Overview:

Our client is an established and growing food manufacturing organization operating across North America. The Plant Controller / Finance Manager serves a critical leadership role, driving operational finance, cost accounting, and site-level financial reporting. This position oversees day-to-day accounting functions, develops forecasts, maintains internal controls, and partners directly with plant leadership to optimize operational performance. It demands an analytical, proactive leader capable of guiding a team through high-growth environments and system optimizations.

What you will be doing:

Partner with site operational leaders and executive teams to interpret financial results, identify plant efficiencies, and guide key business decisions.

Direct full-cycle month-end close procedures and prepare comprehensive monthly financial and operational statements.

Oversee core site accounting functions, including general ledger accruals, reconciliations, AR/AP, and inventory/cost accounting.

Build dynamic financial volume and financial forecasts, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow projections.

Perform detailed variance analyses and communicate actionable recommendations to management.

Maintain and implement plant-level internal controls to ensure reporting integrity and safeguard assets.

Assist with product cost estimations and financial modeling to support quoting activities and business development.

Lead, mentor,



and foster professional development for local accounting and plant staff.

Ensure overall accounting operations comply with US GAAP and local statutory requirements.

Support upcoming enterprise resource planning (ERP) system upgrades and ongoing workflow automations.

Facilitate year-end financial and bank audit requests.

Collaborate across business units to share financial best practices, process improvements, and standardized reporting tools.

What you must have:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (a recognized accounting designation such as CPA is a plus)

5+ years of progressive financial accounting experience, with robust preference for candidates in a manufacturing or production background

Proven working knowledge of US GAAP and statutory compliance guidelines

Practical experience with cost accounting principles and inventory management

Proficiency with integrated enterprise software (ERP systems) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to collaborate effectively across operational and leadership levels

Excellent analytical, organizational, and multi-tasking abilities in deadline-driven environments

Salary/Rate Range: $110,000 – $120,000 CAD + 10% Bonus

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