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Controller

Vaco by Highspring • Etobicoke, Ontario, CA
22 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description
About the Company
Our client is a fast-growing food manufacturing company. They are looking for a Controller to join their team!

Why Work Here
  • Exposure to executive team and operational leadership
  • Highly visible role with direct impact on plant performance
  • Opportunity to transition into larger plant or multi-site leadership roles
  • Health & Dental Benefits
  • Bonus
About the Opportunity
  • Provide leadership to the accounting team (4 FTE) and oversee day-to-day effectiveness of staff by managing for highest performance. This includes goal setting, coaching, mentoring and developing, training and managing individual performance.
  • Partnering with Operations and Supply Chain ensure consistency and accuracy in all operational reporting and analysis. Attend operational meetings for discussion of areas to improve, generate potential solutions and course of action. Reporting includes, but is not limited to:
    • Yield and labour efficiency
    • Impact of SKU Mix from a yield, labour and expense perspective
    • Labour and operational expenses
    • Inventory on hand balances and trending DIO -AFE review and tracking against approved project plan new ideas and performance against each one
  • Drive process improvement to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting
  • team, including focusing team on value-add activities.
  • Manages month-end close process and completes financial reporting package with in- depth variance analysis applying business acumen on all aspects. Ensure a high level of accuracy, completeness and all deadlines are met.
  • Support the enforcement of closing timelines, helping business partners become more efficient in the close process. This includes timelines associated with daily, weekly and monthly reporting activities.
  • Manage cash flow by reporting on cash movements, and monitoring working capital levels.
  • Establish and monitor internal controls and regulatory compliance.
  • Ensure all balance sheet and variance account reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis with reconciling items cleared in a timely manner.
  • Perform analytical review of all account reconciliations.
  • Key contact for Treasury, intercompany divisions, and external audits. Coordinate efforts, preparing and reviewing required information as requested, meeting all deadlines. Liaise with other Controllers to establish an approach incorporating best business practices.
  • Coordinates Statistics Canada reporting including monthly financial and annual customized manufacturing reports
About You
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration. CMA/ CGA/CA/CPA Professional Accounting Designation and minimum of 10+ years post designation experience.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment required, preferably in a food processing environment.
  • Demonstrated, independent Controllership experience; including operations accounting & analysis, including standard costing and business analysis thereof
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian GAAP and being able to interpret GAAP guidance and apply to situation at hand
  • Demonstrated Leadership & People Management / Team development skills
  • Excellent time management skills (ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines and multiple customer demands)
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, conflict resolution and organizational skills
  • Strong ability to build effective relationships within and outside the Company
  • Demonstrated business and financial acumen; excellent analytical skills
  • Advanced skills in Excel
  • Experience with an ERP system. Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems. Knowledge of federal financial regulations
Salary Range
$135,000 - $145,000 / year

How to Apply
Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats.
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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