Posted 3 months ago
Financal Controller
@ Porter Engineered Systems - A Division of Pangeo Group
Vaughan, Ontario
Overview
Pangeo Group is hiring a Controller to build and run the finance function for its first North American aluminum die casting plant in Vaughan, Ontario. The role owns the month-end close, budgets and forecasts, standard costing and variance analysis, and leads the plant finance team. Full-time, CAD $100,000 to $135,000, with time spent on the production floor.
Responsibilities:
- Own month-end close, COGS, inventory and balance-sheet reconciliations
- Prepare annual budget and periodic forecasts
- Establish and maintain standard costs and run variance analysis
- Lead plant finance team, internal audit and controls
- Own approval workflows for requisitions, supplier setup and AP
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years in accounting or finance, including controller or senior analyst in manufacturing
- Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance, CPA preferred
- Applied knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis
- Solid GAAP/ASPE knowledge and audit experience
- ERP proficiency (SAP preferred), advanced Excel, AI tools an asset
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CPA |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Accounting, Finance |
| Perks mentioned | Performance bonus |
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Porter Engineered Systems - A Division of Pangeo Group
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Full company description
Porter Systems offers our technical teams the most modern and capable tools for design, analysis, prototype and testing to support robust solutions with rapid time to market. Porter has a legacy of product innovation that has lead to over 70 active product patents. Porter has also implemented Team Center Engineering PLM software giving us a leading edge in the industry. Porter Systems manufacturing employs state of the art equipment in the fabrication, assembly of products and monitoring of processes at the Westfield, Indiana plant. Our commitment to continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, process monitoring and preventative maintenance programs ensures that our products meet and exceed automotive customer’s expectations. P.L. Porter pioneered the first hydraulic seat recliners for the aviation industry in 1947. Over the years, product applications spread into the furniture, medical seating and industrial markets. In 1977, Porter entered the automotive market with infinitely adjustable mechanical seat recliners in General Motors full-size car lines. Since then, Porter has extended the application of Porter technology to over thirty different vehicle platforms with most major automotive manufacturers around the world. In 1999 the assets of P.L. Porter Automotive Co. were acquired by Middlemarket Capital Management Company and were combined with Kadee Metalfab LLC to form Porter Group LLC. This combination of mechanical innovation and manufacturing strength allows Porter Group to design and manufacture more comprehensive solutions for adjustment and structural systems. In 2014 Porter was acquired by Pangeo Corporation. The acquisition allows for vertical integration with castings, injection molding, stampings, precision turning, machining and coating with LCC capability.
- LinkedIn followers
- 310
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 25
- Reported office locations
- 2000 E. 196th Street, Westfield, Indiana, US
- 2800 Livernois Rd, Suite 210, Troy, Michigan 48083, US
- Other recorded names
- Porter Engineered Systems - A Division of Pangeo Group
- Porter Systems Inc.
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Porter Systems offers our technical teams the most modern and capable tools for design, analysis, prototype and testing to support robust solutions with rapid time to market. Porter has a legacy of product innovation that has lead to over 70 active product patents. Porter has also implemented Team Center Engineering PLM software giving us a leading edge in the industry. Porter Systems manufacturing employs state of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Westfield, Indiana |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1947 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
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Pangeo Group is building an aluminum die casting and machining plant in Vaughan, Ontario, our first die casting operation in North America. As Controller, you build and own the plant's finance function end to end, and you deliver accurate, timely numbers to group leadership and investors.
This is a build role through start-up and ramp. You will lead the plant finance team, partner closely with Operations, and spend real time on the production floor.
Responsibilities
Close, reporting, and budgeting
- Own a timely, accurate month-end close, including COGS, inventory movements, and production-cost entries, and reconcile the key balance-sheet accounts.
- Organize and prepare the plant's annual budget and periodic forecasts.
- Ensure compliance with company policy, GAAP/ASPE, and local regulations, and keep the books audit-ready.
- Establish and maintain standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead, and keep them current.
- Run variance analysis (PPV, usage, labor efficiency, absorption), verify BOM and routing accuracy, and drive root cause with Operations.
- Provide the cost data and analysis that drive operational improvement and measurable savings.
- Lead the plant finance team, and build the accounting and costing system and the policies behind it.
- Lead internal audit, strengthen the controls that safeguard company assets, and flag financial risks early.
- Build the close calendar, standard work, master data, and dashboards, and use AI to take over routine finance work.
- Own the approval workflows for requisitions, supplier setup, and AP, so cost centers and GL coding are right at entry.
- Ownership. You own the plant's numbers and make them right the first time.
- Depth. When a number does not match what you see on the floor, you go find out why.
- Integrity. No shortcuts. The finance function is held to a high standard.
- Partnership. You work with Operations to deliver the budget. You are also their guardrail, and you say so when the numbers do not support the plan.
- 5+ years in accounting or finance, including a controller or senior analyst role in manufacturing. New-plant finance set-up a strong asset.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA preferred. Applied knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, month-end close, and variance analysis.
- Experience with budgeting, internal controls, and audit; solid GAAP/ASPE knowledge.
- ERP proficiency (SAP preferred); advanced Excel; practical experience using AI tools in finance work an asset.
- Month-end close speed and reliability: days to a clean, variance-explained close, with no restatements.
- Standard-cost accuracy: standard versus actual, and how quickly standards are re-rolled as the plant ramps.
- Variance closure: PPV, usage, labor efficiency and absorption closed to root cause with Operations.
- Working capital and inventory: overdue receivables, inventory days, and cycle-count accuracy.
- Capital discipline: actual versus approved on the phase-one build, with post-investment reviews completed.
- Audit-readiness and compliance: balance-sheet accounts reconciled monthly, and a clean annual internal audit.
Salary Range: CAD $100,000 to $135,000
Equal opportunity & accessibility
Pangeo Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, family status, or disability.
Accommodations are available on request throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
This posting is for an existing vacancy. AI in hiring: we use artificial intelligence to screen and assess applications for this posting, in accordance with the job-posting disclosure requirements of Ontario's Employment Standards Act.
The compensation range above reflects the expected total compensation for this position, inclusive of performance bonus and standard employee benefits, and is provided in accordance with Ontario pay transparency requirements. Actual offers may vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.
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