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Corporate Controller
- Newmarket, ON, Canada
$130,000 to $160,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- Pay
- $130,000 to $160,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a multi-entity manufacturing environment.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Reporting to the VP of Finance, the Corporate Controller will lead financial reporting and accounting operations across a growing, multi-entity manufacturing organization. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role with responsibility for the close process, manufacturing costing, inventory, budgeting, controls, systems improvements, acquisitions, and leadership of a small accounting team.
The Controller will also play a key role in ERP standardization, acquisition integration, AP automation, inventory improvements, and building the finance infrastructure needed to support continued growth and future external audits.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close, financial reporting, reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and management reporting.
- Standardize accounting policies, processes, controls, and the chart of accounts across multiple entities.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cash flow, and working capital management.
- Analyze manufacturing costs, margins, standard costing, WIP, and inventory valuation to identify opportunities for improved profitability and efficiency.
- Strengthen inventory controls, cycle counting, tracking, and reporting.
- Lead ERP and financial systems integration, including onboarding newly acquired businesses.
- Drive process improvements and automation, including accounts payable automation.
- Support acquisition integration, year-end reporting, tax requirements, and preparation for external audits.
- Provide financial analysis and recommendations to senior leadership to support business decisions and growth.
- Lead, coach, and develop a small accounting team while remaining hands-on with day-to-day finance operations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- CPA designation required.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a multi-entity manufacturing environment.
- Strong experience with manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, WIP, and inventory valuation.
- ERP experience required, with SAP and ERP implementation/standardization experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with acquisitions, systems integration, process automation, or audit readiness is an asset.
- Previous experience managing or mentoring accounting staff.
- Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical, communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
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Responsibilities
Lead financial reporting, accounting operations, close processes, budgeting, controls, and manufacturing cost and inventory management across multiple entities. Improve finance systems and processes, support acquisitions and audit preparation, provide analysis to senior leadership, and lead a small accounting team.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and a CPA designation are required, along with at least five years of progressive accounting experience. Candidates should bring manufacturing cost accounting and ERP experience, with strengths in inventory, acquisitions or systems integration, staff leadership, advanced Excel, and analytical and communication skills.
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Accounting Operations
- Month-End Close
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting
- Standard Costing
- Inventory Valuation
- Budgeting And Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Cash Flow Management
- Internal Controls
- ERP Integration And Standardization
- Acquisition Integration
- Accounts Payable Automation
- Advanced Excel
- Team Leadership And Development
- Audit Readiness
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- CPA
- Financial Reporting
- Accounting Operations
- Multi-Entity Accounting
- Manufacturing
- Month-End Close
- Reconciliations
- Intercompany Transactions
- Management Reporting
- Accounting Policies
- Internal Controls
- Chart Of Accounts
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Cash Flow
- Working Capital
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting
- Standard Costing
- Work In Progress (WIP)
- Inventory Valuation
- Cycle Counting
- ERP
- SAP
- ERP Implementation
- Acquisition Integration
- Accounts Payable Automation
- External Audits
- Advanced Excel