Chesterton Canada is hiring a Finance Administrator in our Burlington, Ontario location!

For 140 years, A.W. Chesterton has been an innovator and a knowledge provider for our industrial partners around the globe. From our ground-breaking split seal technologies, to our cutting-edge packing and lubricant solutions, we are continually focused on new ways to bring solutions to our customers, while also celebrating our own rich history and our unique place in the sealing industry.

A hidden gem of our organization are our remarkable finance professionals. As the most tenured department at Chesterton, our finance manages our accounting, financial analysis and forecasting, financial systems, and tax and treasury functions. If you’re a finance professional looking for your next career move, come join a team that values camaraderie, experience and work flexibility!

Job Summary:

Provides support in all financial management activities for Chesterton Canada, ensuring compliance with both local accounting standards. Assists with maintaining the cost accounting system, general ledger, payroll processing, tax compliance and reporting, government filings, and treasury-related tasks. Supports sales teams by preparing reports, tracking sales and expenses, monitoring internal controls, and assisting with financial analysis and budgeting activities. Works closely with Finance Manager – NA and team members to help coordinate budgeting and forecasting processes, assist with internal audit preparation, and maintain controls to safeguard company assets.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports the completion of financial closings, analysis and reporting under the guidelines of AWC Finance requirements and procedures, in accordance with local and U.S. GAAP.
• Assists with cost analysis to validate product standard cost, manufacturing cost integrity, and manufacturing cost variances.
• Helps create annual operational budgets.
• Document and implement financial procedures relevant to Canada Operations.
• Maintain data integrity of the ERP system and Windows based systems which manage all financial, inventory, purchasing and operational activities. Provide appropriate systems training and write procedures as necessary.
• Work closely as a team with operation functions such as purchasing and manufacturing, being hands on helping other functions when required.

Job Experience:

• University degree in finance or equivalent work experience.
• 0-2 years experience in finance.
• Previous financial experience preferred but not required.
• Must possess detailed working knowledge of managerial and financial accounting processes and tasks.
• On time delivery of financial reporting and closings.
• Daily interface with multiple disciplines both inside and outside of the operation.
• Collaboration with Canada Operations, U.S. Finance, U.S. Operations, and U.S. IT on a regular basis.
• Assignments are broad in nature, usually requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. To the extent that specific physical demands are applicable to this position, they are identified in the section below.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Moderate noise (i.e.: computer printers, traffic) exists daily in the work environment.

Disclaimer:

The expected salary range for this position is $58,000 to $63,000/annually CAD and will be determined by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. If you believe that your qualifications and experience surpass the minimum requirements for this role, we encourage you to submit your application. By doing so, we will be able to keep your application on file for consideration for potential future positions within our organization.

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. We are committed to ensuring that the talent we hire is reflective of the diverse communities we serve. We thank all applicants, but only suitable candidates will be contacted. Chesterton makes hiring decisions solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Chesterton is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by national, provincial, or municipal laws. This applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.

Applicants with disabilities requiring accommodation during the application or hiring process can contact our Talent Team. Requests will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.