Plant Controller

Location(s)

Montreal, QC (Canada)

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Job Description

Mandate
 
This role will be the lead financial advisor to the plant management with sales ranging from $55M to $65M and report operationally to the Executive Vice-President, Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations and functionally to the Vice-President, Finance. Key areas of responsibility will include spend analysis, material & labor variance analysis, forecasting, KPIs (key performance indicators) management and reporting, asset safeguarding, and evaluating/tracking cost out opportunities.
 
Main Responsibilities
 
Spend Analysis and Control
 

• Help investigating weekly/monthly variances in terms of spending, highlighting opportunities for improvement.
• Support analysis and commentary of drivers behind variances, month to month vs. prior year, and forecast and budget.
• Review production variances (materials & labor) with management and help drive to root cause.
• Collate labor straight time and overtime daily and review with plant management.
• Ensure correct codifications of expenses are in line with company standards.
• Monitors spending on key categories to include maintenance, supplies, and consumables, and support company initiatives to reduce spending.

 
KPI & Financial Management
 

• Review weekly KPI data with management; understand trends and help analyze root causes.
• Ensure new KPIs are correctly implemented in line with company standards.
• Work with management on the key 3 to 5 identified initiatives.
• Support finance in preparing regular borrowing base report and support periodic collateral audits.
• Work with finance to complete periodical review of the financial statements.

 
Forecasts
 

• Help prepare forecasts and the annual budget for the Company.
• Support preparation of budget, forecasts, and monthly bridges.
• Review with management and ensure comprehension of forecast.

 
Asset Safeguarding:
 

• Assist in inventory counts in accordance with Company policy, document results, and suggest improvements.
• Support working capital improvement plans.
• When required, participate in capital expenditure development, and post spend audit.
• Become key resource to train floor personnel on how to operate inventory and fixed assets transactions in ERP.

 
Other
 

• Attend periodical operations meetings and present financial results to ensure management team are aligned with the performance of the company.
• Ensure robust financial controls are in place and are following financial policies.
• Support plant management in ad hoc exercises.

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Requirements

This position requires the Control Goods Program clearance.
 
Education
 

• Bachelors’ degree in accounting, finance or related.
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) title.

 
Experience
 

• Minimum 10 years of experience in finance.
• 5 years of experience in a similar role for a manufacturing company.
• Manufacturing ERP (enterprise resource planning) experience preferred.

 
Knowledge and Competencies
 

• Excellent written and oral communication in French and English.
• Proven mastery of financial operations and systems.
• Strong knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Great energy and strong curiosity.
• Ability to walk daily in the plant.
• Ability to seek new ways for the business to improve.

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