Accounting Manager, Manufacturing & Operations

Vital Bio • Oakville, Ontario • Posted June 18, 2026

About the Role

Description

About the role

Vital Biosciences is transitioning from an R&D-stage startup into an active manufacturing and commercial operation.

The Accounting Manager in our Manufacturing & Operations functions is a player-coach owning month-end close while also being instrumental in building our manufacturing cost accounting function from the ground up. This is a hands-on role requiring someone who has owned standard costing, WIP tracking, and inventory valuation inside a real manufacturing environment - not someone who has been adjacent to it. You will work closely with operations, procurement, and finance leadership to ensure production activity is accurately captured, costs are properly allocated, and management has the visibility it needs to make good decisions.

What you’ll do

Cost accounting & inventory

  • Design and implement standard costing and BO...