Controller
- North Bay, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
A successful manufacturing organization is seeking a Controller to lead its accounting function and serve as a trusted business partner to ownership. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who enjoys working closely with operations, influencing business decisions, and driving continuous improvement.
About The Role
Reporting directly to business leadership, you will oversee the full accounting function while supporting operational and strategic decision-making. This role offers broad ownership across finance, with the opportunity to enhance reporting, strengthen internal processes, and improve systems over time. You'll inherit a stable accounting environment with an established foundation, allowing you to focus on adding value rather than rebuilding existing processes.
What You'll Do
This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership role where your work will directly influence the success of the business. You'll enjoy broad responsibilities, close collaboration with ownership, and the autonomy to improve systems, reporting, and processes without inheriting a major turnaround project. The organization values long-term growth, continuous improvement, and provides a supportive transition that allows you to build on an already solid foundation.
About The Role
Reporting directly to business leadership, you will oversee the full accounting function while supporting operational and strategic decision-making. This role offers broad ownership across finance, with the opportunity to enhance reporting, strengthen internal processes, and improve systems over time. You'll inherit a stable accounting environment with an established foundation, allowing you to focus on adding value rather than rebuilding existing processes.
What You'll Do
- Lead the full-cycle accounting function, including month-end and year-end close activities
- Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and financial analysis to support business decisions
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations, and general accounting operations
- Monitor job costing and production-related financial performance to ensure accurate reporting and profitability analysis
- Partner with business leaders to provide financial insights that support operational and strategic initiatives
- Develop and improve accounting policies, internal controls, and standardized procedures
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows through process improvements and system enhancements
- Support ERP optimization and finance-related technology initiatives
- Mentor and support members of the accounting team while promoting accountability and continuous improvement
- Collaborate closely with leadership on business planning, operational performance, and long-term growth initiatives
- CPA designation is preferred
- Strong experience in full-cycle accounting within a manufacturing, construction, industrial, or other operational environment
- Proven experience preparing financial statements and managing the accounting function from start to finish
- Solid understanding of job costing, inventory, and production accounting is considered an asset
- Experience improving financial processes, controls, and reporting
- Familiarity with ERP systems; experience with manufacturing ERP platforms is beneficial but not required
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively with operational leaders
- A self-motivated, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently and take ownership of results
This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership role where your work will directly influence the success of the business. You'll enjoy broad responsibilities, close collaboration with ownership, and the autonomy to improve systems, reporting, and processes without inheriting a major turnaround project. The organization values long-term growth, continuous improvement, and provides a supportive transition that allows you to build on an already solid foundation.
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Responsibilities
Lead the full accounting function, including close activities, financial statements, reporting, and oversight of payables, receivables, payroll, and general accounting. Partner with leadership on operational and strategic decisions while improving controls, processes, systems, and team performance.
Requirements
Extensive full-cycle accounting experience in manufacturing or another operational environment is sought, with strong financial reporting skills and knowledge of job costing, inventory, or production accounting considered an asset. A CPA designation is preferred, along with ERP familiarity, process-improvement experience, strong communication skills, and a hands-on, self-directed approach.
Skills
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Month-End and Year-End Close
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Payroll
- Bank Reconciliations
- Job Costing
- Inventory and Production Accounting
- Internal Controls
- Process Improvement
- ERP Optimization
- Financial Reporting
- Business Partnering
- Team Mentoring
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Controller
- CPA
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- Financial Statements
- Management Reports
- Financial Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Payroll
- Bank Reconciliations
- General Accounting
- Job Costing
- Inventory Accounting
- Production Accounting
- Internal Controls
- Accounting Policies
- Standardized Procedures
- Process Improvement
- ERP Systems
- ERP Optimization
- Manufacturing
- Operational Performance
- Business Planning
- Financial Technology