Plant Controller
Job in
Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Listed on 2026-08-10
Listing for:
Vaco by Highspring
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-10
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Financial Controller, Financial Analyst, Cost Accountant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Our client is a leading food manufacturer. They are looking for a Plant Controller to join their team!
Why Work Here- 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
- Identify opportunities to improve/expand plant reporting to enable better business decisions.
- Provide analysis and commentary to financial results.
- Support the month end financial statement close process.
- Identify and develop tools/reports to assist plant supervision in the management of their business units.
- Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations including those relating to, prepaid expenses, and AP accruals, and support payroll functions in Kronos with payroll supervision.
- Prepare ad hoc analysis as required by the Controller III, Sales, Plant Manager, Business Performance, and other departments.
- Actively participate in daily, weekly, monthly CI meetings providing insights on results and identifying areas of focus.
- Support in identifying areas of continuous improvement and cost reduction through a shop floor presence
- Provide analysis to support plant decisions and finance (crewing patterns, capital acquisitions, return on investment, OH analysis, etc.)
- Provide recommendations for streamlining existing processes and system to help generate synergies between locations.
- Support testing and implementation of system improvements/changes
- Ensure that the Accounting Staff have sufficient financial and support in automation and process improvements.
- Identifies and implements development opportunities for staff.
- 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)
$115,000 - $129,000/year
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