Plant Controller POST NUMBER: 416860
Our client is the leading supplier of biofuels to businesses worldwide, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to sole proprietorships. Headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, the Company is family owned and operated and has been awarded “Canada’s Best Managed Companies” Platinum-level designation since 2015.
Why Work Here
- A high-performance, continuous improvement environment with employees who believe in a culture of safety and are passionate about operational excellence
- A people-first company, focused on creating a sense of belonging, innovation, collaboration and work with purpose to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet and have a positive impact on the environment around the world
- Join a highly reputable, global company with excellent opportunity for advancement as well as strong compensation packages and company perks
About the Opportunity
- Collect monthly financial and operational data and complete month end journal entries and analysis by work day 2
- Prepare financial analysis to monitor and evaluate plant spend. Provide insightful analysis and recommendations to drive decision making
- Create and report against KPIs for the plant operations
- Establish, monitor, and enforce internal controls and ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures
- Collect, interpret, and report financial data while gleaning insight from financial results with an increasing focus on analytics tied to plant activity including efficiencies, equipment availability and utilization
- Lead the development of annual plant budget and quarterly forecasts
- Work with Operation and Supply Chain teams to drive efficiency improvement and cost reductions and provide financial support to site management
- Responsible for maintaining accuracy of ethanol, chemical and co-product inventory valuations for financial reporting
- Support physical inventory reporting and cycle count analysis
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
- Monitor and track CAPEX spending against budget and forecast and provide financial support for new CAPEX projects. Provide post-implementation financial analysis of actual benefits compared to the business case and report results to plant and corporate management.
- Conduct lease versus purchase evaluations on plant equipment and provide cost effective recommendations
- In-depth analysis on freight costs and provide insights into cost mitigation and outlook
- Support corporate accounting in various projects as necessary, including the annual insurance renewal, income tax data gathering, and property tax assessments
- Within area of responsibility, develop, promote, and positively support goals and objectives in the areas of Safety, Environment, Product Quality and Consistency, Customer Service, ISO compliance, Internal Supplier Relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure all Health, Safety and Environmental requirements within area of responsibility
- Identify High-Potential employees and foster their development
About You
- Post-secondary education in Business, Finance or related discipline.
- Accounting Designation Preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing plant environment.
- Experience with CMMS (Maximo) and warehouse management an asset
- Experience with Navision, Dynamics 365, or ERP.
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to senior management.
- Read, interpret, prepare or assist in the preparation of documents.
- Write routine reports and correspondence.
- Clearly describe problems to co-workers, operators and management.
- Ability to use e-mail effectively for companywide communications.
Salary Range
$130,000 - $140,000/year
How to Apply
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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.