Job Title: ControllerJob Description
The Controller plays a key role in driving operations and program finance within a complex manufacturing environment. This role focuses on analyzing manufacturing variances, monitoring operational spending, and supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance reviews. The Controller also evaluates program profitability, supports margin improvement initiatives, and contributes to finance transformation projects, including process improvements, advanced analytics, and reporting enhancements.
Responsibilities

• Support plant and operations finance activities within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, including labor, material, overhead, and other production-related costs.
• Monitor and report on operational spending, including general and administrative expenses, headcount costs, freight, and shipping expenses.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial performance reviews for operations.
• Identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities for operational improvement and efficiency.
• Partner with operations leaders to improve financial visibility and support informed decision making.
• Support finance initiatives related to organizational transformation and process improvements.
• Analyze revenue, profit margins, and overall program financial performance.
• Review and validate cost assumptions that impact program profitability.
• Monitor program financial metrics and support margin improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate Bills of Material (BOMs) and understand the impact of standard costing on financial results.
• Partner with program leaders to investigate cost trends and key performance drivers.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis related to customer programs and contracts.
• Independently manage financial assignments and special projects with minimal oversight.
• Quickly adapt to shifting priorities within a dynamic transformation environment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes, reporting, and analytics.
• Develop meaningful financial analyses to support leadership decision making.
• Leverage advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities to solve business problems.
• Create dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI or similar technologies when opportunities arise.
• Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Support financial reporting and preparation of financial statements.
• Contribute to annual cost centre planning and the annual operating plan.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across manufacturing, finance, and operations.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data within SAP and related systems.

Essential Skills

• Strong background in operations finance within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in program finance, including revenue, margin, and pricing analysis.
• Hands-on experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including budgets and forecasts.
• Proficiency in variance analysis, including manufacturing variances, purchase price variance, labor variance, and material variance.
• Solid understanding of cost accounting and standard costing concepts.
• Experience with month-end close processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Ability to perform detailed financial reporting and support financial statement analysis.
• Proficiency with SAP, including experience in an S/4HANA environment or exposure to large-scale ERP implementations.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and complex data analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and identify trends.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple financial assignments and projects with minimal oversight.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and understanding production-related cost drivers.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in sales, margin, revenue, and pricing analysis.
• background in payroll, audit, and general accounting functions.
• Experience with annual cost centre management and annual operating plan development.
• Familiarity with financial reporting tools and dashboard creation, such as Power BI or similar technologies.
• Ability to support organization-wide finance transformation initiatives, including process and reporting improvements.
• Strong communication skills to effectively partner with operations and program leaders across multiple locations.
• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
• Exposure to large-scale ERP implementations, including S/4HANA, across an organization.
• Ability to collaborate with a finance team and provide guidance to direct reports when needed.

Work Environment
This is a full-time, on-site role in a manufacturing and aerospace-focused environment, working approximately 37.5 hours per week, typically from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., five days a week. There is a possibility of overtime depending on business needs. The role operates within a professional office setting embedded in a manufacturing facility, providing exposure to operations, finance, and accounting professionals across North America, as well as organization-wide S/4HANA implementation initiatives. The team environment includes a broader finance group with multiple colleagues and a structure that may involve direct reports. The dress code is business casual, reflecting a professional yet approachable workplace culture that emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and cross-functional engagement.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Oakville, ON.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $65.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Oakville,ON.