Assistant Controller

Outcomes:

• Complete month-end close within 3 business days, with all material reconciliations and journal entries supported and reviewed and no material post-close adjustments.
• Ensure financial statements and balance-sheet accounts are accurate and fully supported, with 100% of material balance-sheet reconciliations completed monthly, significant variances explained, and identified issues resolved within agreed timelines.
• Complete 100% of required tax filings, remittances, and compliance requirements accurately and on time, with no material control deficiencies and no repeat audit findings.
• Maintain past-due AR below 10%, review aging monthly, proactively escalate collection risks, and ensure customer invoicing is accurate, authorized, and supported.
• Own the customer invoicing process, ensuring invoices and credit notes are complete, accurate, properly authorized, and issued promptly, with billing exceptions investigated and resolved within agreed timelines.
• Record and apply customer cash receipts accurately and promptly, reconcile unapplied cash, deductions, and short payments regularly, and resolve aged items within agreed timelines.
• Complete all bank reconciliations daily, investigate reconciling items promptly, and ensure there are no material unexplained or long-outstanding differences.
• Deliver accurate cash and short-term liquidity reporting on the established cadence, identify material cash or balance-sheet exposures proactively, and ensure no material cash surprises resulting from reporting gaps or errors.
• Deliver at least 3 measurable process improvements or automations within the first 12 months that reduce manual work, strengthen controls, shorten cycle times, or eliminate recurring accounting errors.

Role Competencies:

• Integrity, Accountability & Ownership — Acts with integrity and transparency, follows through on commitments, and takes ownership regardless of title.
• Accounting & Technical Expertise — Brings strong accounting knowledge and manufacturing experience, with a commitment to excellence in financial accuracy, close quality, and controls. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field; 5+ years of relevant accounting experience; CPA designation an asset.
• Financial Judgment & Problem Solving — Identifies risks and inconsistencies, gets to root causes, and applies sound judgment to develop solutions built to last.
• Controls & Compliance Mindset — Protects financial integrity and ensures compliance while keeping processes practical and effective for the business.
• Systems, Innovation & AI Mindset — Embraces ERP capabilities, automation, AI, and new approaches to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Continuous Improvement & Execution — Proactively improves processes, moves with urgency, and delivers reliably in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment.
• Trust & Cross-Functional Partnership — Brings best intentions, builds trust through reliable execution, and develops mutually beneficial relationships across Finance, Operations, IT, and other stakeholders.
• Clear Financial Communication — Communicates financial information, risks, and issues clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.