Financial Controller

Elby Professional Recruitment; Shelburne; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance benefits

RRSP match

Job summary

Our client, a growing agri-food group with operations across Ontario, seeks a Senior Financial Controller to build a financial function close to operations. You will have direct access to senior management to influence decisions and streamline reporting.

The role offers on-site, permanent employment with a strong focus on process improvement, controls, and collaboration with multi-entity entities in Ontario. You will lead the accounting team and drive strategic financial initiatives.

Qualifications

• CPA designation and university accounting degree.
• 10+ years of financial control experience, ideally in multi-entity environments.
• Experience supervising an accounting team.
• Strong Excel and ERP skills (Sage); Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and annual close, including general ledger review and validation of accounting entries.
• Prepare financial statements, bank reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations.
• Maintain and improve accounting policies and financial procedures.
• Oversee expense approvals, payments and significant entries, with clear responsibilities to reduce error and fraud risk.
• Coordinate external audits and keep tax, regulatory and documentation requirements on track.
• Lead and support the accounting team, keeping closing deadlines on schedule.
• Standardize reports, procedures and ways of working across the Ontario entities.
• Contribute to annual budgets and forecasts, and analyze variances against actuals.
• Track costs, margins and profitability by activity, customer, product or entity.
• Build dashboards and KPIs that help management make decisions.
• Flag financial and operational risks and recommend practical improvements.
• Support banking files, audits and special projects.
• Bring AI and automation into reporting and finance processes.

Skills

Financial controls

Accounting leadership

Advanced Excel

ERP systems (Sage)

Power BI (asset)

Education

University degree in accounting

CPA designation

Tools

Sage

Power BI

Job description

On-site | Full-time, permanent | $110,000 – $140,000

Our client is a growing agri-food group with businesses across Ontario. Its companies grow, process, package and distribute fresh produce, and finance sits right beside production, inventory, packaging, costs and margins. They are looking for a senior Financial Controller who wants to be close to the operation and to build a finance function the business can rely on.

This is a chance to take a concrete role in the financial and operational decisions of a growing group, with direct access to senior management.

What Our Client Has to Offer

• The opportunity to structure and improve the finance function
• Direct exposure to operations, business decisions and senior management
• Salary of $110,000 - $140,000, based on experience and qualifications
• 100% employer-paid group insurance benefits
• 5% RRSP match

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and annual close, including general ledger review and validation of accounting entries
• Prepare financial statements, bank reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations
• Maintain and improve accounting policies and financial procedures
• Oversee expense approvals, payments and significant entries, with clear responsibilities to reduce error and fraud risk
• Coordinate external audits and keep tax, regulatory and documentation requirements on track
• Lead and support the accounting team, keeping closing deadlines on schedule
• Standardize reports, procedures and ways of working across the Ontario entities
• Contribute to annual budgets and forecasts, and analyze variances against actuals
• Track costs, margins and profitability by activity, customer, product or entity
• Build dashboards and KPIs that help management make decisions
• Flag financial and operational risks and recommend practical improvements
• Support banking files, audits and special projects
• Bring AI and automation into reporting and finance processes

Qualifications

• University degree in accounting; CPA designation
• 10+ years of relevant financial control experience, ideally in agricultural, manufacturing, agri-food, packaging or multi-entity environments
• Experience supervising an accounting team
• Advanced Excel and strong comfort with ERP systems, including Sage; Power BI is an asset
• French-English bilingualism is an asset
• Accurate, analytical and organized, with sound judgment, a strong understanding of operations and a collaborative leadership style

To be eligible for this role, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Please note that we use AI tools as part of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve candidate experience.