Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Controller to join the Electrical Wiring Systems Team in Mississauga, ON. The Plant Controller will oversee all aspects of cost management and financial analysis for Power Bus Way’s manufacturing operations, ensuring the delivery of accurate and timely cost data to support both strategic initiatives and day-to-day decision-making.
Reporting directly to the EWS Operations Controller, this role provides comprehensive financial support for the daily operations of the recently acquired Power Bus Way business. Key responsibilities include maintaining a strong internal control environment, managing the monthly close process, preparing forecasts and budgets, and cost performance reporting.
The position also maintains a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Finance Director of Power Bus Way.
What Will You Do?
- Develop, implement, and maintain cost accounting methodologies and internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting in compliance with regulatory standards and relevant corporate policies.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, and IT teams to align cost drivers, standard costing methods, and system processes. Act as a financial business partner to manufacturing and operations leadership.
- Collaborate with production and engineering teams to evaluate the cost implications of product design changes, manufacturing process improvements, and material substitutions.
- Prepare and analyze financial projections using current sales, labor, and production forecasts.
- Compare actual performance to forecast, budget, and prior year; highlight key variances and cost trends.
- Support the monthly, quarterly and year-end close process, including journal entries, inventory valuations, and account reconciliations.
- Oversee inventory valuation, excess and obsolete inventory reviews, and physical inventory counts.
- Coordinate and track capital expenditures, ensuring proper classification, approval documentation, and timely capitalization of fixed assets in accordance with policy.
- Participate in or lead special projects related to new product introductions, plant expansions, margin analysis, or system implementations as required.
- Other duties as required.
Education
- 5–7 years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing or production environments.
- CPA designation (CPA Canada) — including legacy CMA, CGA, or CA — or an advanced certification such as an MBA or a graduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business is preferred but not required.
- Proven expertise in product and project costing, variance analysis, inventory accounting, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Demonstrated success supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles, including reconciliations and financial reporting.
- Strong capability in forecasting and financial modeling, including budget comparisons and trend analysis.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, large data sets, complex formulas, and financial models).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data, identify cost drivers, and recommend improvements.
- Detail-oriented and organized, able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; capable of translating complex financial data for non-financial stakeholders and leadership.
- Familiarity with ERP systems (Odoo strongly preferred); experience with Power Query, Power BI, or other analytics tools is an asset.
- Solid business acumen and cross-functional understanding; must be hands-on and comfortable working on-site with production and operations teams.
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en
About Legrand North and Central America
Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us
About Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems Division
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