Corporate Controller – Manufacturing

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.

• 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.

• Provide financial oversight of manufacturing operations, with a strong focus on job costing, WIP, inventory, standard costs, and overhead allocation
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• 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.

• 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.

• Play a key role in the organization's ongoing SAP implementation and ERP standardization
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• 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.

• 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.

• 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…