About the Company

Our client is a leading food manufacturer. They are looking for a Plant Controller to join their team!

Why Work Here

- Join a recognized leader in the Canadian food manufacturing industry
- Take on a unique role that blends commercial finance, operations support, and business performance insights
- Benefit from a strong compensation package paired with comprehensive benefits

About the Opportunity

Operations Reporting:

- Identify opportunities to improve/expand plant reporting to enable better business decisions.
- Provide analysis and commentary to financial results.
- Support the month end financial statement close process.
- Identify and develop tools/reports to assist plant supervision in the management of their business units.
- Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations including those relating to, prepaid expenses, and AP accruals, and support payroll functions in Kronos with payroll supervision.
- Prepare ad hoc analysis as required by the Controller III, Sales, Plant Manager, Business Performance, and other departments.
- Actively participate in daily, weekly, monthly CI meetings providing insights on results and identifying areas of focus.
- Support in identifying areas of continuous improvement and cost reduction through a shop floor presence

Business Case Modelling:

- Provide analysis to support plant decisions and finance (crewing patterns, capital acquisitions, return on investment, OH analysis, etc.)

System Support / Integration:

- Provide recommendations for streamlining existing processes and system to help generate synergies between locations.
- Support testing and implementation of system improvements/changes

Team Leadership:

- Ensure that the Accounting Staff have sufficient financial and support in automation and process improvements.
- Identifies and implements development opportunities for staff.

About You

- CPA designation (Canadian or internationally recognized equivalent)
- 4–6 years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility
- Manufacturing industry experience:



food manufacturing experience is preferred
- Supervisory or team lead experience in an accounting or finance environment
- Strong cost accounting expertise, including standard costing and/or activity based costing (ABC)

Salary Range $115,000 - $129,000/year

How to Apply

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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Vancouver Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision perks as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.

Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the , the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

📌 Plant Controller (Port Coquitlam)
🏢 Vaco by Highspring
📍 Port Coquitlam