Job Description

Opportunity: Controller

Location: Toronto, ON

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Industry: Manufacturing & Importing

Compensation: $120,000 - $140,000 per year

About the Company:

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Controller to join our client’s team in the manufacturing and importing sector. This role is ideal for a finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a strong background in financial management, reporting, and process optimization. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in streamlining operations, ensuring financial accuracy, and providing strategic insights to support business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive process improvements and streamline operations within the accounting department.
• Oversee accurate and timely accounting and operational reporting.
• Prepare and analyze profitability reports across customers, projects, products, and agreements.
• Provide management with essential financial insights and recommendations regarding transactions, operational costs, inventory, sales, orders, depreciation, and other asset values.
• Drive initiatives to achieve cost reductions, enhance controls, simplify processes, and optimize equipment utilization.
• Support the preparation of operating budgets and forecasts, offering insights into future financial plans, internal controls, policies, and goals.
• Ensure compliance with financial, legal, and IT policies, instructions, and guidelines at all organizational levels.
• Assist with coordination and execution of audits.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities for the accounting team.
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to senior management, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Develop financial forecasts and long-term projections to support strategic decision-making and business growth.
• Manage current finance practices, including the use of QuickBooks software.
• Establish and maintain corporate banking processes and relationships; manage related requests and all banking-related matters.
• Report directly to the President/Owner.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (required).
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in a management-level accounting role, with strong full-cycle accounting experience.
• Industry Background: Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) preferred.
• Certifications: CPA designation (preferred).
• Technical Skills:
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Extensive experience using QuickBooks.
• Knowledge of cross-border transactions, US tax, and related financial regulations.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey financial concepts in layman’s terms.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skill

If you meet the above requirements and are interested in this opportunity, we would be happy to schedule a phone call to discuss the position further. If this opportunity is not the right fit for you, please feel free to share this opportunity with someone who may be interested.

Thank you for your interest in this position, and we look forward to hearing from you.

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