Director, Management Accounting Fresh

Agropur Cooperative; Longueuil; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Agropur Cooperative seeks a Director of Management Accounting to lead the management accounting operations for Canada manufacturing plants. You will partner with the Manufacturing VP to deliver accurate financial information and drive results across 10 plants.

Role requires CPA/CMA preferred, 5+ years of leadership in finance, and strong budgeting and cost-analysis capabilities in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of experience in a business environment.
• Bilingual in French and English, spoken and written, required.

Responsibilities

• Support the VP Manufacturing and leadership teams across 10 plants with financial decisions.
• Explain monthly results and build necessary reports.
• Provide KPI reporting to Operations.
• Develop and maintain budgeting and results analysis programs.
• Ensure internal controls safeguards and audit readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Cost analysis

Internal controls

Communication

Bilingual (French & English)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

ERP software

Job description

About the Role

Job Type: Regular People are at the heart of our success. Our culture encourages collaboration, transparency, and accountability in order to generate value and achieve sustainable results. Being part of the team means committing to an environment where everyone’s impact truly matters. At Agropur, each role directly contributes to key results. Execution is measured by impact and value created—not the number of actions. The Director - Management Accounting is responsible for the development, implementation, and effective integration of the management accounting operations of the Canada manufacturing plants. The Director - Management Accounting oversees the accounting operations of the manufacturing costs including budgeting and manufacturing results analysis. The Director - Management Accounting acts as the financial business partner for the Manufacturing Vice President and the team by providing accurate and relevant financial information to drive and improve financial results. The Director - Management Accounting manages the team of Plant Controllers located at each manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Support the Vice President, Manufacturing, and the leadership teams across 10 manufacturing plants in operational and financial decision-making.
• In charge of explaining monthly results and building the necessary reports.
• Provide support to Operations by reporting key performance indicators.
• Develop and maintain budgeting and results analysis programs.
• Maintain appropriate internal control safeguards.
• Act as a liaison between Operations and the accounting system.
• Interact with other managers to provide consultative support for planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
• Assist with year-end independent financial audit as needed.
• Coordinate the implementation of strategic business and/or operational plans, projects, programs, and systems.
• Standardize and optimize ways of working in his team – system & non-system activities.
• Establish and implement short-and long-range departmental goals, tactical plans, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Part of the month end closing process.
• Support the standard costing revision at the plant level with the controllers’ team and central Costing team.
• Work closely with profitability category team to provide them the relevant information to manage profitability at the category level.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for employee relations including work direction of employees, hiring, training, performance reviews, administering policies and procedures, disciplinary action, and compensation recommendations.
• Direct implementation of departmental objectives, goals and policies.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Safety Protocol: Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
• Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
• Support safety policies and programs.

Requirements

• Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required. Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
• Experience Required: Minimum five (5) years of experience in a business environment required. Bilingual in French and English, spoken and written, required.
• Certification/Licensure Required: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) preferred.
• Skills Required: High level of leadership skills including strategic thinking, fostering teamwork, cultivating relationships, and demonstrable experience leading teams through change. Implement processes to organize and complete tasks, organize people and activities to support the process flow, ability to measure process success, insight to see opportunities for synergy and integration, and the aptitude to simplify complex processes. Establish a culture of continuous improvement, his accountable and have a client-oriented focus. Knowledge in business acumen, understanding of current and future policies, practices, trends, technology and information affecting the organization, familiarity with the competition, and comprehension of how strategies work in marketplace. Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, establish priorities, ability to multitask, and meet deadlines. Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook and field-specific software. Ability to apply logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Ability to work with minimum supervision, adapt to a changing environment quickly, and think independently. Communicate well both verbally and in writing with executives, managers, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the organization. Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.

A role for those who want to create real impact and contribute to measurable and sustainable results.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation.

Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.