About the Job

Job Title:

Controller

Location:

Brampton, Ontario — supporting three manufacturing facilities in Brampton, Etobicoke, and Belleville. Belleville travel is expected only once every few months.

Salary:

$110-130K CAD

The Client:

Our client is a well-established and growing food manufacturing and distribution organization with multiple manufacturing facilities and distribution centres across Ontario. The organization is seeking a seasoned Controller who can combine strong financial leadership with hands-on operational and manufacturing expertise.

This is a highly business-oriented Controller role, approximately 50% operations/business focused and 50% accounting and financial reporting focused . The successful candidate will partner closely with Plant Managers, Operations, Supply Chain, and senior leadership to translate financial results into actionable business insights and operational decisions.

What you will achieve in this role:

- Lead and develop a finance and accounting team of approximately 5 FTEs, including 3 Cost Accountants, 1 Accounting Manager, and 1 Financial Analyst.

- Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, performance management, training, and development to build a high-performing accounting team.

- Oversee accounting and financial operations across three manufacturing facilities , partnering closely with Plant Managers and operational leadership.

- Manage the month-end close process and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting packages with comprehensive variance analysis.

- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure consistency and accuracy across operational reporting and financial analysis.





- Attend operational review meetings and provide financial insight into business performance, opportunities, risks, and areas for improvement.

- Analyze and report on manufacturing performance, including yield, labour efficiency, SKU mix, labour and operational expenses, inventory levels, and days inventory outstanding (DIO) .

- Oversee and analyze standard costing, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and inventory valuations within a manufacturing environment.

- Support AFE review and tracking against approved project plans and monitor capital spending.

- Identify and support cost-saving initiatives, including developing opportunities and measuring performance against established targets.

- Present financial and operational results to senior executives, including the CFO and VP Finance Operations, providing transparent analysis of year-over-year performance and key business drivers.

- Participate in regular operational reviews with senior leadership and support Plant Managers in preparing and communicating operational results.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the accounting function, with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, automation, and value-added activities.

- Strengthen financial processes and ensure business partners meet daily, weekly, and monthly reporting and closing timelines.

- Manage working capital and cash flow by monitoring cash movements, inventory levels, and overall working capital performance.

- Partner with key grocery customers within the distribution business while supporting strong working capital management.

- Establish, monitor, and strengthen internal controls and regulatory compliance.

- Ensure all balance sheet and variance

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