Controller
- Cambridge, ON, Canada
- Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area, Canada
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- Job type
- Contract
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- Experience
- 5+ years of experience as an Assistant Controller or Senior Accountant in a hands-on environment with agriculture, livestock, food production, or manufacturing experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Location: On-site or hybrid in Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding area
Duration: 6+ months contract
Robert Half is seeking a Controller to support the finance team for one of the clients in manufacturing industry. This role comes at a critical time of year and will play an important part in supporting month-end, budgeting, forecasting, audit preparation, and year-end activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Controller who enjoys a hands-on role and is comfortable supporting both operational accounting and day-to-day finance activities.
Responsibilities:
- Lead month-end close activities for operations
- Support AP, AR, costing, and inventory accounting
- Assist with annual budgeting and three-year forecasting
- Help prepare for preliminary audit work and year-end audit support
- Work closely with operational leadership to provide financial reporting and analysis
- Provide hands-on support with transactional accounting, including AP coverage as needed
- Assist with consolidation of financial information across the business
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as an Assistant Controller or Senior Accountant in a hands-on environment with agriculture, livestock, food production, or manufacturing experience.
- Strong operational accounting experience across month-end, AP, AR, costing, and inventory
- SAP or large ERP Systems experience preferred
- CPA Designation or equivalent
- Flexible, team-oriented, and willing to jump in wherever needed
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Responsibilities
Lead month-end close activities and support operational accounting, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, costing, inventory, and transactional accounting. Assist with budgeting, forecasting, audit and year-end preparation, financial reporting and analysis for operational leaders, and consolidation of financial information.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of hands-on experience as an Assistant Controller or Senior Accountant, ideally in agriculture, livestock, food production, or manufacturing. Candidates should have strong operational accounting experience, preferably with SAP or another large ERP system, and a CPA designation or equivalent; flexibility and a team-oriented approach are also expected.
Skills
- Month-End Close
- Operational Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Cost Accounting
- Inventory Accounting
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Audit Preparation
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Transactional Accounting
- Financial Consolidation
- SAP
- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
- Teamwork
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Controller
- Assistant Controller
- Senior Accountant
- Manufacturing
- Agriculture
- Livestock
- Food Production
- Month-End Close
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Costing
- Inventory Accounting
- Annual Budgeting
- Three-Year Forecasting
- Audit Preparation
- Year-End Activities
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Transactional Accounting
- Financial Consolidation
- SAP
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- CPA
- Operational Leadership