Career in SpaceBridge

SpaceBridge Inc., formerly known as Advantech Wireless Inc., is currently looking for a Contract Administrator to support the Legal Department in its Corporate, Secretarial and Commercial functions. The chosen candidate will also be responsible for both pre-contractual and post-contractual phases of commercial contracts (i.e. preparation, drafting, and administration) in close collaboration with the marketing and sales department.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research and write corporate and commercial documents, including financing and securities documents.
• Report and provide general litigation support.
• Provide assistance in requests for information and reviews of internal customer requests for legal assistance.
• Attend meetings and conferences and help with field investigations.
• Interact with internal clients and governmental organizations and field new case inquiries.
• Research a wide range of legal issues.
• Review files to determine the actual status i.e. pending, closed, archived, including the termination of destruction dates.
• Provide general legal support to all functional areas as needed;
• Assist the General Counsel in the day-to-day legal affairs of the corporation;
• Drafting of resolutions of the board and maintenance of the minutes’ book
• Review of contracts and contractual documentation;
• Ensure management of documentation;
• Participate in contract planning and negotiations, if required;
• Review contractual obligations and contract templates;
• Be prepared to assist other Company personnel and to carry out other duties and responsibilities relating to contract administration and other tasks as required;
• Draft and negotiate NDAs, memorandums of understanding, and other letters of intent, as well as partnering arrangements, as required;
• Treatment of letter of credit (L/C), including
• Review of L/C Draft before acceptance;
• Review of all documents required for the collection of the L/C with the bank;
• Transmission of documents to the bank for collection.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a pertinent field (law degree strong asset).
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience in a law firm or business
• Bilingualism preferred; French, English
• Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Russian is an asset.

SpaceBridge Inc. is seeking a dynamic candidate for the role of Hardware Engineer. If you have a love for engineering and technology, working in a fast-paced engineering environment, troubleshooting in real-time, and have the patience and ability to communicate with employees around the world, read on!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and document circuits for signal processing both analog and digital
• Produce design architecture
• Conduct requirement and design reviews
• Produce detailed design, select passive and active sub-components
• Prepare technical drawings, schematics, and associated documentation
• Simulate and validate layout design
• Debug electronics and electronic systems down to the component level as part of product development.
• Provide technical support to the Operations team and other departments as required

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, with a concentration in Hardware Design
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Familiar with modern technologies of communications systems or a strong desire to pursue a career in Satellite communications Hardware Design
• Knowledge of high-speed circuit design or the theoretical principle applicable to high-speed design
• Experience with Gigabit switch / router circuits MAC and PHY using SGMII interfaces
• Basic knowledge of Digital Receivers and Modulators
• Basic principles of high–speed Printed Circuit Board design, placement, routing and controlled impedance
• Matlab/Simulink knowledge and basic Spice is desirable
• Basic understanding of power circuits design, ADC and DAC circuits, some RF design.
• Programmable Logic knowledge, FPGA & CPLD, hardware approach; firmware approach is a bonus
• Basic knowledge on Schematics Capture and PCB design tools
• Strong technical writing ability in English is a requirement
• Good communication skills as well as the ability to work very well in a team environment

SpaceBridge Inc., formerly known as Advantech Wireless Inc., is currently looking for a QMS and Processes Manager to ensure a smooth progress of manufacturing, to support all our marketing products, obtain the best quality to meet our customer expectations, deliver a high level of efficiency across all business functions, obtain the lowest cost of manufacturing and operations and review constantly our processes and quality for improvement of quality, performance, cost and profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Manage teams and provide them with technical guidance towards achieving the company goals and objectives.
• Establish visions and key objectives for the department, to assist subordinates in developing knowledge and quality methodologies for better execution of their duties as well as their career advancement.
• Drive the engineering excellence initiatives to meet the manufacturing parameter targets and ensure the process and equipment in high-performance level assuring the products with high quality, high yield, low defect density, and low cost.
• Drive Process Improvement program in Finance, Human resources, PLM, Engineering, Operations, and Customer Support for efficiency gain.
• Liaise with external suppliers and professionals from other sites to provide specific needs for the department.
• Maintain existing ISO certification.
• Provide Business Process Improvement guidance to senior management.
• Develop and manage quality assurance metrics for performance improvement of all teams.
• Ensure that all procedures conform to health and safety regulations, financial policies, and legislation.
• Meet assigned KPIs and budget allocation.
• Audit accuracy of executive reporting metrics for accuracy.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in Quality Control.
• Minimum 10 to 15 years of experience in Quality Management.
• Minimum of 5 years in supervisory position or management position.
• 5 years of experience in ISO certification or other quality frameworks.
• 5 years of experience in quality and documentation control and supply chain processes
• 3 years of experience in BPM (Business Process Management) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management).
• 5 Years of experience with an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.
• 5 years of experience with an MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system.
• Effective communication and report writing skills.
• Good negotiation skills with business functions.
• Excellent analytic abilities to grasp the key points from complicated details.
• Good leadership capabilities to lead projects to successful completion.
• Must be extremely detail-oriented with respect to documentation and processes.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team
• Technical skills including problem-solving, statistical data analysis and design of the experiment is essential

We are currently seeking a Verification and Validation Engineer to join our team in Montreal, QC. In this position, the incumbent plays a crucial role in the product development process and contributes to bringing product quality upstream to ensure releases are meeting specifications. He or she is responsible of designing and executing test cases and will also develop automation tests to help improve the test stations.

Responsibilities

• Interact with system, software and hardware development teams, product owners and other stakeholders to develop a strong understanding of the product and the testing objectives.
• Participate in design reviews and ensure design requirements are testable.
• Design and document test cases covering low to complex systems.
• Design and maintain the testing environment.
• Develop and run automated scripts for both functionality and performance testing of the product(s), and to help the development teams in their efforts.
• Troubleshoot test failures and analyze root causes.
• Communicate and document critical issues and status updates in a timely manner.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Networking, Telecommunication, Electronics, Computer, or IT engineering
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a verification and validation role.
• Strong Lab R&D with equipment Integration capabilities.
• Familiar with R&D concepts and capable of working with test tools and in the lab environment.
• Self-motivated, Self-trained and enthusiastic for research and invention, who can work with minimal supervision.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills in English, strong command of French is a definite asset.
• Familiar working in an agile environment and with software project management tools (Jira).
• Solid development skills in common languages (Python, Lua, JavaScript, Bash, XML, JSON, etc.)
• Solid experience in test automation and continuous integration.
• Solid experience in functional and performance testing.
• Various IP networking aspects (network/transport protocols, Quality of Service, etc).
• Network technologies such as TCP/IP, Routing (RIP, OSPF, BGP), MPLS, GRE, IPSec, VoIP (SIP, H323), 802.1PQ, STP, Cisco devices and firmware.
• Experience with network management systems and database manipulation.
• Well versed in a Linux OS environment.
• Familiarity with satellite communication systems at the physical layer (transmission/reception, antennas, modulation/coding, propagation etc), and link layer (resource management/control, address resolution, signaling). Knowledge of DVB-RCS/RCS2, DVB-S2/S2X standards is a definite asset.

We are currently looking for a Marketing Manager. The chosen incumbent will implement strategic and tactical communication plans designed to capitalize on the market opportunities and generate demand.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the management team to generate creative, multi-channel marketing automation campaigns that will build brand awareness and generate qualified sales leads.
• Work closely with the management team to build Customer Relationship Management processes.
• Management of tradeshows and events, logistics, booth, product display, shipping, and presentations;
• Lead the creation and updating of all marketing collateral, company website (SEO/SEM/PPC) and sales support tools.
• Development of ad campaigns for print and web; Recommend and source new areas for advertising and media placement;
• Work with Product Managers and Sales Team to produce and execute PR and social media campaigns;
• Execute integrated online/offline marketing campaigns, advertising, PR, manage contact with media and industry associations, tradeshows and other campaigns to generate demand.
• Monitor Advertising and earned media response; Monitor PR, Social media and marketing lead generation campaigns.
• Managing marketing literature library. Inventory management of marketing material and supplies, maintain sufficient stock of marketing materials; Establishing and maintaining rapport with external printers and suppliers, getting quotes and ordering printed Marketing Material.
• Manage the design, creation and maintenance of Product Brochures, Advertisements, Posters and Newsletters, Web banners, animations, corporate and product presentations & videos;
• Establish marketing budget and operate within its restraints.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field, MBA preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a marketing position with experience in the International Market;
• Previous experience in a similar role in Satellite Communications is preferred
• Strong knowledge of the market and its players, knowledge of customer needs and product placement
• Strong knowledge of marketing strategies and best practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication (technical writing)
• Expert Web user; advanced user of MS Office Suite
• Strong command of English, spoken and written; additional languages an asset.
• Able to travel

SpaceBridge Inc. is currently seeking a System Design Engineer, majoring in Physical and Datalink layers, who will join a new “start-up like” effort in a cutting edge emerging technology and be part of a multi-national team of highly qualified, dedicated individuals focusing on developing a technology that will become a game-changer in satellite communication networks.

The incumbent shall develop detailed knowledge about Satellite baseband and telecommunication systems with the focus of Physical and datalink layers. He/ She shall be able to picture the logical correlation between various hardware/Software layers and functions. The incumbent will be improvising the system through creative designs, research and integration activities.

How will you contribute?

• Develop strong understanding of Satellite communication systems at the physical layer (transmission/reception, antennas, modulation/coding, propagation etc.), and link layer (resource management/control, address resolution, signaling, encapsulation …). Understanding of satellite mobility requirements.
• Perform R&D tasks to improve his/her capabilities in a real environment and understanding about the system, and to improve the system and provide accurate feedback to developers at the same time.
• Participate in design review meetings. Do high-level design and detailed system design
• Create a functional description of the systems and allocate the various requirements to the different groups (hardware / software) and components;
• Review developed documentation and validate compliance with system requirements.
• Work in collaboration with the Verification and Validation group to plan proper validation of the requirements to ensure appropriate system performance
• Propose new methods, tools and ideas to improve the system engineering process and practices.
• Develop system-level simulations using Matlab.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or any related field, Masters is an asset.
• Minimum 2-3 years’ of experience in communication systems engineering/designs.
• Knowledge of DVB-RCS/RCS2, DVB-S2/S2X standards is an asset. Familiarity with the behavior of network protocols in a satellite network environment (latency, jitter)
• Knowledge of RF engineering.
• Familiarity with various IP networking aspects, network/transport protocols.
• Knowledge of cisco routing and switching is an asset.
• Knowledge Performance enhancement protocols [PEP], Quality of Service [QoS] is an asset.
• Ability to work in a telecommunication lab with strong R&D and Integration enthusiasm and capability.
• Proficient in MATLAB to perform modeling and analysis of communications systems.
• Familiarity with advanced wireless networks such as 5G.
• Ability to summarize complex problems, solutions, and recommendations.
• Strive for continuous improvement of products and systems.
• Self-motivated, Self-trained and enthusiastic for research and invention, who can work with minimal supervision.
• Must be a team player.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills in English.
• Any knowledge/experience of new cutting-edge technologies related to communication systems and IT (such as IoT, Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, 3G, LTE, 5G, Wifi) shall be highly valued.

SpaceBridge Inc. is currently seeking a Systems Design Engineer, majoring in Network Monitoring and Management systems (NMS), who will join a new “start-up like” effort in cutting-edge emerging technology and be part of a multi-national team of highly qualified, dedicated individuals focusing on developing a technology that will become a game-changer in satellite communication networks.

The incumbent shall have detailed knowledge about different layers of Network monitoring & management systems preferably for ISPs and Satellite baseband systems. The incumbent shall be able to picture the logical correlation between various hardware/Software layers and functions. The incumbent will be improvising the network configuration, monitoring & management system, orchestrator, OSS/BSS by creative designs, research and integration activities.

How will you contribute?

• Provide architecture, design, and specification for a new Network configuration, monitoring, and management system for all platforms including High throughput satellite systems (HTS), with a focus on mobility, orchestrator, advanced OSS/BSS, ISP requirement, Cellular backhauling, Consumer Market HTS systems and corporate-specific communication requirements.
• Perform R&D tasks to improve his/her capabilities in a real environment and understanding about the system, and to improve the system and to provide accurate feedback to developers at the same time.
• Participate in design review meetings. Do high level design and detailed system design
• Create a functional description of the system and allocate the various requirements to the different groups and components;
• Review developed documentation and validate compliance with system requirements.
• Work in collaboration with the Verification and Validation group to plan proper validation of the requirements to ensure appropriate system performance
• Propose new methods, tools, and ideas to improve the system engineering process and practices.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Computer science or related field.
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ of experience in a related field.
• Knowledge of UX/UI and core design for Network Monitoring and Management systems, Network Configuration Systems, OSS/BSS (Including Billing and accounting) etc.
• Knowledge of Database design and architecture
• Northbound interfaces, SOAP, REST, etc.
• Netconf, Elastic search, Logstash, Syslog.
• Virtual Private Networks (VNOs), Service level agreement (SLA) management, knowledge of ISP operation is an asset.
• Interactive Maps, Graphs, Statistics
• Knowledge of CRM, logging, authentication, reporting, provisioning.
• Knowledge of operating systems (Linux, etc.), networking concepts (Routing & Switching), testing & installation tools.
• NOC experience is an asset.
• Ability to summarize complex problems, solutions and recommendations.
• Strive for continuous improvement of products and systems.
• Self-motivated, Self-trained and enthusiastic for research and invention, who can work with minimal supervision.
• Must be a team player.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills in English.

SpaceBridge Inc. is currently seeking a dynamic sales hunter to fill the position of Regional Director of Sales – Europe.  The Regional Director of Sales has primary responsibility to build a sustainable and ever growing level of business, driving sales in a designated regional territory for our state of the art Broadband Satellite Networks product lines including  VSAT Satellite Networks, VSAT Modems for various verticals,  satellite modems (SCPC,MCPC, DVBS2X),and the associated services

Position Overview

This position contains a large element of developing new vertical markets and customer segments which is done by understanding client needs and developing solutions to cater to these needs. To maximize output, it will be important to work closely with the internal product/ Program Management team that will provide sales engineering solutions, opportunity research, marketing support, and product and solutions strategy. The position will require extensive travel within the region to work with existing partners, distributors as well as establish new market customers and new channels where need be. Setting up, supporting and driving new customers and channel partners will be a key element to success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify, address and develop new opportunities for sales in a geographic region.
• Understand customer requirements in targeted vertical markets.
• Maintains responsibility for maintaining long term relationship with SpaceBridge’ Key Accounts and maximizing sales opportunities
• Be able to generate and develop turn-key solutions opportunities for these customers.
• Support and develop existing sales channels in combination with developing new business or alternative market channels where need be.
• Develop & strengthen market share, revenue, and sales growth within assigned geography.
• Maintain profound forecast and pipeline
• Achieve sales goals while maintaining overall company objectives such as profit margin and forecast accuracy objectives (annually and quarterly).
• Monitor competitive activity and provide feedback to management.
• Travel Requirements: Minimum of 50% international travels.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor in Science Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Master in Business, Marketing or Engineering.
• Previous sales experience is preferred +7 years in the designated territory as a minimum
• Proven ability in sales and business development in the telecommunications industry
• Familiarity with Broadband Satellite Networks /Service Providers- ISP / Telco’s and MNO’s carriers – experience and relationship is a definite plus
• Previous experience selling to cellular GSM operators is a definite plus.

• A familiarity with LAN/WAN architecture, mobile carriers architecture and networking devices is a definite plus

• Knowledge and experience in Business Development
• Track record of selling communication solutions
• Ability to demonstrate Satellite communication Innovation unique value proposition at various levels within an organization for commercial and government and defense customers
• Understanding of different sales channel models as well as selling directly to end customer
• Understanding of and ability to use and develop innovative financial / business models to develop solutions and services sales rather than pure product sell, selling managed services
• Strong ability to execute sales objectives and develop new prospects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate in such a way to influence management, peers, and customers, Strong ability to deliver meaningful presentations and convey technical information at all levels. Ability to positively influence customers and project / design teams.
• Ability to be successful in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to work independently and make things happen.
• Team leader with effective time management skills and the ability to responsibly manage other sales/engineering resource time
•  Ability to develop relationships and demonstrate value at many different levels within a customer organization to include C level as well as technical leaders, develop and maintain a large scale value added networking and contacts

We are currently seeking a dynamic sales hunter to fill the position of Regional Director of Sales – USA.  The Regional Director of Sales has the primary responsibility to build a sustainable and ever growing level of business, as well as to drive sales in a designated regional territory for our state of the art Broadband Satellite Networks product lines including VSAT Satellite Networks, VSAT Modems for various verticals, satellite modems (SCPC, MCPC, DVBS2X), and to fulfill other associated services.

POSITION OVERVIEW

 This position contains a large element of developing new vertical markets and customer segments which is achieved by understanding client’s needs and developing solutions to cater to these.

To maximize output, it will be important to work closely with the internal Product/ Program Management team which will provide sales engineering solutions, research opportunities, marketing support and product and solutions strategies. The position will also require extensive travelling within the region to work with existing partners, distributors as well as to establish new market customers and new channels where the need exists. Lastly, setting up, supporting and driving new customers and channel partners will be a key element to success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify, address and develop new opportunities for sales in a geographic region.
• Understand customer requirements in targeted vertical markets.
• Maintain long-term relationships with SpaceBridge’s Key Accounts and maximize sales opportunities.
• Generate and develop turn-key solutions opportunities for these customers.
• Support and develop existing sales channels in combination with developing new business or alternative market channels where need be.
• Develop & strengthen market share, revenue, and sales growth within assigned geography.
• Maintain profound forecast and pipeline
• Achieve sales goals while maintaining overall company objectives such as profit margin and forecast accuracy objectives (annually and quarterly).
• Monitor competitors’ activities and provide feedback to management.
• Travel Requirements: Minimum of 50% international travels.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor in Science Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Master in Business, Marketing or Engineering.
• US DoD Security clearance is a definitive advantage
• Previous sales experience is preferred +7 years in the designated territory as a minimum
• Proven ability in sales and business development in the telecommunications industry
• Familiarity with Broadband Satellite Networks /Service Providers- ISP / Telco’s and MNO’s carriers – experience and relationship is a definite plus
• Previous experience selling to cellular GSM operators is a definite plus.

• A familiarity with LAN/WAN architecture, mobile carriers architecture and networking devices is a definite plus

• Knowledge and experience in Business Development
• Track record of selling communication solutions
• Ability to demonstrate Satellite Communication Innovation’s unique value proposition at various levels within an organization for commercial and government and defense customers.
• Understanding of different sales channel models as well as selling directly to end customer
• Understanding of and ability to use and develop innovative financial / business models to develop solutions and services sales rather than pure product sell, selling managed services
• Strong ability to execute sales objectives and develop new prospects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate in such a way to influence management, peers, and customers.
• Strong ability to deliver meaningful presentations and convey technical information at all levels.
• Ability to positively influence customers and project / design teams.
• Ability to be successful in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to work independently and make things happen.
• Team leader with effective time management skills and the ability to responsibly manage other sales/engineering resources and time
•  Ability to develop relationships and demonstrate value at many different levels within a customer organization to include C level as well as technical leaders
• Develop and maintain a large scale value added networking and contacts

We are currently seeking a dynamic candidate to fill the role of Project Manager.  The chosen incumbent will ensure successful planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure of a project. This will be accomplished this by monitoring and coordinating the activities of a cross-functional team in order to deliver projects according to plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop project plans and budgets.
• Prepare detailed scheduling, targets and resource planning for R & D and Engineering Projects.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in accordance to management and stakeholders.
• Ongoing communication, coordination and follow up with engineering/project managers on project progress; tracking and monitoring project milestones and deliverables.
• Track project deliverables and milestones using project management tools and escalating critical issues to minimize project risk factors.
• Weekly reporting of project progress, issues and delays to PMO.
• Assess the risks and propose mitigation plans.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Define project performance criteria.
• Monitor cost/schedule performance throughout the project.
• Develop any business relationships required to the success of the project.
• Communication and follow up with sub-contractors and vendors to establish cordial/effective working relationship.
• Meet project milestones from a cost and schedule perspective.
• Chair review meetings with customers and subcontractors.
• Establish and maintain program master schedules.
• Manage scope and recommend adjustments to plan. Negotiate change of scope with customers.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent (preferably in Engineering)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in technical Product and/or Project management
• PMP certification or equivalent experience
• First-hand knowledge of all aspects of the hardware & software development process;
• Knowledge of satellite communications is an asset
• Ability to coordinate and communicate with cross-functional teams on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills – persuasive, encouraging, motivating and team oriented.
• Possesses critical thinking, conforming to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities in a high-pressure environment is crucial;
• Strong technical skills (asset) with an ability to quickly assimilate new ideas and concepts;
• Highly proficient with MS Project and MS Office

We are currently looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join our team in Montreal, QC. In this position, the incumbent works as part of a team involved in the development of embedded software for satellite return link subsystems, satellite modems and integrated satellite hub communication equipment. The chosen candidate will be required to work on new and innovative products in the field of Satellite Communications.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design innovative products in the IP networking domain
• Real time design and development for embedded software programming
• Software development for test and verification.
• Analysis and performance optimization for communication software.
• Embedded software architectural design
• Development of s/w applications for test and verification
• Work with other engineering disciplines to develop techniques to identify problems to root cause and resolve quickly.
• Breakdown assignments into tasks, estimate the time for each task and keep them within the resulting schedule

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is a must
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the development of embedded real time software
• Proven experience with Programming Languages/Operating Systems: C, C++, LINUX
• Experience with other operating systems is considered a plus
• Ability to work very well in a team environment and independently
• Experience in design of Satellite Ground segment based Hubs, Terminals, Modems and Routers and associated equipment is of particular interest.
• Knowledge of DVB-RCS and satellite communications a definite asset
• Experience with the use of JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and spectrum analyzers are also an asset
• Ability to describe successfully completed hardware implementations.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting skills.
• Good documentation, communication, organizational skills

While reporting to the Director of Finance, the Financial Analyst is a dynamic finance professional to support the Finance team. Responsibility of the Financial Analyst will be to provide sound business advice and counsel to the leadership team.  This will be provided through the development, generation and communication of relevant, timely and accurate analysis.

Requirements:

• Provide financial and strategic direction to the leadership team, by developing budgets, rolling forecasts, long term growth models, and ROI and trend analysis.
• Prepare, analyze and report month-end results (budgets vs actuals) to functional teams and to Senior Management.
• Improve the product costing system to ensure that the profitability of each product and product line is adequately monitored. This will include development of systems and methodologies to support proposals and new contract quotes in real time, including the FX effects. Implement the quoting module of the ERP to give instant cost and GM information to the sales MGMT team.
• Validate balances for the financial statements for all the individual divisions and explain deviations.
• Responsible for P&L analysis to maximize Gross Profit by product/customer/region/mix.
• Conducting other variance analysis (i.e. volume variance, inventory revaluation, plant variances, inventory to GL).
• Identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives and establish best practices to enhance the level of analytics.
• Production costing analyzes based on BoM, labor and overhead allocation.
• Reconcile the Inventory to the GL.
• Calculate inventory provisions.
• Verify balances in other GL accounts as needed.
• Support information required for Audits/consultants.
• Generate ad hoc reports and various other projects as needed.
• Responsible for SIF (Strategic Innovations Fund) funding reports.

Skills & Qualifications :

• University Degree in Business/Accounting/Finance
• Possess an accounting designation (CPA, CA, or CPA, CMA);
• Minimum 5 years of progressive finance and business experience
• Positive attitude and team spirit
• Proven analytical capabilities and strong problem solving skills
• Strong knowledge of product cost modeling
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and champion your ideas
• Experience in Hi-tech manufacturing environment
• Advanced user of Excel
• Knowledge of MAX or other ERP/MRP

Objectives

• Implement an appropriate product costing system to ensure that the profitability of each product and product line is adequately monitored.
• Ensure that adequate automated reports are created to allow for analysis to be performed and completed by 5 working days after month end.
• Implement system for capturing data, and prepare the periodic filing for funding under the SIF program of Industry Canada.
• Working with the controller, review, analyze and recommend changes to the systems, procedures and controls.
• Responsible for tabulating all info needed to file R&D claims.