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Recruiting A Players - Building 'bench strength' for Entrepreneurs and Digital Entrepreneur at Wake the Fun Up Controller With HR Responsibilities Status: Active For over 40 years, EM Bakery Equipment has been a trusted partner to artisan bakeries, large-scale producers, institutions, and supermarket chains across North America. As a family-directed company with deep industry roots, EM supplies and services premium baking equipment from leading global manufacturers. The team combines handson expertise with exceptional customer support to help clients build efficient, modern production environments. EM Bakery Equipment is seeking a Controller to make a valuable contribution to the team. The Role The Controller ensures that financial systems, reporting, and HR administration run smoothly, accurately, and on time. This role oversees fullcycle accounting, monthly reporting, budgeting, compliance, and internal controls, providing leadership with clear insights for confident decisionmaking. The Controller maintains financial and people records, supports managers with structure and tools, and strengthens crossfunctional processes in finance, HR, and operations. The Responsibilities Manages financial policies and all fullcycle accounting systems and processes. Takes ownership of financial operations by actively managing key financial drivers, assessing current accounting systems and workflows. Maximizes efficiency and ensures compliance with corporate, regulatory, and management requirements. Streamlines financial processes and maintains strong internal controls with appropriate checks and balances at every stage. Ensures timely CRA compliance: payroll remittances, GST/HST, corporate tax filings, and Tslips. Manages foreign currency transactions (e.g., purchasing Euros) with accurate accounting treatment and variance analysis. Implements short and longrange policies and accounting procedures to meet the companys goals and objective. Monitors key performance metrics, provides leadership and support to team, works closely with team providing accounting guidance when required. Respects and brings out the best in people, contributes to building a culture of accountability. The Requirements Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business; CPA preferred with 5+ years progressive fullcycle accounting and reporting experience. Strong decisionmaking, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills; effective with leadership, operations, and administrative teams. Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or service environments; understanding of inventory flow, pricing, and multiperiod transactions; familybusiness experience an asset. Handson expertise in payroll, AP/AR, financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue recognition; proven accuracy in monthend and yearend close. Processdriven mindset with ability to improve systems, SOPs, and workflows. High integrity, confidentiality, professionalism, and strong organizational and timemanagement skills. Solutionsfocused communicator who works well with varied personalities. Thrives in structured and entrepreneurial settings; adaptable, proactive, and deadlinedriven. Proven expertise in compliance, tax rules, labour regulations, and reporting standards. Advanced Excel skills; experience with accounting/ERP systems (Zoho One an asset). If you possess the fundamental skills, experience and education required to be successful in this role we invite you to provide a cover letter and rsum in PDF, in confidence to either Bob Murray or Adrienne Giffen. Bob Murray 604.803.4377 We thank all applicants for their interest in this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr