Plant Controller

Job summary

The Plant Controller is responsible for managing the finance team, overseeing month-end closing, and ensuring reliable financial reporting. Key duties include leading the annual budget process, implementing rolling forecasts, and maintaining internal controls to minimize business risk.

Job details

Welcome to Cascades! Bring your expertise to a people-first, dynamic environment where your ideas come to life and excellence shapes everything we do. Join our team in Scarborough and help build a more sustainable future. What’s In It For You Taking care of our people is in our nature - so you’ll enjoy: Annual salary between $90k and $110K Profit sharing and an employee share purchase plan A hybrid work model: 3 days in the office (2 fixed + 1 flexible) A full range of benefits: group insurance, telemedicine, and an employer-supported retirement plan An annual allowance to spend on goods and services of your choice A yearly wellness program and employee assistance program A collaborative, respectful, and people-centered workplace Your Role As Plant Controller, you’ll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential. Your Scope Includes The Controller position requires in a daily base to monitor his/her team, make sure they have the support and also providing the required information and on time to the business partners. Monthly they are able to close the month end, coordinating the team, reviewing and approving journal entries, transactional data analysis, financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, review reconciliations, collaborate with business partners specifically to the operations/transport/sales. Quaterly they should be able to accomplish all the internal controls, book to floor, certifications, audits, year end closing, budget Budgeting / Forecasting: Lead the annual budget exercise. Implement a rolling forecast to align with the corporate objectives. Collaborate with other finance and FPA members to provide P&L and CAPEX budget targets. Maintain and develop key performance indicators to monitor the financial performance. Produce periodic consolidated reports for assigned functional groups. Analyze and comment on variances and assess R&O Provide various ad-hoc analysis as required by the business. Manage and empower a analyst Guarantee that the financial information produced is reliable and complete. Adhere to the internal control structure to minimize the business risks inherent in operations or fraud. What You Bring You're a natural fit for Plant Controller if you have: CPA is an asset 3-5 years experience as a controller 6-8 years overall experience Ability to address issues and problems by proposing solutions. Ability to support and advise business partners in analyzing their needs and finding solutions. Ability to act and react quickly while taking the lead on several different files. Strong sense of responsibility Proficiency in Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Knowledge of SAP software or other ERP (an asset) If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we’d love to meet you! Apply now and join our team as Plant Controller in Scarborough. Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably. This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization.

What you’ll do

The Plant Controller is responsible for managing the finance team, overseeing month-end closing, and ensuring reliable financial reporting. Key duties include leading the annual budget process, implementing rolling forecasts, and maintaining internal controls to minimize business risk.

Requirements

Candidates should have 6-8 years of overall experience, including 3-5 years as a controller, with a CPA designation considered an asset. Proficiency in SAP or other ERP systems and the Microsoft Office Suite is required.

Benefits

• Profit sharing • Employee share purchase plan • Group insurance • Telemedicine • Employer-supported retirement plan • Annual allowance for goods and services • Yearly wellness program • Employee assistance program

Listed skills

• SAP · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Internal Controls
• Month-end Closing
• Journal Entries
• P&L Management
• CAPEX Budgeting
• KPI Development
• SAP
• ERP Software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Team Management
• Financial Reporting

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership