Mid-level Financial Controller

Mikhaiel Logistics Inc. is looking for a **Mid-level Financial Controller **with **Logistics backgraound **who will manage all financial activities to achieve positive financial performance which leads to positive growth and profitable capital investment. The position will be responsible for controllership matters, including financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and reporting.

**Responsibilities**
- Financial/Business Partnership: Partner with all members of the site leadership team to ensure ownership and accountability of financial performance, whilst identifying process improvement and cost reduction opportunities across all the full profit and loss statements.
- Manage plant internal financial reporting and assure compliance with internal controls and policies of the assigned division and business unit.
- Assist in the creation and achievement of the approved budget
- Accounting tasks include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, project cost analysis and financial reporting
- Partner with the Management Team to achieve company-established goals and objectives.
- Oversee all financial control activities, including the review and analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and disclosures
- Ensure that an organization meets the necessary tax, permit and licensing requirements
- Analysis: Partner with the Management Team to assure achievement of the overall plant objectives, including analyzing data to initiate improvements and cost savings.
- Present company financials and scorecards to the board of directors and business unit management.
- Summarize budget trends, analyze deficiencies and report variances
- Forecasting: Manage the forecasting process, including analyzing trends and patterns, determining the impact and making recommendations.
- Business Strategy: Assist the Board of Directors in the achievement of the overall strategy as a member of the Management Team.
- Cost Accounting, Inventory and Assets: Manage systems for a current, accurate and complete accounting and reporting of job costs, overhead, inventory, controls and policies, and physical counts.
- Month-End Close: Responsible for the month-end closing and associated balance sheet management, accruals and reconciliations.
- Continuous Improvement: Support a culture of relentless pursuit of continuous improvement, including contributing to and supporting product development, new business development, centralized purchasing and operations objectives, as well as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing (V2).
- Customer Service: Support the ML customer service efforts and contribute to company cross-functional teams, including customer or supplier visits, to achieve the overall effectiveness of customer relationships.
- Safety: Assure the safety of associates within the Finance function.
- Culture: Model the Corporate Values and Principles.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
- 5+ years as a leader and financial manager with a strong operational focus and a Logistics background.
- Literate in Microsoft Office and QuickBooks
- Articulate, clear, persuasive and passionate in the spoken and written word.
- Make effective and persuasive presentations on controversial or complex topics.
- Demonstrate a professional image.
- Rational, logical, fact-driven decision-making.
- Read and analyze the most complex documents.
- Lead, manage and develop others. Relate to people at all levels of the organization, including diverse cultures.

**Core Competencies And Behaviors**
- Adaptability: Self-Confidence, Learning, Mobility
- Dependability and Reliability: Decisiveness, Commitment, Task Completion
- Problem-Solving: Conflict Management, Detail Mindedness, Self-Responsibility
- Strategic Thinking: Response to change, Concentration, Structure

**Other Considerations**
- ML offers a competitive wage and generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
- May be asked to travel
- On-site, Oakville location
- We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. _

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

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- If you would like to share your LinkedIn address, please add it here:
**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 5 years (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Oakville, ON: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person