Director of Finance
About the role
Job Title: Director of Finance - Manufacturing (Confidential Search)
Location: Mississauga, ON
Compensation: $140K-145K + 25% Bonus
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Our Client: We're partnering with a growing manufacturing business backed by private equity - a company that truly puts people first. It's a culture built on trust, collaboration, and the drive to keep improving. They're in a high-growth phase and need a hands-on finance leader who can help build structure while keeping pace with the momentum.
Principal Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Own the full accounting cycle - financial reporting, consolidations, month-end close
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and annual planning
- Improve and standardize processes across AP, AR, and GL
- Manage cash flow, working capital, and tax compliance
- Liaise with external auditors and advisors
- Ensure strong internal controls and regulatory compliance
- Partner directly with the CEO to shape and execute the company's growth strategy
- Use costing, margin, and pricing analysis to drive better decisions
- Support new product and customer analysis - help identify what's profitable and scalable
- Build dashboards and reporting for real-time visibility to leadership
- Provide insights and challenge the status quo - be a thought partner, not just a scorekeeper
- Help optimize inventory tracking and valuation processes
- Work closely with operations and supply chain to align financial strategy with production realities
- Support margin improvement initiatives tied to sourcing, vendor management, and costing
Qualifications and Pre-Requisites:
- 7+ years in finance/accounting, ideally in manufacturing or product-based environments
- CPA preferred, with strong experience in both hands-on accounting and financial leadership
- Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes in a growing company
- Able to work independently, ask smart questions, and move fast with incomplete information
- Strong communicator who can collaborate with cross-functional teams and make data meaningful
- Proactive, business-minded, and excited to help scale a company that's just getting started
Additional Information / Perks:
- High-growth, entrepreneurial environment
- Direct partnership with CEO and senior leadership
- Opportunity to shape processes, strategy, and growth trajectory
About isgSearch
isgSearch is a leading North American recruitment firm specializing in finding top permanent and contract talent in IT, Finance, Accounting, and Engineering. Whether you’re a people manager looking for your next star team member or a job seeker out to find your best employer yet, we’re here to serve you with an exceptional staffing experience.
Director of Finance
About the role
Job Title: Director of Finance - Manufacturing (Confidential Search)
Location: Mississauga, ON
Compensation: $140K-145K + 25% Bonus
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Our Client: We're partnering with a growing manufacturing business backed by private equity - a company that truly puts people first. It's a culture built on trust, collaboration, and the drive to keep improving. They're in a high-growth phase and need a hands-on finance leader who can help build structure while keeping pace with the momentum.
Principal Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Own the full accounting cycle - financial reporting, consolidations, month-end close
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and annual planning
- Improve and standardize processes across AP, AR, and GL
- Manage cash flow, working capital, and tax compliance
- Liaise with external auditors and advisors
- Ensure strong internal controls and regulatory compliance
- Partner directly with the CEO to shape and execute the company's growth strategy
- Use costing, margin, and pricing analysis to drive better decisions
- Support new product and customer analysis - help identify what's profitable and scalable
- Build dashboards and reporting for real-time visibility to leadership
- Provide insights and challenge the status quo - be a thought partner, not just a scorekeeper
- Help optimize inventory tracking and valuation processes
- Work closely with operations and supply chain to align financial strategy with production realities
- Support margin improvement initiatives tied to sourcing, vendor management, and costing
Qualifications and Pre-Requisites:
- 7+ years in finance/accounting, ideally in manufacturing or product-based environments
- CPA preferred, with strong experience in both hands-on accounting and financial leadership
- Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes in a growing company
- Able to work independently, ask smart questions, and move fast with incomplete information
- Strong communicator who can collaborate with cross-functional teams and make data meaningful
- Proactive, business-minded, and excited to help scale a company that's just getting started
Additional Information / Perks:
- High-growth, entrepreneurial environment
- Direct partnership with CEO and senior leadership
- Opportunity to shape processes, strategy, and growth trajectory
About isgSearch
isgSearch is a leading North American recruitment firm specializing in finding top permanent and contract talent in IT, Finance, Accounting, and Engineering. Whether you’re a people manager looking for your next star team member or a job seeker out to find your best employer yet, we’re here to serve you with an exceptional staffing experience.