Financial Controller

Job summary

The Financial Controller will lead accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting while providing strategic financial insights to executive leadership. They will also oversee internal controls, inventory management, and cost analysis across retail and food production operations.

Job details

Financial Controller Location: Toronto, ON Company: Summerhill Market Employment: Full-Time Position Summary Summerhill Market is seeking an experienced, hands-on Financial Controller to lead our accounting and financial management functions across our retail and food production operations. This senior leadership role is responsible for accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, internal controls, cash flow, inventory, and costing. The Financial Controller will work closely with Executive Leadership and operational teams to provide meaningful financial insight, strengthen controls, and support continued business growth. Key Responsibilities * Lead accounting operations, including month-end/year-end close, reconciliations, financial statements, AP, AR, banking, and general ledger management. * Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and provide meaningful analysis to Executive Leadership. * Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across the organization. * Analyze sales, gross margin, labour, operating expenses, EBITDA, cash flow, and profitability. * Develop KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools to identify trends, risks, and opportunities. * Partner with Retail, Commissary, Bakery, Purchasing, and Operations leaders to improve financial and operational performance. * Support our food production operations through analysis of ingredient costs, recipe/product costing, labour, yields, waste, packaging, inventory, and product profitability. * Analyze performance by store, department, production area, and product category. * Oversee inventory controls, valuation, shrink, cost of goods sold, and margin analysis. * Monitor cash flow, liquidity, working capital, and banking relationships. * Maintain strong accounting policies, financial controls, and risk management processes. * Support business cases, capital investments, equipment purchases, new products, and operational initiatives with financial analysis. * Improve accounting, reporting, budgeting, and financial systems through automation and continuous improvement. * Lead, coach, and develop the Finance and Accounting team. Qualifications * CPA designation strongly preferred. * Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline. * Progressive accounting and finance experience, including Controller or senior financial leadership experience. * Strong experience with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and financial controls. * Advanced Excel, financial modelling, and accounting/ERP system capabilities. * Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and business partnering skills. * Experience within retail, grocery, food manufacturing, CPG, hospitality, or another inventory-intensive business is strongly preferred. * Experience with production costing, inventory, gross margins, labour, and food manufacturing operations is a significant asset. What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who goes beyond reporting the numbers. The ideal candidate understands the business behind the financials, asks the right questions, identifies risks and opportunities, and translates data into practical recommendations. This is an opportunity to become a trusted financial partner to Summerhill Market's leadership team while helping strengthen our financial systems, controls, reporting, and decision-making as we continue to grow.

What you’ll do

The Financial Controller will lead accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting while providing strategic financial insights to executive leadership. They will also oversee internal controls, inventory management, and cost analysis across retail and food production operations.

Requirements

Candidates must have a CPA designation and a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. Significant progressive experience in financial leadership, particularly within inventory-intensive industries like retail or food manufacturing, is required.

Listed skills

• ERP systems · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial reporting
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Financial analysis
• Internal controls
• Cash flow management
• Inventory management
• Costing
• General ledger
• Financial modeling
• ERP systems
• KPI development
• Strategic planning
• Team leadership
• Business partnering
• Process improvement
• Banking Relationship Management
• Sales Analysis
• Waste Packaging
• Financial Controls
• Operational Performance Management
• Accounting Operations
• Food Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounting
• Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports
• Automation
• Internal Controls
• Dashboard
• Management
• Business Partnering
• Investments
• Decision Making
• Cost Of Goods Sold (Inventory)
• Communication
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Finance
• Financial Management
• Financial Systems
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Financial Statements
• General Ledger
• Gross Margin
• Leadership
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Market Liquidity
• Risk Management
• Working Capital

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Retail
• Food & Beverage
• Manufacturing
• Financial Controller
• Controller (General)
• Accountants
• Treasurers and Controllers
• Financial Managers