Posted 3 days ago
Controller
@ Kassen Recruitment
North Bay, Ontario
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Overview
Kassen Recruitment is hiring a Controller for a manufacturing organization to lead the full accounting function and act as a business partner to ownership. The role is full-time, reports to business leadership, and covers full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and process improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Lead full-cycle accounting, including month-end and year-end close
- Prepare financial statements and management reports
- Oversee AP, AR, payroll, and bank reconciliations
- Monitor job costing and production financial performance
- Improve accounting policies, internal controls, and ERP systems
Requirements summary:
- Strong full-cycle accounting experience in manufacturing or operational settings
- Proven experience preparing financial statements
- CPA designation preferred
- Job costing, inventory, and production accounting an asset
- Familiarity with ERP systems
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Manager |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CPA |
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Kassen Recruitment
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
Job description
A successful manufacturing organization is seeking a Controller to lead its accounting function and serve as a trusted business partner to ownership. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who enjoys working closely with operations, influencing business decisions, and driving continuous improvement.
About The Role
Reporting directly to business leadership, you will oversee the full accounting function while supporting operational and strategic decision-making. This role offers broad ownership across finance, with the opportunity to enhance reporting, strengthen internal processes, and improve systems over time. You'll inherit a stable accounting environment with an established foundation, allowing you to focus on adding value rather than rebuilding existing processes.
What You'll Do
This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership role where your work will directly influence the success of the business. You'll enjoy broad responsibilities, close collaboration with ownership, and the autonomy to improve systems, reporting, and processes without inheriting a major turnaround project. The organization values long-term growth, continuous improvement, and provides a supportive transition that allows you to build on an already solid foundation.
About The Role
Reporting directly to business leadership, you will oversee the full accounting function while supporting operational and strategic decision-making. This role offers broad ownership across finance, with the opportunity to enhance reporting, strengthen internal processes, and improve systems over time. You'll inherit a stable accounting environment with an established foundation, allowing you to focus on adding value rather than rebuilding existing processes.
What You'll Do
- Lead the full-cycle accounting function, including month-end and year-end close activities
- Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and financial analysis to support business decisions
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations, and general accounting operations
- Monitor job costing and production-related financial performance to ensure accurate reporting and profitability analysis
- Partner with business leaders to provide financial insights that support operational and strategic initiatives
- Develop and improve accounting policies, internal controls, and standardized procedures
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows through process improvements and system enhancements
- Support ERP optimization and finance-related technology initiatives
- Mentor and support members of the accounting team while promoting accountability and continuous improvement
- Collaborate closely with leadership on business planning, operational performance, and long-term growth initiatives
- CPA designation is preferred
- Strong experience in full-cycle accounting within a manufacturing, construction, industrial, or other operational environment
- Proven experience preparing financial statements and managing the accounting function from start to finish
- Solid understanding of job costing, inventory, and production accounting is considered an asset
- Experience improving financial processes, controls, and reporting
- Familiarity with ERP systems; experience with manufacturing ERP platforms is beneficial but not required
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively with operational leaders
- A self-motivated, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently and take ownership of results
This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership role where your work will directly influence the success of the business. You'll enjoy broad responsibilities, close collaboration with ownership, and the autonomy to improve systems, reporting, and processes without inheriting a major turnaround project. The organization values long-term growth, continuous improvement, and provides a supportive transition that allows you to build on an already solid foundation.
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