Plant Controller - Hamilton, Canada - Gay Lea Foods

Gay Lea Foods

Verified Company

Hamilton, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Gay Lea Foods is a proud Canadian owned dairy food and beverage company with a robust portfolio that includes 7 established brands such as Gay Lea Butter, Nordica Cottage Cheese, Ivanhoe Cheese, Salerno Cheese and Hewitt's Dairy.

Our wide range of products are sold in Retail, Foodservice, Industrial, Co-pack and Export markets, developed and produced out of our 13 manufacturing facilities in Ontario and Alberta.

Delivering high quality and innovative products - from the consumer favourite Spreadables and North America's first Smooth Cottage Cheese, to Nothing But Cheese, an innovative snack made with 100% cheese, is what makes us market leaders in our categories.

Our grassroots approach to business is what guides our direction and differentiates us from our competitors.
Our employees inspire our culture of excellence and entrepreneurship.

We hire innovative and passionate professionals who know that greatness is achieved through people, partnerships, and acting with a business owner mindset.

Purpose:

Reporting to the Director, Operations Finance, the scope of this position involves assisting with all accounting responsibilities associated with providing the standard costing, month-end closing and financial reporting for the Hamilton manufacturing plant.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain Standard Costs for manufactured products
Support Operations with ERP production recording as needed
Analyze variances to standard costs
Report milk and ingredient usage to DFO monthly
Reconcile interplant bulk transfers and balancing adjustments monthly
Process journal entries and inventory adjustments for monthend closing
Prepare monthly finance and management reports
Prepare cost estimates for new products
Assist with cost benefit analyses for CapEx projects, monitorspend
Calculate actual savings from Cost savings initiatives
Audit Accounts Payable Invoices after departmental authorization
Prepare and present annual plant budget
Travel: 510% within Ontario
Other duties and projects assigned

Qualifications:

Postsecondary education and holds a CPA designation
Minimum of 5 years accounting experience within a food processing or manufacturing environment
Strong cost accounting background
Experience with ERP systems, Microsoft Dynamics an asset
Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel
Effective analytical and problemsolving skills
Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal

COVID-19 Considerations:

Enhanced cleaning protocols are in place at all facilities.

For safety, all employees and visitors will continue to be required to wear a company-provided mask in all manufacturing and distribution areas at Gay Lea Foods.

Gay Lea Foods is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace.

Reasonable accommodation is available upon request throughout our recruitment and selection process.
Thank you for your interest in Gay Lea Foods.
Wishing you all the best with your career search