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Operational Controller - 19211
Job Description
Operational Controller Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Compliance:
- Manage financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for cross-border operations, ensuring consistency and accuracy in financial statements.
- Ensure adherence to Canadian and U.S. financial regulations, including IFRS, ASPE, GAAP, CRA, and IRS tax laws.
- Ensure compliance with Canadian and U.S. tax regulations, including sales taxes and cross-border payroll requirements.
- Prepare and manage compliance requirements for CBSA and CARMs legal bodies.
- Coordinate and prepare year-end documentation, including T4s and T5s, in collaboration with external accountants.
- Deposit cheques into Canadian and U.S. bank accounts and notify the AR department for posting.
- Perform weekly bank reconciliations for both Canadian and U.S. accounts.
- Enter AP invoices from vendors and cross-check goods receipt POs with corresponding invoices.
- Process landed costs for duty and freight, amortizing them across inventory.
- Review and process AP payments weekly, including EFT arrangements.
- Liaise with the purchasing department regarding POs and invoice discrepancies.
- Oversee foreign currency transactions, hedging strategies, intercompany accounting, and ensure compliance with Canada-U.S. tax treaties.
- Manage customs duties, tariffs, and trade regulations affecting cross-border operations.
- Liaise with U.S. counterparts for all cross-border accounting matters.
- Close monthly financial information and prepare management accounts, including balance sheets, P&L statements, cash flow statements, and normalized P&L.
- Create monthly Fathom management reports.
- Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and review management financials for discrepancies.
- Prepare documents for shareholders’ meetings and manage dividend calculations and payments.
- Liaise monthly with third-party payroll providers for employee pay runs.
- Coordinate with accountants for depreciation schedules and year-end documentation.
- Utilize SAP Business One ERP system to enhance reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Leverage ERP capabilities for financial analysis, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
- 5+ years of experience in financial management, accounting, or controlling, ideally within a multinational Canada-U.S. environment.
- CPA, CMA, CFA, or equivalent designation preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Canadian and U.S. tax laws, transfer pricing, and financial reporting standards.
- Experience with CRA and IRS audits.
- Proficiency in SAP Business One ERP and financial reporting tools.
- Excellent analytical, leadership, and communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Salary range: $90,000 - $120,000, depending on experience.
- Candidates with additional experience and higher compensation expectations will be considered.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
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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.