Plant Controller

Job Type: Permanent, 5 days on-site, Port Coquitlam, BC Job Salary: $115,000 - $129,000 About the Company

Our client is an industry leader in the food manufacturing space. They are looking for a Plant Controller to join their team!

• Join a recognized leader in the Canadian food manufacturing industry
• Take on a unique role that blends commercial finance, operations support, and business performance insights
• Benefit from a strong compensation package paired with comprehensive benefits

• Provide leadership to the Finance team by setting goals, coaching, mentoring, developing staff, and managing day?to?day performance to ensure strong operational effectiveness
• Drive continuous process improvements across Finance to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and adherence to internal policies, quality standards, and compliance requirements
• Prepare comprehensive financial reporting packages, including financial statements, bridging schedules, AP/AR reconciliations, and executive-level analysis to support decision-making
• Oversee the month-end closing process, ensuring timely completion, issue resolution, and adherence to established schedules and reporting timelines
• Manage compliance activities and coordinate work with external partners for audits, tax filings, pension reporting, and other statutory requirements
• Maintain advanced oversight of accounting systems, including general ledger mapping, configuration, troubleshooting, period closing controls, and system-related updates or corrections
• Lead and maintain general ledger governance, including chart of accounts management, and provide Finance support for the ERP system
• Review daily, weekly, and monthly operational reporting (including yield and labour metrics), analyzing variances against targets and historical data to support operational performance
• Partner with facility accountants, operations leaders, and plant management to analyze reporting accuracy, support cost control initiatives, and provide business analysis aligned with organizational objectives
• Ensure timely completion and review of balance sheet reconciliations, strengthen cost accounting processes, collaborate across Finance functions, and evaluate profitability for new production lines

• CPA designation (Canadian or internationally recognized equivalent)
• 4–6 years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility
• Manufacturing industry experience; food manufacturing experience is preferred
• Supervisory or team lead experience in an accounting or finance environment
• Strong cost accounting expertise, including standard costing and/or activity?based costing (ABC)