Controller – Manufacturing | Contract with Extension Potential

Job summary

Lead the accounting team and oversee month-end and year-end close, general ledger integrity, reconciliations, and accurate financial statements and management reports. Coordinate audits, strengthen controls and processes, partner with operational stakeholders, and support ERP and finance improvement initiatives.

Job details

Our client, an established manufacturing organization with Canadian and international operations, is seeking an experienced Controller to join their finance team on an initial six-month contract, with potential for extension. This is a hands-on, leadership-focused role suited to a CPA-designated accounting professional with strong operational accounting and financial reporting experience in a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will oversee month-end and year-end close activities, ensure the accuracy of financial reporting, lead the accounting team, and support continuous improvements across finance processes. Duration: 6 months, with potential for extension Location: Toronto, ON Key Responsibilities Lead and oversee month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Review and prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and general ledger adjustments. Oversee the preparation and review of financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules. Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies. Manage, mentor, and support the accounting team, ensuring accuracy, accountability, and timely completion of deliverables. Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies. Coordinate external audit activities and provide supporting documentation and schedules as required. Strengthen internal controls, accounting procedures, and financial reporting processes. Partner with operational and finance stakeholders to provide financial insights and support business decisions. Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, reporting accuracy, and overall efficiency. Support ERP system enhancements, implementations, or other finance transformation initiatives as required. Qualifications and Experience CPA designation is required. 8+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including significant hands-on month-end and year-end close responsibilities. Previous experience in a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or similar senior accounting role. Strong technical accounting skills, including journal entries, reconciliations, general ledger management, and financial statement preparation. Proven experience leading, supervising, or managing an accounting team. Manufacturing industry experience is strongly preferred, particularly in a multi-entity or operationally complex environment. Experience with ERP implementations, system upgrades, or finance process improvement projects is considered an asset. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across finance and operational teams. Interested? If you have the required experience and are interested in this opportunity, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to Navneet Kaur at nkaur@ifgpr.com. Explore additional opportunities at www.ifg-global.com.

What you’ll do

Lead the accounting team and oversee month-end and year-end close, general ledger integrity, reconciliations, and accurate financial statements and management reports. Coordinate audits, strengthen controls and processes, partner with operational stakeholders, and support ERP and finance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Requires a CPA designation, 8+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, and prior experience in a senior accounting role with hands-on close responsibilities. Candidates should have accounting team leadership experience; manufacturing experience is strongly preferred, while ERP or finance process improvement experience is an asset.

Listed skills

• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• ERP systems · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Month-End And Year-End Close
• Financial Reporting
• Journal Entries
• Account Reconciliations
• Accruals
• General Ledger Management
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Accounting Team Leadership
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• External Audit Coordination
• Internal Controls
• Manufacturing Accounting
• ERP Systems
• Process Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Stakeholder Communication

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Manufacturing

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