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Controller - Ontario - 18999
Job Description
Controller responsibilities:
- Take part in the company's strategic planning process for short- and long-term growth targets.
- Manage monthly and quarterly reporting cycles/close process.
- Management and compliance of tax related matters
- Develop and manage an effective costing system.
- Conduct financial review of all contractual obligations.
- Implement and maintain compliance with appropriate accounting and internal controls in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley legislation.
- Analyze data and prepare executive summary for operational, financial and strategic decision making.
- Adherence and validation of financial statements for local and international issues (i.e., including financial statement preparation under IFRS/ASPE).
- Timely consolidation and reporting of financial results
- Conduct in-depth research on highly technical accounting issues and offer pertinent advice and insight.
- Lead and facilitate cross functional business initiatives.
- Prepare analysis and presentation of Internal Financial Reports to the Executive and members of Management monthly.
- Preparation of financial statements, forecasts, and analysis of the outcomes.
- Oversee daily operations of the finance and accounting department.
- Suggest benchmarks for measuring financial and operating performance.
- Prepare financial analysis for investment decisions and contract negotiations.
- Oversee the preparation of all supporting information for the annual audit and internal SOX compliance.
- Create financial models analyzing strategic business decisions.
- Perform analytical review of Balance Sheet and P&L accounts to assist with variance analysis.
The successful candidate has:
- University bachelor’s degree in business/accounting
- CPA designation (Canada and/or USA)
- Minimum 7-10+ years post-qualification management experience
- Experience working in Manufacturing environment
- Strong technical knowledge of ERP and Consolidation/Financial Reporting systems
- Strong comprehension of IFRS / US GAAP
- Working knowledge of CA / US tax is an asset.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Self-Driven, results oriented leader with experience building and mentoring teams.
- Analytical thinker with a detail-oriented mindset
Compensation and benefits:
- The salary is negotiable depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunity for professional development and growth
Meet Your Recruiter
Lindie De Gouveia
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Accounting & Finance
With 8 years of experience in agency recruiting and 15 years working in corporate roles, Lindie has sat on both sides of the table, giving her a deep understanding of the needs and challenges of her clients. Drawing on her expertise as a Branch Manager in a nationally recognized recruitment agency, combined with hands-on experience in finance and risk management, she specializes in the placement of accounting and finance professionals in Alberta.
Having managed staff of her own, Lindie has a demonstrated ability to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams—and now helps her clients do the same. She is highly detail-oriented, which shines through in her incisive questions to clients and the precision of her interviewing and job matching skills. She appreciates the dynamic nature of recruitment, including adapting to her clients’ evolving needs and the ever-changing job market.
Lindie made the move to Canada from South Africa in 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Business Management and Industrial Psychology, further enriching her ability to understand the human dynamics involved in recruitment, including personality ‘fit’ in the workplace. Outside of work, she keeps active with her teenager, balancing school, sports and outdoor activities.
