Our client is a Canadian manufacturer with plants in North America and internationally, selling into major retail across North America and Europe.

You will own the full controllership function and act as the financial control point for the business: the monthly close, financial statement preparation, full P&L;, the annual audit, and Canadian corporate tax compliance, together with monthly covenant and compliance reporting to a lending syndicate and to institutional ownership. You will work daily with the executive team and operations and quarterly with the ownership.

Key Responsibilities

Own the monthly close and the preparation of financial statements, and shorten the close cycle through process improvement

Design, document and enforce a framework of internal controls across the business

Own cost accounting and inventory, including standard costing, absorption and production variance analysis, and settle accounting policy where it is currently unsettled

Prepare monthly covenant and compliance reporting for the lending syndicate and institutional ownership

Manage bank positions, working capital and short-term cash forecasting, and contribute to a weekly cash call with leadership and external advisors

Prioritize supplier payments in partnership with the COO

Manage the annual audit end to end, including file preparation and resolution of findings

Oversee Canadian corporate tax compliance, including corporate and commodity tax filings and supporting schedules

Lead the accounting team, setting clear ownership by role and a reporting cadence the business trusts





Assess team capability, document gaps and bench strength, and act on what the assessment shows

Support multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation, intercompany reporting and transfer pricing

Act as the finance lead on ERP remediation and module rollout, and drive automation of transactional processes

Partner with operations, supply chain and plant leadership on margin, plant metrics and cost improvement

What You Bring

CPA designation with approximately 10 years of progressive accounting experience

Controller or senior controllership experience in a manufacturing environment

Plant or manufacturing controllership background with real depth in costing, absorption and production variances

Experience owning treasury and cash management, including bank reporting, covenant compliance and short-term forecasting

Track record building internal controls and improving process where little structure existed

Demonstrated people leadership, including evaluating talent and making difficult decisions

Presence and credibility with senior leadership, operations and external stakeholders

Comfortable in a small to mid-size business where the work is broad and the workplace is not fully refined

Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

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📌 Controller (Ontario)
🏢 Clarity Recruitment
📍 Ontario