
• Scheduling lobby meetings, tracking outreach to key government contacts, and managing federal and provincial lobby registries.
• Maintaining MLF’s inventory of association memberships and internal registry of association participation.
• Formatting and sending correspondence and maintaining registry of official correspondence.
• Assist with the preparation of reports, presentations and other documents as required.
• Provide general administrative support including maintaining department distribution lists and managing shared drive or Teams access/approvals and managing shared email inboxes.
• Any other projects or responsibilities as assigned to help the MLCFS, GIR, and Animal Care teams.

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years experience required in working in an executive assistant role supporting senior leaders.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational skills to coordinate tasks between multiple leaders
• Ability to operate independently and eeffectively manage multiple priorities and/or requests in a fast-paced, changing environment with limited daily direction.
• High energy, positive outlook and results-driven with an interest in taking ownership and assuming accountability.
• Proactive approach with the ability to predict and resolve issues in advance.
• Desire to solve problems, think creatively, and build new skills beyond administrative proficiency.
• Excellent people skills with the ability to work collaboratively, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly proficient with Outlook suite - PowerPoint, Excel and Word is a must; SAP experience is an asset.
• Excellent organizational and  project management skills with the ability to identify and solve problems.
• Strong written (editing/proofing) and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information effectively.
• Good judgment, discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive information.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and results driven environment while maintaining a calm and confident approach.
• Basic finance skills to support development of annual budgets, tracking and monthly reporting.
• Demonstrate a good balance of initiative to progress matters or escalate if required.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work schedules,  as dictated by the needs of business for projects and meetings.

What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods:

• Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
• An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
• A hybrid work model that embraces remote work for eligible roles, helping team members achieve work-life balance—combining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful collaboration in the office setting. 
• Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
• Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
• Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
• Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

SUMMARY

The Intermediate Financial Analyst (FA II) provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope contract(s) or business unit(s).  At this level, the incumbent typically supports multiple portfolios or business units.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope contract(s) or business unit(s).
• Completes and resolves assigned account reconciliations.
• Prepares, gathers, consolidates and reports routine data.
• Prepares routine monthly reports.
• Prepares monthly client invoices.
• Prepares and reconciles basic audit working papers.  Maintains accurate and complete records for audits.  Gathers audit support data upon request.  Documentation is reviewed prior to submission.
• Reviews results to determine accrual entries in coordination with internal managers.
• Reconciles month end results for simple contract(s) or business unit(s) for sub ledger reconciliations.
• Prepares bank reconciliations.
• Prepares month end journal entries.
• Reviews and enters time cards.
• Codes and validates expense reports, vendor invoices and procurement cards.
• Enters data to sub ledger systems and direct to G/L.
• Identifies complex and resolves basic transactional accounting discrepancies.  May require management involvement.
• Identifies and recommends process improvement opportunities at an account level following GAAP procedures.
• Prepares memos and provides variance explanations.  Summarizes findings and recommendations.  Provides input to process documentations.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED

• Job-Related Experience: 3-5 years or more
• College Diploma or equivalent training (e.g. RPA, CET)
• Ability to identify complex and resolve basic transactional accounting discrepancies
• Ability to identify and recommend process improvement opportunities at an account level following GAAP procedures.
• Ability to communicate basic accounting principles to support procedures and to explain financial results within the team and to internal customers.
• Ability to prepare memos, provide variance explanations and input to process documentations, and write summaries of findings and recommendations.
• Intermediate level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Partially completed an Accounting designation program (CGA, CMA)

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11/29/2024

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2146 Burnhamthorpe Road

Delivers exceptional service to BMO customers and prospects. Identifies customer needs and provides advice and guidance regarding financial solutions that are in the best interests of customers. Works collaboratively within the branch and with BMO partners to deliver the desired customer experience and achieve overall business objectives.

• Identifies customer needs and initiates referrals to BMO colleagues.
• Supports customer requests for banking services, including handling transactions and supporting customers who walk into the branch.
• Welcomes customers warmly and meets their banking service and transactional needs with seamless execution.
• Offers advice and guidance on available digital and self-serve options with the goal of making it easy, simple, and fast to bank with BMO.
• Reviews customer profiles and engages customers in a needs-based conversation to identify potential opportunities and address everyday banking plans and credit card needs.
• Contributes to meeting branch business results and the customer experience.
• Supports operational activities (e.g. inventory management, escalated service requests, following up on customer applications, filing, opening and closing activities).
• Manages, loads, and reconciles cash transactions between treasury and various branch units (e.g. CRU).
• Executes routine tasks (e.g. service requests, transactions, queries, etc.) within relevant service level agreements.
• Acts as a key member of a collaborative and versatile branch and market team.
• Probes to understand customer personal banking and credit card needs and integrates marketing promotions and programs into customer conversations to provide strategic advice.
• Organizes work information to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Takes the initiative to find creative approaches that make each customer’s experience feel personal.
• Looks for ways to contribute to the ongoing improvement of the overall branch customer experience.
• Contributes to business results and the overall experience delivered in the branch.
• May work at multiple branches based on market needs; work schedule may differ from week to week in terms of days worked, hours, and shifts.
• Follows through on risk and compliance processes and policies to ensure we safeguard our customers’ assets, maintain their privacy, and act in their best interest.
• Keeps current with the wider financial services marketplace, the legal and regulatory environment, and our commitment to uphold the highest ethical requirements of our industry.
• Maintains current knowledge of personal banking products, practices, and trends and integrates into customer conversations.
• Identifies and reports suspicious patterns of activity that are suspected to be related to money laundering.
• Complies with legal and regulatory requirements for the jurisdiction.
• Protects the Bank's assets in compliance with all regulatory, legal, and ethical requirements.
• Completes standardized tasks under supervision.
• Performs initial problem solving within given rules/limits & escalates when required.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

  Qualifications:

• No prior experience necessary; post-secondary degree or certification in related field of study is desirable.
• High-level knowledge of personal, commercial and partner offers, and how each can best serve customers’ individual needs.
• Confident and experienced in the use of social media, tablets, smart phones, online tools, and applications.
• Highly skilled at helping people who don’t find digital applications intuitive to gain confidence in how to use them and to understand their benefits.
• Projects a professional presence.
• Basic knowledge of specialized sales and business banking solutions to refer to specialists.
• Passionate commitment to helping customers.
• A focus on delivering a personal experience to customers.
• Resourceful self-starter with courage and confidence to approach customers.
• Readiness to collaborate and work in different capacities as part of a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport and connections with customers.
• An aptitude for listening, solving problems, and responding flexibly and creatively to new challenges.
• Basic knowledge learned on the job.
• Verbal & written communication skills - Basic (in business environment).
• Organization skills - Basic (in business environment).
• Collaboration & team skills - Basic (in business environment).

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