Controller

Regal Rexnord; City of Langley; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is seeking a seasoned Controller to lead our Thomson Power Systems finance team in Langley, BC. You will oversee accounting operations, ensure GAAP compliance, and partner with plant management to drive performance.

The role requires hands‑on management, SAP/ERP familiarity, and strong communication with divisions, corporate finance and external auditors. Join a global industrial leader focused on sustainable, high‑efficiency solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting or a finance field.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in operational accounting.
• Hands on experience utilizing a computerized MRP system such as SAP.
• Five years supervisory/leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct the activities of the accounting department, month end close, budgets and forecasts, and improve processes; coordinate AP, AR, and payroll.
• Review and approve daily/monthly overtime revenue recognition.
• Direct and approve payroll activity in the Finance Department.
• Ensure timely, accurate submission of all corporate reporting requirements.
• Perform variance analysis and identify cost overruns or reduction opportunities, including product costing and inventory value.
• Maintain costing system and internal controls.
• Participate in SAP ERP implementation and cross‑dept support.
• Collaborate with plant management on policy, planning and reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP ERP

MRP systems

Power BI

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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At Thomson Power Systems, strong financial governance is essential to supporting our operations and growth. We are seeking an experienced Controller to join our Finance team to support business continuity. This role will provide hands‑on accounting leadership and ensure the accuracy and integrity of our financial operations.

The Controller position functions primarily as a business partner for plant and financial management but is also required to be hands‑on and highly interactive with operations & commercial leadership as well as with Division, corporate finance and external audit firms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct the activities of the accounting department (in accordance with GAAP guidelines) including personnel assignments, month end close, budgets, forecasts, and continuous improvement programs within the department. Coordinate accounts payable, receivable, and payroll functions.
• Review and approval of daily/monthly over‑time revenue recognition.
• Direct and approves the payroll activity in the Finance Department.
• Ensure timely, accurate submission of all corporate reporting requirements.
• Monthly completion of variance analysis, evaluation of financial performance and identification of cost over-runs or cost reduction opportunities including product costing, department budgets and inventory value.
• Maintain actual costing system and internal controls.
• Participate in the implementation of the SAP ERP system
• Support to other departments to facilitate process improvements as related to info systems and business process reporting.
• Participate & contribute as member of the plant management staff including decision making, policy development, strategic planning and plant functions or presentations.
• Develop, through team participation, methods and procedures to increase productivity and improve service.

Critical Competencies

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Fluent in computer use of MRP or SAP software packages.
• Fluent using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access.
• Experience with using Power BI
• Ability to analyze situations and react in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Excellent verbal, writing and people skills.
• Have a “can-do” attitude and not be afraid to “roll their sleeves up” if the business/team(s) require it.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting or a finance field required.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in operational accounting required, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Hands on experience utilizing a computerized MRP system such as SAP.
• Five years supervisory/leadership experience preferred.

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Notification to Agencies : Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Regal Rexnord”) do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.