Highlights
Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements, including balance sheet and P&L reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely submissions to global leadership. Oversee month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | White Plains, New York |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $110,000–$145,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
Description
Job Title
Financial Controller
About Our Client
Well-established, globally recognized consumer goods company
Job Description
Manage, mentor, and develop a small accounting and finance team while remaining hands-on with daily operations. Oversee month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting. Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements, including balance sheet and P&L reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely submissions to global leadership. Lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial planning for corporate overhead and marketing-related expenditures. Build and maintain detailed financial models in Excel to support forecasting, business planning, and strategic decision-making. Partner closely with the CFO, VP of Accounting, and cross-functional leaders to provide financial insights and recommendations. Support internal and external audits, ensuring accurate documentation, compliance, and strong internal controls. Oversee intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and related corporate finance activities. Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, troubleshoot reporting challenges, and implement automation and system enhancements. Provide oversight of travel and expense processes, corporate insurance, and other administrative accounting functions. Collaborate with departments including Marketing, HR, IT, and Commercial Finance to improve financial visibility and operational performance.
The Successful Applicant
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred. Approximately 10-15 years of progressive experience in accounting, corporate finance, or financial planning and analysis. Previous experience managing and developing a team, with a willingness to remain hands-on. Strong understanding of corporate accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, and internal controls. Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling. Advanced Excel skills are essential, particularly building and working with complex forecasting models. Experience identifying inefficiencies, troubleshooting financial processes, and implementing improvements. Exposure to SAP or another ERP system preferred. Experience with financial automation, AI tools, or reporting enhancements is a plus. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with executive leadership and cross-functional teams.
What's on Offer
Hybrid work schedule: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k) with company match. Generous paid time off. Short- and long-term disability coverage. Opportunity for professional growth within an established global organization.
Sector: Accounting
Sub Sector: Financial Controller
Industry: FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Where: White Plains
Contract Type: Permanent
Consultant name: Marlee Greene
Job Reference: JN-102026-7126200
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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