Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Our East end manufacturing client is seeking a new Controller who reports to the Director of Finance. You perform and oversee a variety of accounting activities in accordance with accounting standards to control the organization's financial resources and ensure that it complies with all relevant reporting requirements.

Responsibilities & Duties:

(Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following)

Financial Analysis:

• Review & consolidate AP/AR cash forecasts on a weekly basis

• Review sales order changes and reconcile on a weekly basis to backlog reports

• Perform analysis on costs and revenues of projects

• Full variance reporting, analysis and planning

• Intercompany payments and account reconciliations

• Work with project managers to review & report actual and forecasted costs, revenue, billings, margins and investigate project issues as they arise

• Responsible for producing internal management reports

• Respond to data requests using various databases

Inventory and System Controls:

• Monitoring accuracy of inventory flow in ERP system

• Review and maintain obsolescence provisions on a quarterly basis

• Develop and participate in new system procedures that improve the accuracy of inventory valuations and counts (RMA)

• Co-ordinate and attend periodic inventory counts as well as an annual count of the company’s assets

Month-end Close:

• Organize, undertake and delegate tasks within month-end close routines

• Prepare journal entries

• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations

• Preparation of year-end audited financial statements and notes

• Prepare and distribute monthly program-specific information to Project Managers

Management:

• Manage the Intermediate Accountant and Accounting Administrator, ensuring sufficient and appropriate coverage of General Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable functions throughout the year

• Liaise and maintain vendor records with 3rd party payment provider

• Back up as required for AP/AR functions

• Back up for Corporate credit card administration

Other:

• Ongoing cross-training between all Accounting Team functions

• Lead interim and year-end external audit requirements

• Lead and/or assist with governmental audits as required

• Prepare working sheets for Corporate Tax Return and SRED reporting

• Monthly Statutory filings

• Create and maintain departmental policies and procedures

Assist with forecasting and budgeting processes

• Liaise with Database Administrator and Operational teams to support and test system enhancements related to reporting efficiency, operational controls, data integrity and table/application maintenance

• Reporting to U.S. parent company

• Prepare Stats Canada reports

• Other accounting projects and duties, as required

• Participate in other functional area initiatives as requested

• Adhere to all environmental, health and safety regulations and follow the environmental and quality management systems