Plant Controller

About Our Client

Our client is sourcing a Plant Controller for a 6-month contract. The Plant Controller is responsible for providing financial leadership and analytical support to plant operations while ensuring accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls. This role partners closely with operations, supply chain, and corporate finance to support decision-making, cost management, and financial performance at the plant level.

About the Opportunity

Operations & Cost Accounting :

• Lead plant-level cost accounting activities, including standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and cost-of-goods-sold analysis

Partner with plant leadership and operations teams to analyze production performance, labor efficiency, scrap, and yield

Support Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) through demand planning, capacity analysis, and inventory optimization insights

Provide actionable financial analysis to support operational initiatives, capital projects, and continuous improvement efforts Financial Reporting & Close :

Own the plant month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations

Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances

Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with corporate policies and accounting standards

Support consolidation and reporting requirements in coordination with corporate finance Budgeting, Forecasting & Controls :

Lead the plant budgeting and forecasting process, including variance analysis versus plan and prior periods

Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies

Support internal and external audit requests as required Business Partnership :

Act as a financial business partner to plant management, providing insights on cost drivers, profitability, and operational performance

Translate financial data into clear, operationally relevant insights for non-finance stakeholders

About You

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

CPA or equivalent designation preferred

5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, ideally within a manufacturing or industrial environment

Strong understanding of cost accounting and inventory management

Experience working closely with operations and supply chain teams

Solid knowledge of month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting

Advanced Excel skills

ERP experience required

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. When referencing this job, quote # 467303.

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.

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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 :

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.