Plant Controller

Location: Fergus, Ontario, On-site
Language: English, written and spoken, French is an asset

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About the Opportunity

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible finance role within a global manufacturing organization that plays a critical role in supporting Canada’s infrastructure and energy landscape. As Plant Controller, you’ll act as the financial backbone of a key production site, helping leadership make informed, data-driven decisions during a period of growth and operational evolution.

You’ll work closely with plant leadership, operations teams, and regional finance partners to ensure financial accuracy, strong controls, and meaningful insights. This role is well suited to someone who enjoys being close to the business, translating numbers into action, and influencing how financial processes support operational success.

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What’s in it for You

You’ll join an organization that values long-term thinking, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on role where your expertise will be trusted, your insights will be visible, and your contributions will directly support business performance.

You’ll also gain exposure to a global finance structure, complex manufacturing operations, and opportunities to lead process improvements that make a real impact at the plant level.

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Your Responsibilities

• You’ll lead monthly financial close activities, ensuring accurate reporting, analysis, and compliance with IFRS and internal standards.

• You’ll act as the primary finance partner for the plant, providing KPI reporting, variance analysis, and performance insights.

• In this role, you’ll oversee cost accounting, inventory valuation, and flow controls to ensure data integrity.

• You’ll support budgeting, forecasting, and risk management activities, including currency and commodity exposure.

• You’ll drive improvements across reporting, standard costing, inventory control, and scrap analysis.

• You’ll collaborate with internal and external auditors and support regulatory and corporate reporting requirements.

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Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in plant controlling or manufacturing finance

• University degree in finance, accounting, or business

• Strong SAP experience

• Solid understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, and production reporting

• Proven ability to improve financial processes and systems

• Independent, organized, and solutions-focused approach

• Strong communication skills and comfort partnering with operations

Assets:

• SAP FICO certification

• Professional accounting designation (CPA or equivalent)

• French language capability

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Why Partner with Altis

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.