Controller (Jr)

Hutton Forest Products Inc. is a premier supplier of high-quality forest products, serving local distributors and original manufacturers throughout North America. Our business model is unique within the forest products community and allows us to provide our customers with the industry’s most extensive variety of products, fast, affordable shipping anywhere in North America, and multiple value-added services. The foundation of our company is our integrity. Throughout our history, we have earned the trust and confidence of our customers and suppliers by honoring our commitments, dealing fairly, keeping our word, being a partner to our customers and suppliers, being honest and direct, and leading by example. Our commitment to imagination, innovation, and creating opportunity for both clients and employee partners sets us apart.

**Objectives of this Role**
- Provide comprehensive financial updates to the President & CEO and the COO by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points
- Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines
- Achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective action
- Help develop and support short and long-term operational strategies

**Daily and Monthly Responsibilities**
- Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements as well as the requirements of private contributions, loans, and government contracts
- Maintain internal control safeguards for the receipt of revenue, costs and both team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures
- Establish financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on a bi-weekly, monthly, and annual basis
- Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, upholding federal regulations by remaining knowledgeable about existing, new, and future legislation
- Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflow
- Oversee and support accounts payable and receivables with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity

**Skills and Qualifications**
- Up to 3 years of experience in banking/controlling/accounting
- Professional accounting certification, or in the process of getting certified (including CMA, CGA, or CA)
- Working knowledge of finance law and regulatory standards (GAAP)
- Understanding of economic and banking processes
- Must be able to communicate financial information into sound business language so people of all levels can understand
- Ability to deliver quality work on a tight deadlines, with strong organisational and priority setting skills.
- 3+ years experience as a finance manager
- Strong working knowledge of detailed financial data analysis
- Proven payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable experience, with a focus on streamlining accounting processes
- Exemplary history of financial project management
- Working knowledge of federal, provincial, and local tax compliance regulations and reporting

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $80,000.00-$95,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flextime
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cambridge, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 5 years (required)

Work Location: One location