Assistant Controller

Albarrie Canada Limited•Barrie, ON

21d•CA$90,000 - CA$100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Finance, this role is responsible for supporting all finance functions and provides leadership in decision making, risk management and external compliance. This role works closely with the Director to ensure consistent accounting, approvals, problem solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and/or 5+ years progressive experience in accounting and finance.
5+ years of plant accounting experience, with an expertise in costing, inventory, planning and budgeting.
Experience in industrial manufacturing and the understanding of production processes and procedures.
Experience with intercompany transactions.
Advanced working knowledge of QuickBooks, ERP systems and Excel formulations.
Strong collaboration, and the ability to partner with multiple business leaders within the organization.
Be a motivational leader and be able to inspire a team in a constantly changing environment.
Be a change agent capable of identifying opportunities for improvement and driving improvement initiatives to fruition.
Exceptional organizational skills.
The ability to multitask and balance several projects simultaneously on a national scope.
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Review and approve customer credit applications.
Oversee slow moving inventory and obsolete inventory management strategies.
Approve bank payments and support cash flow management.
Conduct gross margin, BOM, and costing analysis, monitoring, and recommendations.
Provide guidance and support to the accounting team for escalated issues, and act as the back up to the Director of Finance.
Manage banking relationships and complete treasury activities.
Coordinate with external auditors and tax auditors - handling CRA, US tax and cross border compliance.
Oversee tariff, customs and duty related issues.
Ensure internal controls and financial policies are executed and followed.
Troubleshoot ERP related issues.
Support data integrity and reporting accuracy.
Collaborate with operations, supply chain and sales on financial impacts.
Identify and implement process improvements.
Review reconciliations and schedules prepared by the accounting team.
Assist with variance analysis and management reporting.
Provide oversight to ensure timely and accurate month-end close.