Manager, Cost & Financial Analysis

Overview

A long-established Canadian industrial manufacturer with over a century of operating history is seeking a Manager, Cost Accounting & Financial Analysis to take ownership of product costing and financial analysis within a stable, team-oriented finance function.

Location:

Burlington/Hamilton border — 5 days in office. Compensation: base salary $120,000 – $130,000 with a high discretionary bonus. Industry: Manufacturing.

Role:
Manager, Cost Accounting

The Manager, Cost Accounting will centralize costing oversight in a large-scale manufacturing environment. Costing responsibilities are currently distributed across leadership and operational teams. This hire will bring structure, accountability, and consistency to a core financial function.

• Conduct monthly product costing reviews
• Oversee escalation and de-escalation assessments
• Analyze order-level charges and credits
• Maintain the authorization for expenditure/shop order system
• Track and analyze cost variances
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close
• Review reconciliations and costing-related work papers
• Support stakeholder-mandated audits, including pension-related audits
• Review weekly payments and sales invoicing processes
• Provide financial support related to ownership asset tracking when required
• Participate in ad hoc financial analysis and special projects

Collaborates closely with the Controller and CFO and interacts cross-functionally with operations, procurement, and supply chain.

• CPA designation
• Minimum 2+ years in a manufacturing environment
• Strong grounding in cost accounting principles
• Advanced Excel skills
• Comfortable working within legacy ERP systems (AS/400 environment)
• Strong internal communicator
• Detail-oriented and process-driven
• Comfortable in a stable, long-term role without a rapid promotion track
• Able to operate independently without direct reports

• Clear Ownership — This is a newly created role built to centralize product costing with defined accountability and visibility across operations
• Stability with Scale — Established 100+ year industrial manufacturer, 1,700+ employees, and a steady 9 to 5 finance culture with low senior turnover
• Meaningful Manufacturing Exposure — Complex, high-volume product costing in a large single-site operation

• Finance team of approximately 15 professionals
• Low senior-level turnover (many 7-8+ years tenure)
• 5 days onsite in Hamilton
• Support available from broader finance team as needed
• Reports into senior finance leadership

• Base salary: $120,000 – $130,000
• Discretionary bonus (historically variable)