FMH117100 - Controller

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join us as Finance Manager within the Naval Defense organization based in Peterborough, ON.
This is a high-profile role that will give you direct exposure to a diverse portfolio of Naval Handling Equipment programs. The incumbent will be expected to fully understand the P&L, Balance Sheet and cash flow implications of a suite of contracts and will be responsible for the associated site operating costs.
These contracts support a substantial financial inflow to the business, and it is critical that we manage them effectively as they generate significant focus both internally and with our external stakeholders.
At our Peterborough, Ontario location we develop custom electro-mechanical solutions for our Naval Defense and Marine customers.

Key Duties:

• Understanding source and potential mitigations of major business risks.
• Understanding of project accounting (life cycle; EACs; ETCs).
• Understanding of percentage of completion revenue recognition.
• Ability to generate and understand program profitability analysis.
• Cost tracking, evaluation and mitigation in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Input costing & rate setting (labour; materials; OH burden).
• Development & generation of KPIs and other business metrics.
• Understanding of basis of calculation and appropriate allocation methodology for shared costs.
• Drive continuous improvement / process improvements / financial efficiency.
• Forecast and manage working capital & cash flows.
• Manage annual budget, 5-year plan and monthly forecast processes.
• Oversight / management of accounting team.
• Training, onboarding and development of staff.
• Handle all internal and external audit requests.
• Collect and report on all required tax information.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports for corporate team.
• Work collaboratively with site leaders to generate timely, accurate and relevant data to allow them to make informed business decisions.
• Create and report on other analysis as required (ie. major variances; reasonability analysis; generation of proforma information; performance benchmarking, etc…).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or Finance with 5 + years of experience in Accounting or Finance OR
• Professional designation (CPA) or Master’s degree in Accounting, Business or Finance with 3+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance
• In order to be considered for this role you must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
• In order to be considered for this role you must obtain Canadian Controlled Goods and Reliability Security Clearance

Preferred Requirements:

• CPA
• Knowledge of US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• Previous experience in preparing budgets/forecasting and long range forecasting
• Infor Visual, Hyperion and Power BI knowledge; advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint presentation skills

Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for brilliance and innovation.
Fairbanks Morse Defense Handling is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Fairbanks Morse Defense Handling is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) Standards. Accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process at the request of the applicant.