Assistant Controller
- Brampton, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with experience in a controllership or senior accounting role.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Charger Logistics is a leading asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions provider with operations across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Charger has grown into a North American logistics organization offering transportation, warehousing, distribution, brokerage, and cross-border supply chain solutions.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized professional to join our Finance team as a Assistant Controller .
Responsibilities:- Oversee the consolidation of financial statements for multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
- Manage and review month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and financial reporting.
- Perform review and quality-control procedures over financial statements, supporting schedules, and accounting analyses.
- Coordinate with internal and external auditors and provide required documentation and explanations.
- Lead and develop the accounting team, including workload allocation, performance management, coaching, and training.
- Establish and improve accounting processes and internal controls to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Analyze financial results and investigate significant variances, trends, and unusual transactions.
- Support senior management with financial reporting, accounting analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and ad hoc projects.
- Manage multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining high standards of financial reporting and team performance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or equivalent professional designation preferred.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with experience in a controllership or senior accounting role.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, month-end/year-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and consolidation accounting.
- Experience reviewing financial statements and ensuring compliance with GAAP/ASPE and internal accounting policies.
- Strong understanding of internal controls, accounting processes, and audit requirements.
- Experience managing intercompany transactions, consolidations, and multi-entity reporting.
- Ability to analyze financial results, investigate variances, and provide meaningful financial insights to management.
- Experience leading, coaching, and developing accounting teams, with strong people-management skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, problem-solving, and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and financial/accounting systems, with experience improving reporting and accounting processes.
- Competitive compensation package
- Healthcare Benefit Package
- Career Growth
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Assistant Controller will oversee the consolidation of financial statements and manage month-end and year-end close activities across multiple entities. Additionally, the role involves leading the accounting team, improving internal controls, and providing financial analysis to support senior management.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, with a CPA designation preferred. A minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience in a senior or controllership role is required, along with strong proficiency in financial systems and GAAP/ASPE compliance.
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Consolidation accounting
- Month-end close
- Year-end close
- Account reconciliation
- Internal controls
- Audit coordination
- Team leadership
- Performance management
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Excel
- GAAP
- ASPE
- Intercompany transactions
Benefits
- Healthcare benefit package
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Logistics
- Transportation
Keywords
- Assistant Controller
- Financial Statements
- Consolidation
- Month-end
- Year-end
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliation
- Intercompany Transactions
- Financial Reporting
- Audit
- Accounting Team
- Internal Controls
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- GAAP
- ASPE
- Excel
- CPA
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Finance
- Accounting
- Management
- Reporting
- Compliance
- Quality Control
- Performance Management
- Coaching
- Training