Our client is a privately owned, Canadian organization operating within the manufacturing sector. The company has a growing and diversified business with multiple operating entities and is continuing to invest in its people, systems, and processes to support future growth. They are seeking a Corporate Controller to join the finance leadership team and oversee the accounting function across the organization. Reporting to the VP of Finance, this is a hands-on and highly visible role responsible for financial reporting, month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, manufacturing accounting, cash flow, internal controls, and leadership of a small accounting team. The successful candidate will also play an important role in ERP implementation, process improvement, acquisition integration, and the continued development of the organization's finance infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

- Financial Leadership - Take ownership of the organization's month-end and year-end accounting cycles, ensuring financial information is complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.
- Oversee the preparation of financial statements, management reporting, and reporting packages for senior leadership and ownership.
- Review key balance sheet accounts, reconciliations, intercompany activity, and other areas requiring strong financial oversight.
- Establish consistent accounting practices and reporting standards across the business.
- Strengthen the organization's financial controls and accounting infrastructure in preparation for future audit requirements.
- Act as a key finance resource for complex accounting and business issues.
- Manufacturing Finance - Provide financial oversight of manufacturing operations, with a strong focus on job costing, WIP, inventory, standard costs, and overhead allocation.
- Work with operational leaders to understand cost drivers and investigate significant variances.
- Help improve visibility into product and job profitability.
- Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and strengthen operational efficiency.
- Enhance inventory reporting and controls, including inventory accuracy, turns, and obsolete or slow-moving inventory.
- Planning & Business Analysis - Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process in partnership with business leaders.
- Develop meaningful financial analysis to help management understand business performance and make informed decisions.
- Monitor results against budget and forecast, identifying material variances and underlying drivers.
- Provide financial modelling and analysis to support growth initiatives, capital decisions, and business planning.
- Help leadership understand the financial implications of operational decisions.
- Systems & Finance Transformation - Play a key role in the organization's ongoing SAP implementation and ERP standardization.
- Work cross-functionally with Operations and IT to improve financial systems, data integrity, and reporting.
- Help identify and implement automation opportunities within the accounting function.
- Improve the efficiency and scalability of core finance processes.
- Support the development of standardized processes and systems that can accommodate future growth.
- Acquisitions & Integration - Participate in the finance workstream for newly acquired businesses.
- Help transition acquired entities onto common accounting systems, processes and reporting structures.
- Identify differences in accounting practices and implement consistent processes across the organization.
- Contribute to the development of an integration framework that can be leveraged for future acquisitions.
- Cash Management - Maintain visibility into short-and-medium-term cash requirements.
- Prepare and monitor cash flow forecasts and working capital needs.
- Work with senior leadership and financial institutions on banking and treasury requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve working capital and cash conversion.
- Team Leadership - Lead and develop a small accounting team, providing direction, coaching, and technical support.
- Establish clear expectations and promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Remain hands-on with accounting activities and provide support during complex or high-volume periods.
- Review work for accuracy and ensure appropriate controls and processes are followed.

Requirements

- CPA designation required.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with demonstrated Controller-level or full-cycle responsibility.
- Solid experience within a manufacturing accounting environment.
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