Robert Half
Our client, a leading manufacturing company based in North York has a current opening for a Plant Controller to join their Finance Team. Responsibilities include
· Oversee the cost analyst accounting operations of all locations, as well as their control systems, transaction processing operations, and policies & procedures.
· Managing the weekly reporting on work order variances; material and labour variances and setting corrective action.
· Liaison between operations and accounting on all issues related to cost rate, manufacturing standards and process improvement.
· Responsible for inventory adjustments and write offs within the ERP system.
· Reviews and verifies material, equipment and stock within inventory to ensure costing is consumed against proper inventory (inventory vs. commitments).
· Develop and manage costing and financial quality controls in accordance with company policies and procedures.
· Oversees the accurate input of costing data; transfer price updates and cost roll up updates, to ensure direct reports have correctly enter data into the ERP.
· Assists the Director of Finance in month-end and year-end financial reporting and creates reports for management.
· Manage the continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, for material and labour assignment, within the BOM’s.
· Collaborate with production level employees to fully understand the current challenges in regard to work orders and the ERP, and work to create solutions to enact within the organization.
· Maintain and report budgeted vs. actual cost per standard labour hours, to make strategic decisions.
· Assist external auditors with annual company reviews, as required.
· 5+ years of plant accounting experience in a manufacturing role.
· CPA designation
· Industrial manufacturing experience and an understanding of production processes and procedures.
· Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
· Advanced knowledge of ERP systems and Excel.
· Experience working for an organization with multiple sites
· Experienced in creating financial statements.
· Ability to work independently as well as cohesively with employees and managers as part of a team.
· Problem solving abilities and able to resolve conflicts and problems.
· Excellent interpersonal skills to maintain an excellent rapport with suppliers etc.
· Ability to prioritize and organize.
· Solid communication, technology, analytical and management skills.
· Ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure with simultaneous deadlines.
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