Permanent Full Time Director of Finance

Finance Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Manufacturing
TalentWorld is partnering with a well-established manufacturing organization that is currently seeking a Finance Manager to join its finance team in Belleville, Ontario.
This is a highly visible role within a manufacturing environment, partnering closely with Operations, Program Management, Engineering, Materials, Purchasing, and Supply Chain. The successful candidate will provide financial analysis and insights that support plant profitability, cost control, forecasting, and operational decision-making.
The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in manufacturing finance, FP&A, standard costing, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, with manufacturing experience considered a strong asset.
Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead and support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range financial planning activities.
• Consolidate financial inputs related to sales, materials, labour, overhead, scrap, and production launches.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and present recommendations to plant leadership.

Standard Costing & Cost Analysis

• Develop and maintain standard costs for materials, labour, and manufacturing overhead.
• Ensure bills of materials (BOMs) and routing structures accurately reflect manufacturing processes.
• Analyze cost variances and identify opportunities for improved cost accuracy and control.

Plant Performance & Variance Analysis

• Analyze key manufacturing performance drivers, including:
• Material usage and purchase price variances
• Scrap and quality-related costs
• Manufacturing cost performance
• Provide actionable financial insights and recommendations to plant leadership.
• Track cost-reduction initiatives and quantify savings from continuous improvement projects.

Profitability & Margin Analysis

• Analyze profitability by product line, customer program, and business segment.
• Evaluate margin changes resulting from product mix, material costs, labour, overhead, and operational performance.
• Support customer quoting and commercial activities with financial analysis and profitability insights.

Support the month-end close process through detailed variance analysis and financial commentary.
~Communicate financial performance and recommendations to operational and finance leadership.

Support financial planning throughout the product and program lifecycle.

Capital Planning & Investment Analysis

• Support financial analysis for capital investments, including ROI, payback, and NPV calculations.
• Assist leadership in evaluating and prioritizing capital projects based on financial and operational impact.

Serve as a trusted financial partner to Operations, Purchasing, Materials, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams.

• Mentor junior finance team members and contribute to the development of the finance function.
• Participate in continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives across the manufacturing operation.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in FP&A, plant finance, financial controlling, or a similar role.
• Proven experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and variance analysis.
• Technical Skills
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, QAD, Oracle, Plex, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, financial modelling, XLOOKUP, and preferably Power Query.
• Ability to translate operational data into meaningful financial insights.

Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to financial analysis.
~Key Performance Indicators
Quality and effectiveness of financial and variance analysis

• Improvement in plant profitability and cost performance
• Accuracy of material, labour, overhead, and scrap forecasting
• Contribution to cost-reduction and continuous improvement initiatives

This is an excellent opportunity for a manufacturing finance professional looking to take on a high-impact business partnering role with significant exposure to plant operations, profitability, costing, and strategic decision-making.
If you have strong manufacturing finance experience and enjoy working closely with operational teams to drive measurable business results, we would like to hear from you.

Interested in the Finance Manager role? Accommodation is available upon request throughout the recruitment process.
Embracing diversity, all are welcome to apply.