Controller

**1. Job Description**

The Controller is responsible for the company’s financial statements, general ledgers, cost accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, tax compliance and financial analysis. Many of these duties are completed by others but the Controller oversees each and brings them together for use of monthly reconciliations and audits.

**2. Job Specific Duties**
- Manage all Accounting duties for South Essex Fabricating and all affiliated numbered companies.
- Watching all bank accounts daily and report cash position to Chief Financial Officer.
- Complete daily and monthly bank reconciliations. The month end reconciliation relies heavily on Payroll, Accounts Payable and the Purchasing department
- Have a clear understanding of every transaction that occurs and why it has occurred
- On a monthly basis, provide management and the banks with financials of the previous month
- Communicate with the banks and provide any clarification as necessary and answer any questions regarding transactions
- All postings should be reviewed and verified that they are posted in the correct accounts
- Correct all accruals
- expenses that are posted in the wrong month
- Responsible for anything financial and confidential with the government
- ex. ROE’s, BDO etc.
- Manage all foreign exchange transactions.
- Cooperating with all audits, expected or not. They may include but are not limited to Payroll, WSIB, HST or Compliance
- Verification of payroll
- Preparation of Annual business plan as well as reporting against that budget monthly along with variance analysis.
- Communicate with all Department Managers on financial performance monthly developing cost analysis on plant and job performance.
- Prepare and submit year end reports for government
- If there are any malfunctions with the accounting program, the Controller would resolve the issues immediately
- Any complaints or concerns from the front office staff must be handled
- Communicating with the CFO regarding any cash demands
- Processing wire payments, bill payments, transfers and other cash transactions through online banking
- Verifying all withdrawals from the accounts such as interest, payments etc. The interest payments must also be tracked
- Correspondence with the MTO regarding vehicle plates, stickers and insurance. This also includes registering any new vehicles or the disposal retired ones
- Retention of records
- Assist with the implementation of new ideas
- Make sure that all staff are on board with new programs and utilizing them correctly
- Interview for any openings of staff
- Training of new hires and ensuring cross training is completed in the case that it will be necessary for coverage
- The Controller is responsible for managing the team as per company standards. Written and verbal warnings are issued when necessary and all incidents and absenteeism should be reported to HR or Health and Safety
- They shall stay actively involved in employee hands on training and follow-up to ensure all work is done efficiently and correctly. Training and development may be required on an on-going basis
- Motivating and encouraging workers and communicating with them as necessary
- Confidence is necessary when dealing with difficult situations. Each supervisor is provided with policies and procedures to assist with these situations
- Must comply with all Health and Safety, Food Safety, Bio Security, and Nature Fresh Policies and Procedures.
- This job description highlights the main components but is not inclusive of other activities that may be required.

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

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 5 years (required)
- Finance: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person