Management Controller

Leclerc Foods; Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Career progression

Dynamic environment

Digital tools

Job summary

Leclerc Foods is seeking a Management Controller in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC, to oversee the operations accounting team and safeguard cost controls. You will lead month-end close, analyze plant profitability, and drive continuous improvement through robust reporting and KPI development.

Reporting to the Director of Operations Accounting, you will mentor staff, review costs, support budgeting, and collaborate with internal users and external auditors to ensure accuracy and timely

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business with accounting focus; CPA preferred.
• 5–8 years in a similar role with people management experience.
• Strong cost accounting and financial close knowledge.
• Bilingual in French and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and prioritize the accounting analyst team.
• Support the Director of Operations Accounting on special projects.
• Act as internal reference for operations accounting and management team.
• Participate in month-end and year-end procedures for financial statements.
• Review product costs and assess impact on margins.
• Analyze investment project costs and financial returns.
• Explain monthly plant performance with the team.
• Lead budgeting processes for plants and monitor progress.
• Implement tools, reports, and KPIs for managers.
• Ensure data integrity and inventory accuracy across systems.
• Identify profitability opportunities and strengthen controls.
• Collaborate with external auditors as needed.
• Perform other related duties.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Cost accounting

Communication

Bilingual (French/English)

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Accounting)

CPA designation

Tools

Office Suite

Excel

SAP

Job description

Career Opportunities: Management Controller (12541)

Requisition ID12541-Posted09/15/2026-Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC

Leclerc is a family business with 120 years of experience, tradition and know-how passed down from people with heart. Thanks to our 1,900 employees in nine plants in Canada and the United States, we are constantly innovating to exceed the expectations of both small and large appetites.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting directly to the Director of Operations Accounting, the Management Controller supports the plants. This role acts as the guardian of best practices in the analysis and control of costs related to operations, supervises a team, and supports the internal management team in understanding variances and various business issues, while also supporting period-end financial accounting activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise, train, and prioritize the tasks of the accounting analyst team;
• Support the Director of Operations Accounting on special projects, as opportunities arise;
• Act as the internal reference for operations accounting and as a resource person for the management team;
• Participate in month-end and year-end procedures in support of financial statement preparation;
• Review cost prices for existing and new products, requests, and projects, and assess their impact on the organization’s profit margins;
• Analyze the costs of various investment projects and assess their financial return;
• Analyze and explain, with the support of the team, the plants’ financial performance on a monthly basis;
• Supervise and actively participate in the plants’ budgeting process;
• Implement tools, management reports, and relevant performance indicators (KPIs) to provide useful information to internal managers;
• Ensure data integrity, including the accuracy of inventory stock levels, both internally and in external warehouses, and the compliance of data in the IT system;
• Identify profitability opportunities for the plants, strengthen internal controls and procedures within the sector, contribute to continuous process improvement, and collaborate on external auditor requests as needed;
• Perform any other related duties.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and a CPA designation;
• Five to eight years of experience in a similar role, including people management experience;
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting and experience with financial close processes, an asset;
• Strong computer skills, including the Office Suite and Excel; knowledge of SAP is a significant asset;
• Demonstrated leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to develop, coach, and mobilize a team;
• Initiative, strong financial judgment, and the ability to make decisions, including difficult ones;
• Strong rigor and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple files simultaneously and solve problems;
• Dynamic, autonomous, and results-oriented;
• Bilingualism in French and English, both spoken and written;
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, an asset.

Why join Leclerc?

At Leclerc, we live by our five core values: Authenticity, Respect, Innovation, Engagement, and Pleasure.
These values guide everything we do and create a unique work environment where you can thrive.

• We believe in developing our talent – because growth starts with authenticity and engagement.
• We provide career progression opportunities – in a respectful and supportive atmosphere.
• We offer a dynamic and stimulating environment – where innovation is encouraged and celebrated.
• We use innovative digital tools – to make your work easier and more impactful.
• We are an innovative and growing company – committed to continuous improvement and bold ideas.
• We foster a collaborative and respectful culture – because teamwork and pleasure at work matter.
• We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.