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Financial Controller - 19201
Job Description
Our client is a well-respected and dynamic organization who are growing and developing. Edmonton. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking team who are passionate about what they do and the value that they offer in their professional services. If you are driven, fast paced, interested in growing in your title, with a strong background as a controller in a non for profit organization this could be the role for you!
Financial Controller responsibilities:
- Oversees daily financial operations, including accounting activities, reconciliations, and reporting
- Prepares financial reports for leadership and stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Manages budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, collaborating with department leads
- Oversees tax compliance in filings, T4, GST and non-for-profit rebates
- Maintain financial controls, monitor cash flow, and oversee credit management
- Support grant financial reporting, compliance, and funding-related analysis
- Coordinate external audits and ensure financial best practices
- Lead technology-driven process improvements and automation
- Develop and mentor finance team members, fostering a culture of growth
- Support financial aspects of organizational change and strategic initiatives
- A degree in business/finance with CPA designation is mandatory
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive full cycle accounting experience with 5+ years of finance experience at Controller level of Canadian experience is a must
- Experience in a non-for-profit organization with an understanding of regulated funding
- Strong critical thinking skills, able to trouble shoot and experienced with audits and working with auditors
- Strong technical skills in financial reporting and complex financial analysis
- The ability to "create, build and own" the finance function
- Ability and interest in working on both transactional and high-level finance functions
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Must be able to wear many hats and shift gears quickly as priorities change
- Excellent computer skills including Power User Excel abilities is a must, familiarity with QuickBooks software is an asset
- Experience with system implementation is a must
- Strong communication skills, high attention to detail and a passion for accounting and able to present financial information and mentor others
- Commitment to delivering excellence and continuous process improvement in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
- Able to work in the office in downtown Edmonton
- The discussed salary range is $95,000 - $120,000Â depending on experience
- Candidates with additional experience and higher compensation expectations may also be considered
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 3 weeks vacation
- Additional perks and benefits
- Opportunity to grow and develop in role and salary
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.