Controller, ASG

at  Samuel Son Co

At Samuel, we believe every team member brings unique and valuable skills, experiences and knowledge to our thriving business – enabling us to build on over 169 years of success in the metals industry. We offer countless opportunities for our team members to develop and grow in their careers, empower them to make decisions on the job and be a part of driving positive change – within our organization and in the communities where we live and work. If you’re seeking an inclusive, supportive and welcoming workplace to make your mark and grow your career, we have the programs, culture and opportunities to make it happen. We’re stronger together.
Samuel Automation designs and builds automated manufacturing solutions for a wide range of industries, with a focus on Automotive, Medical, Aerospace, and general manufacturing applications. Samuel Automation is based in Waterloo, ON with sales across North America. As a key financial leader within our organization, the Controller will oversee all aspects of financial management, reporting, and strategy for our growing business.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University Graduate with a Business Administration degree and MBA and a CPA designation; excellent knowledge of IFRS.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A, costing and operational finance management experience.
• Experience with POC accounting, including tracking costs, revenues, and profitability for individual projects.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment with percentage of completion under IFRS 15 is required.
• Progressive managerial experience is required, with strong people and project management skills.
• Excellent leadership, team building, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on financial reporting, planning and modeling skills, coupled with sharp business acumen.
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Solid self-starter and collaborator who understands and can articulate key drivers of the business and can prioritize efforts and resources accordingly, and has a history of leading improvement initiatives that have driven successful results.
• Solid understanding and demonstrated experience with ERP and reporting systems, as well as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other software programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

• Responsible for the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and related analysis comparing results with budget, forecasts and prior period, while ensuring deadlines and performance standards are met.
• Responsible for monitoring compliance with all corporate policies and procedures, enhancing internal controls, and adherence to IFRS as well as compliance with local, provincial/state and federal reporting responsibilities.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly business review packages and related analysis to support management presentations, identifying areas of opportunity and risk.
• Own the financial planning and forecasting process, building both the quarterly, annual and long-range financial plans and targets that are aligned with strategic objectives. Drive an efficient and effective process for developing financial budgets including timeline, budget templates and preparing budget deliverables while engaging all internal stakeholders.
• Reviewing bids to ensure financial soundness, mitigate risks, and support strategic decision-making for high-value automation projects.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders and monitor performance against plan, conduct customer, product line, production and ROI analysis interpreting results, trends, and variances; and identifying areas of improvement impacting sales, operating profit, cost savings, working capital, etc. Assist with preparation of SRED credit submissions.
• Review and update standard burden labour rates for each area of the business, working with Engineering and Operations to validate assumptions in developing these rates. Focus on direct and indirect costs, understanding fixed and variable overheads including monthly variance analysis.
• Understand key business drivers for long-term sustainable growth, as well as develop predictive analytics and tools to support the portfolio in achieving profitable growth.
• Review all capital projects for conceptual and financial soundness. Develop ad-hoc modeling and analysis to support business decisions. Partner with cross-functional teams to develop tools that provide critical financial and operational information and KPIs.
• Develop, mentor and guide the activities of the a Financial Analyst; motivate and manage the workloads of direct report; assist with learning and professional development.
• Build great working relationships with all internal stakeholders (sales, operations, purchasing) including corporate teams and interface with internal/external stakeholders.
• May be involved with special projects at both the business unit and corporate level
• May travel between plants based on business needs. Less than 10% of the time.