19 Oct
Maple Leaf Foods
Mississauga
The Opportunity:
The Risk Manager is part of the Risk Management team and reports to the Director of Risk Management. As part of the Risk Management team, you will support the Company’s operating units in risk identification and mitigate financial risks within the Company using derivative contracts and through the Company’s corporate insurance programs. The Risk Management team is part of the broader Treasury team, managed by the Vice President, Treasury, and works with this team on shared initiatives.
Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by October 09. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.
Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:
- Lead a team of Risk Management professionals
- Perform market analysis on foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity markets that will drive key investment and capital market decisions
- Work with operating units to monitor the Company’s risk exposures and assist in the implementation of new hedging strategies
- Ownership and accountability over the derivative trading lifecycle (trade execution, position and valuation reporting, confirmation, settlement, reconciliation, accounting)
- Lead reporting on risk management activities, including regular updates to Senior Management and Board of Directors
- Support the month-end and quarter-end closing processes and subsequent analysis
- Support the preparation of the annual insurance renewal and support other areas of the Company’s corporate insurance programs
- Support the management and reporting of the investment portfolio for the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security
- Assist the risk management team with ad-hoc requests
Who you are:
- You have experience managing or coaching other professionals
- You have a demonstrated interest in financial markets and an interest in learning about corporate insurance programs
- You take ownership of your work and are proud of your accuracy and high attention to detail
- You strive for continuous improvement on all tasks
- You are a critical thinker and can independently generate ideas for improvement
- You work well in teams and have solid communication and relationship building skills
- You are adaptable and responsive in a changing environment
What you will bring:
- Degree in finance, business, accounting, or other quantitatively based degree. Master’s degree an asset
- 4+ years of experience working in Treasury, Risk Analysis,
with derivatives, or in another quantitative and detail-oriented field
- Strong understanding of drivers and trends in foreign exchange, commodity, and interest rate markets
- 2+ years experience transacting in foreign exchange, commodity, and interest rate derivatives
- Hold or have made substantial progress towards a professional designation (CPA, CFA, and FRM)
- Strong Excel and financial modeling skills (VBA experience is an asset)
- Experience using Bloomberg, treasury management systems, and SAP
- Strong mathematical skills and an ability to grasp accounting concepts
- Knowledge of corporate insurance programs is an asset
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.
About Us:
We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Let’s build a better future, together.
- We are carbon neutral.
- We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.
- We aim to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by 2025.
We’re a global food company with more than 13,500 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada. We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia.
A diverse and inclusive work environment
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. We’re so much stronger when we know we’re accepted and valued for who we are and what we each bring to the workplace.
We embrace a strong, values-based culture
Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.
- Doing What’s Right
- Shared Value
- High Performance
- Diverse and Inclusive Teams
- Disciplined Decision Making
- Our Accountability
- Intense Curiosity
- Transparency and Humility
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▶️ Risk Manager
🖊️ Maple Leaf Foods
📍 Mississauga