Interim Controller

Clarity Recruitment; Regina; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food manufacturing industry is seeking an Interim Controller to facilitate financial operations during a critical growth phase. This role includes developing costing models, supporting financial planning, and ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting. Ideal candidates will have a CPA designation and experience in a senior finance role within the food sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in controllership or senior finance roles in food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting and inventory systems.
• Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a reliable product costing model.
• Build and implement forecasting and budgeting programs.
• Evaluate financial systems and recommend improvements.

Skills

Cost Accounting

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

CPA designation

Tools

Sage

ERP Systems

Job description

Our client in the food manufacturing industry is experiencing rapid growth and is seeking an Interim Controller to support their evolving financial needs during a critical expansion phase. With 35–50% year-over-year growth and a growing portfolio of major retail and hospitality customers, the company is focused on stabilizing financial operations, improving costing accuracy, and implementing a robust financial planning framework.

This hands-on role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside a forward-thinking executive team to build the financial infrastructure needed to sustain long-term growth and success.

What You’ll Be Doing :

As Interim Controller, you will :

• Lead the development of a reliable product costing model, ensuring accuracy across SKUs and alignment with food manufacturing cost structures.
• Build and implement a forecasting, budgeting, and actuals tracking program that enables actionable insights and supports operational planning.
• Evaluate current financial systems, including Sage and a separate ERP system for inventory, and recommend integration or process improvements.
• Assess and improve reporting frameworks, including customer profitability, product-level margins, and expense analysis.
• Partner with the existing accounting manager to stabilize and optimize day-to-day financial operations.
• Provide leadership during the fiscal year-end (August) and contribute to financial planning for the upcoming year.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the leadership team in establishing finance as a strategic pillar of the business.
• A functional and accurate product costing model.
• A rolling forecast and budget framework integrated with financial reporting.
• Recommendations and implementation plan for streamlining accounting and inventory system processes.
• A reporting structure that includes customer and product-level profitability metrics.
• Fiscal year-end support and cash flow reporting enhancements.

What We’re Looking For :

• CPA designation with proven experience in controllership or senior finance leadership roles within food manufacturing or CPG environments.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, inventory systems, and ERP integrations.
• Experience working with Sage and / or industry-specific ERP systems.
• Hands-on, proactive leader with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting.
• Comfortable leading change and building new processes while ensuring day-to-day operations are maintained.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence non-financial stakeholders.
• Availability for a July start and ability to work on-site full-time for the initial ramp-up period.

Next Steps :

We here at Clarity Recruitment would like to thank you for your application. Only those selected for a phone interview will be contacted via email and text.

Clarity Recruitment and our client are firmly committed to fostering diversity within our community. Our clients welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of their staff, including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please notify us if you require accommodation in the application process.

Clarity Recruitment helps start-ups and scale-ups build top-performing finance & accounting teams with a structured recruitment process and better results. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more.