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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

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