Assistant Controller

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Job Title:

Assistant Controller

Reporting To:

Controller

Work Schedule:

Onsite – Halifax, NS

Moog Halifax is looking for an Assistant Controller to join our team!

Why Moog Halifax?

Our Moog culture is unlike any other! 

Every day, millions of people rely on our products for critical power and control systems. Whether it’s on land, sea, in the air or underwater, our ground-breaking technologies enable the deployment of robots, sensors and machinery in harsh environments around the world.

At Moog Halifax, we are technical leaders in global markets, defining and delivering proven engineering solutions for challenging marine, defense and industrial environments.  We are industry leaders in subsea fiber-optic communications and offshore energy solutions, specializing in rugged electro-optical slip rings, fluid swivels, high power electrical swivels and advanced fiber-optic multiplexers and subsea control systems.

We’re as passionate about our purpose and as true to our principles today as the day we started out. We value the skill and commitment of our employees above all else. For people looking for inspiring, creative and meaningful work in a warm, respectful, family-like environment, Moog Halifax will feel like home.

Our Team

We are an experienced and dedicated group of financial professionals who put forth our absolute best effort on a daily basis.

We display an attention to purpose and a sense of urgency. We know that we have to be exceptional at our jobs. We understand the need for continuous improvement in all our activities.

We treat everyone with respect. We don’t take ourselves too seriously. We want people to be passionate about their work and we believe that we are more productive when we’re at ease and enjoying ourselves.

If you have experience you are looking to share, we want to hear from you!

In this role, You Will:

• Analyze financial and costing data to ensure accurate financial reporting and costing for pricing and profitability analysis.

• Embrace data analytics, Power BI, data warehouse reporting, and other tools to monitor and analyze information.

• Work with technical resources and function leads to ensure a cohesive, solution-focused organization.
• Offer data-informed recommendations for efficiency improvements, cost controls, and risk mitigation.
• Identify risks in internal controls and support any changes needed to process or procedures.
• Support ongoing continuous improvement through revenue and expense analysis and trends identification.
• Ensure US GAAP compliant financial reporting including variance analysis and reconciliations.
• Engage with quarterly/annual audits.

• Ensure contracts are classified correctly according to ASC-606.

• Interface with sales, engineering, and internal/external audit.

• Align with corporate shared services for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, and other support as needed.
• Identify and prioritize goals, initiatives, and actions necessary to ensure financial reporting, strategy, and forecasting are timely and accurate.

• Act as an effective member of the Finance team supporting business demands.
• Interpret, execute, and suggest improvements to directives from site and business leadership while working in a team environment to positively influence others.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

• An experienced financial and cost accountant in a manufacturing environment.
• A strong communicator who recognizes the value of educating and sharing knowledge.
• A collaborator and influencer who engages the operations to drive decisions.
• An analytical and critical thinker with a solutions-minded orientation.
• A healthy challenger to enable us to get better.
• An initiator who is self-motivated, independent, and deadline oriented.
• A storyteller through data leveraging strong data analytics skills.
• A decision maker who can prioritize work and tasks to keep things moving.
• A Team player who thrives on accountability and results

What you Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• CPA/CA designation considered an asset.
• At least five years of Accounting/Finance/Costing experience.
• Familiar with SAP ERP system and/or OneStream is considered an asset.
• Proven track record of business partnering to achieve business goals and targets.

• Proficient in Microsoft products
• Experience working in corporate environments where receiving inputs from multiple layers within the organization and in turn translate, act, and deliver to varied audiences.
• Leadership qualities with a desire to work in cross-functional teams, build relationships, foster inclusion, and generate mutual participation.

Want to learn more about Moog Halifax? Visit www.moog.com

Focus on You

It is our core belief that if we take care of our employees, they will take care of our customers, partners, shareholders, and communities where we live and work.  We embody our Values and live them everyday! 

Here are just a few benefits of working with us!

• Your Personal Life is important to us

• • Flexible working hours
  • Paid Vacation, personal days and other additional company paid days off
• Your health and wellbeing matter!
  • Competitive Total Pay compensation package, including matching Retirement Savings program and access to complimentary financial advice,
  • Company Profit sharing plan
  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverages available on first day of hire, including sickness/disability coverage
  • Family and Employee assistance program

•  Your Career Development and Progression matters!  Grow your career with us!

• • We invest in flex assignments, on the job development, self-directed online courses, mentorship along with other Moog development programs
  • Educational Financial Support and Professional Development Initiatives
  • Employee Service Anniversary Recognition program
  • Employee Referral program

We embody a performance culture that empowers and inspires individuals to achieve remarkable things. We make diversity, equity, and inclusion a priority. Our goal is to create a culture where we value, respect, and provide fair treatment and equal opportunities for all employees. Moog aspires to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company where employees are empowered to bring their whole, authentic selves to work every day. By recognizing and celebrating our differences, we cultivate an environment that’s the right fit for every person inside of it.

Please Note:  Moog Halifax follows Controlled Good Regulations.  Candidates must be able to apply for registration which entails being willing to provide consent to a Controlled Goods security assessment either at time of hire or at another time while employed with Moog Halifax and be either a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in Canada.