Manager, Cost and Financial Analysis
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Job Summary
A long-established Canadian industrial manufacturer with over a century of operating history is seeking a Manager Cost Accounting and amp; Financial Analysis to take ownership of product costing and financial analysis within a stable team-oriented finance function.
This is a newly created role built to centralize and strengthen costing oversight in a large-scale manufacturing environment. Costing responsibilities are currently distributed across leadership and operational teams. This hire will bring structure accountability and consistency to a core financial function.
Top 3 Reasons to Join
1. Clear Ownership
This is a newly created role built to centralize product costing. Youll have defined accountability and visibility across operations - not a backfill seat.
2. Stability with Scale
Established 100 year industrial manufacturer 1700 employees and a steady 9 to 5 finance culture with low senior turnover.
3. Meaningful Manufacturing Exposure
Complex high-volume product costing in a large single-site operation - real operational depth without excessive bureaucracy.
The Role
The Manager Cost Accounting will:
- Conduct monthly product costing reviews
- Oversee escalation and de-escalation assessments
- Analyze order-level charges and credits
- Maintain the authorization for expenditure/shop order system
- Track and analyze cost variances
- Support month-end quarter-end and year-end close
- Review reconciliations and costing-related workpapers
- Support stakeholder-mandated audits including pension-related audits
- Review weekly payments and sales invoicing processes
- Provide financial support related to ownership asset tracking when required
- Participate in ad hoc financial analysis and special projects
This role works closely with the Controller and CFO and interacts cross-functionally with operations procurement and supply chain.
Ideal Profile
- CPA designation
- Minimum 2 years in a manufacturing environment
- Strong grounding in cost accounting principles
- Advanced Excel skills
- Comfortable working within legacy ERP systems (AS/400 environment)
- Strong internal communicator
- Detail-oriented and process-driven
- Comfortable in a stable long-term role without a rapid promotion track
- Able to operate independently without direct reports
Environment and amp; Structure
- Finance team of approximately 15 professionals
- Low senior-level turnover (many 7-8 years tenure)
- 5 days onsite in Hamilton
- Support available from broader finance team as needed
- Reports into senior finance leadership
Compensation
- Base salary: $120000 - $130000
- Discretionary bonus (historically variable)
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
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- Arabic Speaking
- Adobe Flash
- Executive Support
- BI
