Financial Controller
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
English section of this bilingual listing.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the full accounting cycle, monthly and annual closing processes, and financial statement preparation.
- Manage the financial reporting of affiliated entities, intercompany transactions, and applicable consolidations.
- Analyze manufacturing costs, purchasing, inventory, and margins to identify cost-saving and profitability opportunities.
- Lead budgeting, financial forecasting, cash flow management, and banking relationships.
- Prepare management reports, financial KPIs, and dashboards to support business decisions.
- Strengthen internal controls, coordinate external audits, and oversee tax compliance with external advisors.
- Supervise accounts payable and receivable staff and ensure accurate payroll accounting.
- Coordinate commercial insurance policies, renewals, and risk management initiatives.
- Lead the CTPAT security committee and oversee compliance activities, risk assessments, and corrective actions.
- Improve accounting processes, Oracle utilization, and reporting systems, and contribute to special projects.
Requirements and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent; CPA designation preferred.
- Significant experience in financial controllership and management accounting, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Multi-entity financial management experience is a strong asset.
- Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with Oracle or a similar ERP system.
- Functional proficiency in both French and English, spoken and written.
- Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, advise senior leadership, and lead a small accounting team.
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Responsabilités
- Superviser le cycle comptable complet, les clôtures mensuelles et annuelles ainsi que la préparation des états financiers.
- Assurer le suivi financier des sociétés affiliées, des transactions intersociétés et des consolidations applicables.
- Analyser les coûts de production, les achats, les stocks et les marges afin d’identifier les possibilités d’optimisation.
- Gérer les budgets, les prévisions financières, la trésorerie et les relations bancaires.
- Élaborer des rapports de gestion, des indicateurs de performance et des tableaux de bord pour soutenir la prise de décision.
- Mettre en place et renforcer les contrôles internes, coordonner les audits et assurer le suivi des obligations fiscales.
- Superviser les comptes payables et recevables ainsi que la comptabilisation de la paie.
- Coordonner les assurances commerciales, les renouvellements et les initiatives de gestion des risques.
- Diriger le comité de sécurité CTPAT et assurer le suivi des exigences de conformité et des mesures correctives.
- Optimiser les processus comptables, l’utilisation d’Oracle et les systèmes de reporting, et contribuer aux projets spéciaux.
Exigences et compétences
- Baccalauréat en comptabilité, en finance ou formation équivalente; titre CPA recherché.
- Expérience significative en contrôle financier et en comptabilité de gestion, idéalement dans le secteur manufacturier.
- Expérience en gestion financière multi-entités, un atout important.
- Excellente maîtrise d’Excel et bonne connaissance d’Oracle ou d’un ERP similaire.
- Français et anglais fonctionnels, à l’oral et à l’écrit.
- Leadership, autonomie, rigueur et solides capacités d’analyse et de résolution de problèmes.
- Capacité à gérer plusieurs priorités, à conseiller la direction et à mobiliser une petite équipe comptable.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee the full accounting cycle, monthly and annual closing processes, and financial statement preparation.
- Manage the financial reporting of affiliated entities, intercompany transactions, and applicable consolidations.
- Analyze manufacturing costs, purchasing, inventory, and margins to identify cost-saving and profitability opportunities.
- Lead budgeting, financial forecasting, cash flow management, and banking relationships.
- Prepare management reports, financial KPIs, and dashboards to support business decisions.
- Strengthen internal controls, coordinate external audits, and oversee tax compliance with external advisors.
- Supervise accounts payable and receivable staff and ensure accurate payroll accounting.
- Coordinate commercial insurance policies, renewals, and risk management initiatives.
- Lead the CTPAT security committee and oversee compliance activities, risk assessments, and corrective actions.
- Improve accounting processes, Oracle utilization, and reporting systems, and contribute to special projects.
Requirements and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent; CPA designation preferred.
- Significant experience in financial controllership and management accounting, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Multi-entity financial management experience is a strong asset.
- Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with Oracle or a similar ERP system.
- Functional proficiency in both French and English, spoken and written.
- Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, advise senior leadership, and lead a small accounting team.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee accounting operations, financial statements, multi-entity reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and management reporting. Strengthen controls and compliance, coordinate audits, insurance, and CTPAT security activities, and improve accounting systems and processes while leading a small team.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or an equivalent field is required, and a CPA designation is preferred. The role calls for significant controllership and management accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing, along with multi-entity experience, advanced Excel and Oracle or similar ERP proficiency, functional French and English, and strong leadership and analytical skills.
Skills
- Financial Controllership
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Management Accounting
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Cost Analysis
- Inventory and Margin Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Audit Coordination
- Tax Compliance
- Oracle ERP
- Advanced Excel
- Intercompany Accounting and Consolidation
- Leadership
- Risk Management
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Financial Controllership
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- Monthly and Annual Close
- Financial Statements
- Multi-Entity Financial Management
- Intercompany Transactions
- Consolidation
- Manufacturing Costs
- Purchasing
- Inventory
- Profit Margins
- Budgeting
- Financial Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Banking Relationships
- Management Reporting
- Financial KPIs
- Dashboards
- Internal Controls
- External Audits
- Tax Compliance
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Payroll Accounting
- Commercial Insurance
- Risk Management
- CTPAT
- Oracle
- ERP
- Excel