Finance & Compliance Officer

Number of employees

70

Calgary, Canada

Posted on: 2023-03-14

Category: carbon

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Expired

Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Loam works with 4.5 billion years of evolution to solve the climate crisis. Microbes have changed the composition of our atmosphere through earth’s history. At Loam, we are ensuring these organisms can do it again. Through a better understanding of how microbes influence the carbon cycle, we can create new planetary-scale opportunities for carbon sequestration and improve agricultural productivity.

About Loam

At Loam, we’re using the world’s smallest organisms to solve the world’s biggest problems. We focus on developing a deep understanding of the microbial world. Through harnessing the power of microbes, we can both address climate change and create value for agriculture and farmers. By developing a better understanding of how microbes influence the carbon cycle, we are creating new planetary-scale opportunities for atmospheric CO2 removal and improve agricultural productivity.

About the Role

We are looking for a Finance & Compliance Officer to ensure that our operations adhere to the relevant legislations, managing internal controls and procedures, managing our Compliance risk, and ensuring the integrity of our financial forecasts and transactions. To succeed in this role, you should be a reliable professional who is not afraid to speak their mind and stand by their decisions. You should be familiar with risk management, financial operations, and compliance protocols.

Reporting to the VP of Finance, your role will be to ensure we operate in a legal and ethical manner while meeting our business objectives. You will have knowledge of procurement requirements (market research, negotiation memoranda, purchase memos, cost and price analysis, file maintenance, contracts, etc), and prior experience in budget preparation, pricing models and financial presentation. Your key areas of accountability include:

  • Manage reporting associated with Loam's Australian Financial Services licence
  • Own the day-to-day management of Loam's AML/CTF program
  • Provide oversight and recommendations for client onboarding, including onboarding growers into Carbon Projects
  • Design and implement policies to ensure compliance procedures adequately address key financial and operational risks
  • Create sound internal controls and monitor adherence to them
  • Design new and review existing company policies
  • Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of quality Compliance reports and dashboards, including focused analysis, trends, and summaries of issues
  • Proactively audit processes, practices and documents to identify weaknesses
  • Evaluate business activities (e.g. investments) to assess compliance risk
  • Define appropriate regulatory and compliance metrics to provide information and trends
  • Collaborate with external auditors and HR when needed
  • Set plans to manage a crisis or compliance violation
  • Educate and train employees on regulations and industry practices
  • Address employee concerns or questions on legal compliance
  • Keep abreast of internal standards and business goals
  • Design and maintain the financial forecasts and models, including the controls and analysis.

Requirements

  • Ideally a tertiary qualification in either law, finance, business administration or a related field
  • A background in finance and compliance
  • Experience in risk management and knowledge of legal requirements and controls
  • Familiarity with industry practices and professional standards
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Integrity and professional ethics
  • Business acumen
  • Teamwork skills
  • Attention to detail

Benefits

  • A competitive package based on experience
  • Learning and development opportunities to support skill development and broader career progression - building your skills, competencies, and professional networks will be a priority for us
  • Be supported by a team of industry leaders who are passionate about developing internal talent
  • An opportunity to create a real and tangible impact on climate change and create value for agriculture and farmers.
  • A day off for your birthday!

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