Temporary Controller (Maternity Leave Coverage)

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I/ IDENTIFICATION JOB TITLE: Temporary Controller (Maternity Leave Coverage) FAMILY : Finance II. ROLE The Temporary Controller is responsible for the overall financial control, accounting integrity, and financial reporting activities of the Delta site during the maternity leave coverage period. This position ensures the accuracy and reliability of the site’s financial results while providing financial analysis and business partnership to Site Leadership and Corporate Finance. The Controller plays a key role in month-end closing, short-term forecasting, manufacturing cost control, inventory valuation, working capital management, internal controls, audits, and financial performance improvement. The role is expected to provide timely and meaningful financial information, challenge operational and financial performance when appropriate, identify risks and opportunities, and support immediate management decision-making while ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, company policies, internal controls, and Delegation of Authority requirements. III. MISSIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & MONTH-END CLOSE Lead and coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities for the Delta site. Ensure accurate and timely preparation of journal entries, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, and other financial adjustments. Review and maintain the integrity of the General Ledger and site Trial Balance. Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled, supported, and reviewed on a regular basis. Investigate unusual transactions, variances, or accounting discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions. Ensure financial transactions are properly recorded, supported, approved, and compliant with company policies and applicable accounting standards. Prepare and submit required site and Corporate financial reporting packages within established deadlines. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE & BUSINESS PARTNERING Act as the primary Finance business partner for Delta Site Management. Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support operational and strategic decision-making. Monitor site financial performance and identify key risks, opportunities, and corrective actions. Prepare and analyze monthly financial results, including actual performance versus budget, forecast, and prior periods. Provide clear explanations of significant variances and underlying operational drivers. Support Site Leadership in understanding the financial impact of operational decisions. Support structured, internal master operational plans and efficiency campaigns, including Profitability Take-off , Thrust Ideas , and Mach Efficiency . Manage the financial evaluation, subledger accounting, journal entries, and asset impairment recoveries for major operational agreements, including those with Boeing and Apex. BUDGETING & FORECASTING Coordinate periodic forecasting processes for the Delta site, with a strict focus on immediate short-term cash flow and variance analysis. Partner with Operations and functional leaders to develop realistic financial assumptions and forecasts. Monitor actual results against budget and forecast and identify emerging financial trends. Maintain visibility of expected revenue, costs, margins, cash requirements, and key financial risks. MANUFACTURING COSTING & MARGIN CONTROL Maintain and monitor the integrity of manufacturing cost accounting processes. Analyze direct labour, material, overhead, absorption, productivity, and manufacturing variances. Monitor product and program cost performance and provide financial insight into cost deviations. Support standard cost updates and ensure appropriate financial treatment of manufacturing costs. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Programs, and Engineering to understand and address significant cost variances. Support profitability and margin analysis by product, program, or customer as required. Identify opportunities to improve cost visibility, financial performance, and operational efficiency. INVENTORY & WORKING CAPITAL Ensure accurate accounting and valuation of inventory, including raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods. Coordinate and support physical inventory counts and cycle-count processes from a financial-control perspective. Analyze inventory adjustments, obsolescence, excess inventory, and provisions. Monitor Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, inventory, and other working-capital drivers. Prepare and review AR/AP aging and working-capital analyses. Support actions to improve cash conversion and reduce overdue balances. Complete and review monthly bank reconciliations and other treasury-related activities assigned to the site. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE / ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OVERSIGHT Provide financial oversight of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities supporting the Delta site. Ensure transactions are appropriately authorized, supported, recorded, and reconciled. Monitor overdue receivables and past-due payables and coordinate resolution of significant issues. Ensure month-end AP and AR activities are completed accurately and within established timelines. Escalate significant collection, supplier-payment, or cash-flow risks to appropriate management. INTERNAL CONTROLS & FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE Maintain an effective internal-control environment across site financial processes. Ensure compliance with company accounting policies, financial procedures, Delegation of Authority, and Corporate Finance requirements. Review financial processes and identify opportunities to strengthen controls, accuracy, efficiency, and segregation of duties. Ensure adequate supporting documentation and audit trails are maintained. Identify financial-control deficiencies and coordinate appropriate corrective actions. Promote strong financial discipline throughout the organization. AUDIT & COMPLIANCE Coordinate preparation of supporting schedules and working papers for external and internal audits. Act as the primary site Finance liaison with external auditors (specifically Big 4 firms, including PwC) and financial examiners when required. Manage asset-based lending (ABL) credit facility testing thresholds and track excess availability buffers against financial covenant triggers for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Ensure audit requests are addressed accurately and within required timelines. Coordinate remediation of audit observations or financial-control findings. Maintain financial records in accordance with applicable legal, tax, accounting, and company retention requirements. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES Support the financial evaluation and control of capital expenditure projects. Review business cases, financial assumptions, payback calculations, and investment requests. Monitor approved capital expenditures against authorization and budget. Ensure appropriate accounting treatment, capitalization, and financial tracking of capital assets. Support post-investment reviews where required. REPORTING, SYSTEMS & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Develop, troubleshoot, and maintain complex Power Query workflows to automate month-end reporting and streamline data extraction directly from the Baan IV ERP system. Take ownership of the Power Query models used to track excess availability buffers and asset-based lending testing thresholds for the Royal Bank of Canada credit facility. Maintain the automated data models for subledger accounting and financial evaluation connected to major operational agreements, including Boeing and Apex. Manage the data extraction and dashboard reporting for the Profitability Take-off cost-reduction strategy, including tracking metrics for the Thrust Ideas and Mach Efficiency programs. Participate in Finance transformation, standardization, and continuous-improvement initiatives. Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual activities, and strengthen financial data integrity. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Work closely with Operations, Programs, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, HR, and other functions. Promote financial awareness and accountability among non-Finance leaders. Provide guidance to managers regarding budgets, expenditures, financial controls, and financial performance. Challenge assumptions constructively and escalate material financial risks when necessary. Support a collaborative, fact-based, and performance-oriented culture. SAFETY, COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE List role, responsibilities & authority as per ISO V. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) Performance may be assessed using indicators including: Accuracy and timeliness of monthly financial closing. Financial reporting accuracy and data integrity. Budget and forecast accuracy. Completion and quality of balance sheet reconciliations. Manufacturing cost and variance visibility. Inventory accuracy and control. Working-capital performance. Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable aging. Audit findings and timely completion of corrective actions. Compliance with internal controls and Delegation of Authority. Timeliness and quality of financial analysis provided to management. Achievement of site cost-reduction and financial-performance objectives (e.g., Profitability Take-off metrics). Continuous improvement and automation of Finance processes. VI. AUTHORITY Within the scope of the position and in accordance with the Company Delegation of Authority, the Controller has authority to: Review and approve financial transactions and accounting entries within assigned authority levels. Challenge expenditures, accounting treatment, forecasts, business assumptions, and financial information that do not appear appropriately supported. Require appropriate documentation, authorization, or correction before financial transactions are processed. Coordinate financial closing activities and establish deadlines necessary to meet Corporate reporting requirements. Request financial and operational information required to ensure accurate reporting and effective financial control. Escalate significant financial, compliance, internal-control, cash, or business-performance risks to Site and Corporate Management. Recommend financial-control improvements and corrective actions. Coordinate directly with auditors, financial examiners, and Corporate Finance within the responsibilities of the role. The Controller does not independently authorize expenditures or contractual commitments outside the limits established by the Company Delegation of Authority. VII. DECISION MAKING RESPONSIBILITIES Determine the immediate priority of month-end closing and data extraction activities to meet strict reporting deadlines. Approve routine journal entries, reconciliations, and data flow structures within temporary authorization limits. VIII. REQUIREMENTSEducation Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline. CPA designation, CPA candidacy, or equivalent professional accounting qualification is strongly preferred. Experience Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting and financial-management experience. Experience within a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred; aerospace or other complex industrial manufacturing experience is an asset. Demonstrated experience with month-end close, General Ledger accounting, financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and audit support. Experience with budgeting, short-term forecasting, and financial variance analysis. Experience with manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, WIP, standard costing, and operational financial analysis is strongly preferred. Experience supporting or partnering with operational management is preferred. Technical Skills Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial-control practices. Advanced proficiency in Power Query and Power BI is required. The candidate must be highly capable of extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) large datasets, seamlessly connecting Excel to relational databases, and configuring data optimization models (such as Excel Solver). Demonstrated ability to query and extract financial data directly from an ERP environment (Baan IV B40c.56 experience highly advantageous). Strong financial analysis, modelling, and problem-solving skills. Ability to analyze large volumes of financial and operational information and translate data into meaningful business insight. Competencies Strong attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy. Strong analytical and critical-thinking capabilities. Ability to identify risks, challenge assumptions, and recommend practical solutions. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and strict reporting deadlines. Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate financial information clearly to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders. High degree of integrity, confidentiality, and professional judgment. Collaborative and business-oriented mindset. Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and international organization. IX. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIESHEALTH & SAFETY – ISO 45001 Comply with all Company health and safety policies, procedures, legal requirements, and the requirements of the Occupational Health & Safety Management System. Actively support the objectives and principles of ISO 45001 and the continuous improvement of workplace health and safety performance. Take reasonable care for personal health and safety and for the health and safety of others who may be affected by work activities. Promptly report hazards, unsafe conditions, incidents, injuries, and other health and safety concerns through the appropriate channels. Participate in required health and safety training, initiatives, investigations, corrective actions, and risk-reduction activities applicable to the position. Incorporate health and safety considerations into financial planning, budgeting, investment analysis, and business decisions where applicable. Support the allocation and financial monitoring of resources required to achieve the Company's health and safety objectives. ENVIRONMENT – ISO 14001 Comply with all Company environmental policies, procedures, applicable legal requirements, and the requirements of the Environmental Management System. Support the objectives and principles of ISO 14001 and the continuous improvement of the Company's environmental performance. Understand and support environmental requirements applicable to the employee's activities and area of responsibility. Promptly report environmental incidents, risks, spills, non-conformities, or other concerns through the appropriate channels. Participate in environmental training, objectives, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives applicable to the role. Consider environmental impacts and sustainability objectives when supporting budgets, capital investments, cost analyses, and business decisions where applicable. Support appropriate financial tracking of environmental programs, compliance activities, and investments. QUALITY & COMPLIANCE Comply with applicable Company Quality Management System requirements, procedures, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations. Support a culture of quality, compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement. Ensure records and information under the responsibility of the position are complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately maintained. Support internal and external audits and timely completion of applicable corrective actions. Immediately communicate significant compliance, ethical, financial, quality, environmental, or safety concerns through the appropriate management channels. ETHICS & COMPANY POLICIES Perform all duties in accordance with the Company's Code of Ethics, policies, procedures, and internal-control requirements. Protect confidential, proprietary, employee, customer, supplier, and financial information. Identify and disclose potential conflicts of interest. Maintain the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct. Perform other duties reasonably assigned based on business requirements and the scope of the position. Perform additional duties as required.