Finance Manager - Manufacturing Accounting

This is a rare opportunity to step into a hands-on Director of Finance seat with a direct, stated path to VP Finance and eventually CFO, working side by side with the company's long-tenured finance leader as she transitions into a director and strategy role. The company has doubled revenue in under three years, is projecting $50 million next year, and recently signed a licensing partnership that puts a brand's name on client projects. The person who takes this on will build the future financial infrastructure, a bonus plan, and a project accounting discipline that has never existed here, with genuine ownership of how it's built. Leading manufacturer in their space, headquartered in Mississauga, ON

manufacturing runs two shifts, supported by a design engineering group and a small, flat finance/admin team

Revenue approaching $40 million this fiscal year, projected to reach $50 million next year; recently opened a US corporate entity to support growth there

150,000 to $185,000 to start, flexible for the right candidate, with a stated path toward $200,000 as scope and impact grow for exceptional candidates

Bonus: no formal bonus plan currently exists; designing and implementing a profitability and EBITDA-based bonus structure is one of this role's first strategic assignments

Vehicle allowance and RSP contribution: available, structure flexible based on candidate

Schedule: full time, in-office, 5 days a week

This role carries a clear, stated runway to VP Finance and CFO as the current finance leader steps into a director and strategy role.

There is no existing bonus plan, rigid process, or legacy system to work around, so this person builds the finance function largely from the ground up.

This person works side by side with active, hands-on owners rather than through layers of management that don't exist here.

Revenue has doubled in under three years and is projected to reach $50 million next year, driven by reputation rather than one-off wins.

A newly signed licensing partnership with a major brand gives this company's projects visibility most manufacturers in this space don't have.

This is not a traditional Director of Finance role limited to close and compliance. It is a hands-on financial leadership seat inside a company that has outgrown its own systems, with a stated mandate to build what doesn't exist yet and eventually take over the CFO function entirely.

Learn and own project accounting and project costing across the business; this is the single most important technical foundation for the role

Take over day-to-day financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, and bank and government reporting currently managed by the company's finance leader

Own general ledger integrity, journal entry review, and account reconciliation sign-off

Design, document, and maintain internal controls and accounting processes appropriate to a scaling private manufacturer

Manage cash flow forecasting, banking relationships, and foreign exchange exposure given the high volume of US-denominated sales

Own job costing methodology, work-in-progress tracking, and variance analysis between estimated and actual project costs

Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing budget-to-actual variance analysis

Build and maintain a monthly management reporting package with meaningful KPIs, an area the business does not currently have in place

Track fixed assets and capital expenditures, including planned investment in manufacturing automation

Coordinate sales tax and cross-border compliance considerations tied to the company's new US corporate entity

Oversee the outsourced US accounting firm supporting the company's new US corporate entity, expected within the first 12 months

Manage and mentor existing accounting and administrative staff, including a senior accountant and a service/contracts coordinator

Design and implement a profitability and EBITDA-based bonus plan, targeted to begin after year one

Identify and implement process, systems, and controls improvements, and follow through until changes hold, rather than flagging issues and handing them off

Microsoft Dynamics has been explored previously

Support cost analysis on manufacturing automation and equipment investment initiatives

Minimum 7+ years of progressive financial accounting and FP&A experience, ideally including project-based costing

Background in manufacturing or construction, where projects, not just transactions, drive the numbers

High energy

Comfortable communicating across a wide range of stakeholders, from high-net-worth clients to construction crews and tradespeople

Motivated by ownership and a long runway rather than a static, clearly defined Director of Finance job

Not a fit: candidates who are largely strategic or C-suite in orientation with limited hands-on execution, or who need significant structure and support to be effective