Financial Controller CPA

KATIMAVIK; Saint-Jérôme; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Comprehensive group insurance

Opportunities for advancement andongoi

An exceptional work environment

Quebec-made product

Job summary

KATIMAVIK, a Quebec-based green energy manufacturing company, is seeking a Financial Controller CPA to join its finance team. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will be a hands-on leader in accounting, treasury, budgeting, and cost control.

You will lead monthly closings, supervise entries and reconciliations, ensure data integrity, and partner with operations to improve cost accounting and cash management.

Qualifications

• CPA with a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• Approximately 10 years of relevant experience in a controller or assistant controller role.
• Significant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of CAS, cost accounting, inventory management, budgeting and cash management.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and experience with ERP and big data.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in monthly closings.
• Supervise and review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial analyses.
• Ensure the integrity of financial information and controls.
• Participate in treasury management, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Contribute to manufacturing cost accounting, inventory management, and cost variance analysis.
• Improve accounting processes and collaborate with operational teams.

Skills

CPA

Manufacturing experience

Financial analysis

Autonomy

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Big data

Job description

Financial Controller CPA

A Quebec-based green energy manufacturing company is seeking a Financial Controller CPA to join its finance team.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will act as a key expert in accounting and finance in a hands‑on role, combining analysis, guidance, and active participation in financial operations.

Your main responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in monthly closings;
• Supervise and review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial analyses;
• Ensure the integrity of financial information and controls;
• Participate in treasury management, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis variance analysis;
• Contribute to manufacturing cost accounting, inventory management, and cost variance analysis;
• Improve accounting and financial processes and collaborate with operational teams.

Desired Profile:

• CPA, with a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field;
• Approximately 10 years of relevant experience, particularly as a controller or assistant controller;
• Significant experience in a manufacturing environment;
• Excellent command of the accounting cycle, Canadian Accounting Standards (CAS), cost accounting, inventory management, budgeting, and cash management;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and comfortable working with ERP systems and big data;
• Analytical mindset, autonomy, and rigor and a solutions-oriented approach.

What LION offers you:

• Competitive salary and recognition of experience;
• Flexible hours;
• Comprehensive group insurance;
• Opportunities for advancement and ongoing training;
• An exceptional work environment;
• The opportunity to contribute to the energy transition and a proudly Quebec‑made product.

Are you a CPA with experience in accounting firms and the manufacturing sector looking for a role where you can make a real impact?