The FMD Canada team is seeking a highly motivated finance professional to lead its Accounting Operations and Financial Reporting activities! This focal member of the team will drive the integrity, quality, and availability of financial reporting within the site, along with facilitating the attainment of profitability, growth, and strategic business objectives by providing in-depth financial analysis to understand and explain key drivers.

The Finance

Lead will synthesize information using financial acumen and business skills to aid leadership in strategic decision making, while influencing messaging and points of course correction. As the trusted business partner of the site’s General Manager, this position operates in a quick-paced private equity environment as a thought leader pacing the financial cadence of the company.

The Finance

Lead is also responsible for ensuring that the site’s financial statements are accurate by cultivating and monitoring an appropriate control environment and facilitating all statutory and financial audits. Lead monthly close activities, including financial statement preparation, general ledger oversight, account reconciliations, and variance analysis. Accumulate and report accurate and reliable information on the financial and operational performance of the business.

Partner and align with Site Leadership on business priorities, objectives, and goals Leads P&L;, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasting process,



including the development and continuous improvement of analytic and forecasting methodologies. Identify opportunities to enhance controls, achieve efficiencies, increase financial transparency, policy recommendations, and support Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) integration efforts Other duties and special projects as assigned Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required; MBA and/or CPA preferred Minimum five years of experience in financial/accounting management Proficient in use of an ERP computer software package; Must have demonstrated strong analytical and project management skills Expertise in Excel, Powerpoint, and financial consolidation system such as Hyperion Minimal travel required Fairbanks Morse Defense Handling is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Fairbanks Morse Defense

Handling is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) Standards. Accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process at the request of the applicant. #

📌 Commercial Finance Lead (Lanark County)
🏢 Fairbanks Morse Defense
📍 Lanark County