Temporary Controller; Maternity Leave Coverage Job Delta area,BC Canada,Accounting

Position: Temporary Controller (Maternity Leave Coverage)

I/ IDENTIFICATION

JOB TITLE:
Temporary Controller (Maternity Leave Coverage)

FAMILY
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Finance

II. ROLE

The Temporary Controller is responsible for the overall financial control, accounting integrity, and financial reporting activities of the Delta site during the maternity leave coverage period. This position ensures the accuracy and reliability of the site’s financial results while providing financial analysis and business partnership to Site Leadership and Corporate Finance. The Controller plays a key role in month-end closing, short-term forecasting, manufacturing cost control, inventory valuation, working capital management, internal controls, audits, and financial performance improvement.

The role is expected to provide timely and meaningful financial information, challenge operational and financial performance when appropriate, identify risks and opportunities, and support immediate management decision-making while ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, company policies, internal controls, and Delegation of Authority requirements.

III. MISSIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & MONTH-END CLOSE

Lead and coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities for the Delta site. Ensure accurate and timely preparation of journal entries, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, and other financial adjustments. Review and maintain the integrity of the General Ledger and site Trial Balance. Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled, supported, and reviewed on a regular basis. Investigate unusual transactions, variances, or accounting discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions.

Ensure financial transactions are properly recorded, supported, approved, and compliant with company policies and applicable accounting standards. Prepare and submit required site and Corporate financial reporting packages within established deadlines.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE & BUSINESS PARTNERING

Act as the primary Finance business partner for Delta Site Management. Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support operational and strategic decision-making. Monitor site financial performance and identify key risks, opportunities, and corrective actions. Prepare and analyze monthly financial results, including actual performance versus budget, forecast, and prior periods. Provide clear explanations of significant variances and underlying operational drivers.

Support Site Leadership in understanding the financial impact of operational decisions. Support structured, internal master operational plans and efficiency campaigns, including Profitability Take-off, Thrust Ideas, and Mach Efficiency. Manage the financial evaluation, subledger accounting, journal entries, and asset impairment recoveries for major operational agreements, including those with Boeing and Apex.

BUDGETING & FORECASTING

Coordinate periodic forecasting processes for the Delta site, with a strict focus on immediate short-term cash flow and variance analysis. Partner with Operations and functional leaders to develop realistic financial assumptions and forecasts. Monitor actual results against budget and forecast and identify emerging financial trends. Maintain visibility of expected revenue, costs, margins, cash requirements, and key financial risks.

MANUFACTURING COSTING & MARGIN CONTROL

Maintain and monitor the integrity of manufacturing cost accounting processes. Analyze direct labour, material, overhead, absorption, productivity, and manufacturing variances. Monitor product and program cost performance and provide financial insight into cost deviations. Support standard cost updates and ensure appropriate financial treatment of manufacturing costs. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Programs, and Engineering to understand and address significant cost variances.

Support profitability and margin analysis by product, program, or customer as required. Identify opportunities to improve cost visibility, financial performance, and operational efficiency.

INVENTORY & WORKING CAPITAL

Ensure accurate accounting and valuation of inventory, including raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods. Coordinate and support physical inventory counts and cycle-count processes from a financial-control perspective. Analyze inventory adjustments, obsolescence, excess inventory, and provisions. Monitor Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, inventory, and other working-capital drivers. Prepare and review AR/AP aging and working-capital analyses. Support actions to improve cash conversion and reduce overdue balances.

Complete and review monthly bank reconciliations and other treasury-related activities assigned to the site.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE / ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OVERSIGHT

Provide financial oversight of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities supporting the Delta site. Ensure transactions are appropriately authorized, supported, recorded, and reconciled. Monitor overdue receivables and past-due payables and coordinate…