Assistant Junior Plant Controller – Brampton, Ontario
Position Overview
We are seeking a high-potential manufacturing finance professional to join our team as an Assistant Plant Controller. This role partners closely with the Plant Controller and plant leadership team to drive financial performance, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making across the facility.
This position provides significant exposure to plant operations, cost accounting, financial planning, and operational improvement initiatives, making it an excellent opportunity for candidates seeking to progress into a Plant Controller role.
The successful candidate will play a key role in translating operational performance into financial insight while helping the plant leadership team improve productivity, control costs, and achieve financial targets.
Key Responsibilities
Manufacturing Finance & Business Partnership
- Partner with plant leadership, operations, and engineering teams to support operational and financial decision-making.
- Provide financial analysis and insights to help drive productivity improvements, cost reductions, and margin performance.
- Act as a trusted finance partner to operations by connecting plant performance metrics to financial results.
Financial Reporting & Performance Analysis
- Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual plant financial results.
- Analyze manufacturing performance, including cost variances, production efficiency, labor utilization, and inventory movements.
- Identify key drivers behind variances to budget, forecast, and prior periods, and provide actionable recommendations.
- Assist in preparing management reports and financial presentations for plant leadership and corporate finance.
Cost Accounting & Inventory Management
- Maintain and analyze standard costs, manufacturing variances, and product cost structures.
- Review and monitor inventory valuation, cycle counts, and inventory controls.
- Support continuous improvement of costing accuracy and reporting processes.
- Partner with operations to identify cost savings opportunities across materials, labor, and overhead.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning
- Assist in the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Collaborate with operations teams to align production plans with financial expectations.
- Support scenario modeling and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Support plant initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency, productivity, and waste reduction.
- Participate in cross-functional projects focused on manufacturing performance improvements.
- Track operational and financial KPIs to measure the impact of improvement initiatives.
Systems & Process Optimization
- Utilize ERP and financial reporting tools to support data-driven decision making.
- Help improve financial processes, reporting automation, and internal controls within the plant environment.
- Support alignment between operational planning processes and financial planning.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 3–6 years of finance or accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of cost accounting and manufacturing financial analysis.
- Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial analysis tools.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and operational financial reporting.
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to translate operational data into financial insights.
- Strong communication and business partnering skills with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Proactive mindset with interest in continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Why This Role
This position offers a strong development path for finance professionals interested in advancing into Plant Controller or Operations Finance leadership roles. The role provides direct exposure to plant leadership, manufacturing operations, and strategic financial decision-making.
Fuze HR Solutions is committed to building a diverse, accessible, and equitable workforce. Our approach is twofold. Both internal, where we focus on creating a diverse and inclusive environment for our employees, and external, where we source and recruit from the most diverse candidate pools. Our teams are educated on current best practices at attracting, retaining, and working with the most talented and diverse candidates.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to accommodating every candidate and encourage those who identify as a member of a visible minority group, or a person with a disability and requiring specific accommodations, to apply.
For all questions, comments and feedback on our diversity and inclusion programs and policies or to request information relating to accommodation measures, please contact your local Fuze HR Solutions branch.
We look forward to working with you.
Contract Info / Information sur le contrat
- Job ID / No. du Poste: 55065508
- Open Positions / Postes Ouverts: 1
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