Contract (2 years, fractional: 3 days/week, moving to 2 days/week over time) Beamsville, ON (On-Site) Manufacturing The portfolio spans industrial manufacturing, machinery, marine and food and beverage production. Each business runs autonomously, with its own GM and plant accounting team, supported by a small head office finance group. This is a new Fractional CFO role, created to strengthen financial reporting, controls and finance capability across the group.

Reporting to the CEO/Group President, you’ll own consolidated management reporting, banking relationships, board-level financial review and strategic finance support on acquisitions, divestitures and system initiatives. You’ll spend early weeks visiting plants and building relationships, then work mainly from head office. You’ll stay available to coach plant teams on site.

It’s a 2-year engagement with real scope: close the reporting gap, build plant-level finance autonomy and shape the group’s next phase of ERP and growth strategy. Deliver a monthly consolidated financial metrics report with clear commentary, variance analysis and recommended actions Raise the quality of management reporting, moving it from numbers to narrative with a transparent “so what / now what” Review and approve financial inputs for board materials across four board cycles per year per entity Review audited financial statements and disclosures before board approval, confirming they reflect the business accurately Coaching and Capability Coach and mentor plant controllers and accounting teams to improve standardization,



timeliness and reporting quality Build finance autonomy at the plant level, including banking and financing relationship skills Partner with the head office finance team, which continues to own consolidation and reporting model uploads Banking, Insurance and Tax Manage and grow existing borrowing relationships and plan for future financing needs Review reporting for tax accuracy and identify SR&ED; credits and grant opportunities, coordinating with external tax advisors Strategic Finance Support the CEO with financial models, acquisition due diligence and potential divestitures Advise on ERP and finance system initiatives from a finance perspective, including testing and validation, as the group evaluates its legacy platform and upcoming migrations CFO or senior finance leadership experience in manufacturing, with multi-entity financial oversight Experience managing banking relationships, debt facilities and financing discussions ERP implementation experience, or a strong grasp of finance requirements for ERP projects Strong coaching and change management skills, with a diplomatic, collaborative style that earns credibility with autonomous GMs and plant teams Commercial, practical mindset; you lead with curiosity rather than an audit lens Comfortable advising at a strategic level and supporting M&A; and due diligence work Prior fractional or interim CFO experience Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) or Odoo Exposure to SR&ED; claims and government grant programs

📌 Finance Manager - Part-time (Waterdown)
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