Certified Public Accountant Controller
- Montreal, QC, Canada
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π’ We're Hiring: Senior Advisor, Controllership
We are looking for an experienced finance and accounting professional to join a high-performing team in a strategic role combining technical accounting, financial reporting, governance, and business performance management.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who can go beyond traditional accounting, provide trusted financial advice, assess complex accounting matters, and influence business decisions through strong financial stewardship.
πΉ Key Responsibilities
Financial Performance & Analysis: Conduct variance analysis across actual and planned results, identify key financial and operational drivers, and prepare insightful performance commentary.
Month-End Reporting & Controls: Oversee month-end close activities, review financial results, reconciliations, journal entries, reporting submissions, and internal controls.
Technical Accounting & IFRS: Interpret and apply IFRS requirements, assess complex transactions, and provide recommendations on accounting judgments, estimates, and disclosures.
Governance & Risk Management: Ensure compliance with accounting policies and control standards, identify emerging financial reporting risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
Audit & Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Finance, Operations, Commercial, Legal, Tax, and internal and external auditors to resolve complex accounting matters.
Process Improvement & Transformation: Drive simplification, standardization, and automation of finance processes, reporting, and controls.
πΉ Required Qualifications
β CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
β Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.
β Proven experience applying IFRS in complex business environments.
β Experience with month-end close, financial controls, reconciliations, and financial performance analysis.
β Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
β Ability to connect financial results with operational and commercial drivers and communicate insights clearly.
β Proactive approach to risk identification, process improvement, and business partnering.
π£οΈ Language Requirement: Fluency in both English and French, written and spoken, is mandatory.
π Work Arrangement: Hybrid β Minimum 3 days onsite per week.
π© Interested candidates: Please share your updated resume and indicate your English and French proficiency when applying.
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Responsibilities
Oversee financial performance analysis, month-end reporting and controls, and the application of IFRS to complex accounting matters. Partner with internal teams and auditors to manage reporting risks and improve finance processes, reporting, and controls.
Requirements
Requires a CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting qualification, strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise, and proven experience applying IFRS in complex business environments. Candidates should have experience with month-end close, controls, reconciliations, and performance analysis, along with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills; fluency in English and French is mandatory.
Skills
- Financial Performance Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Financial Reporting
- IFRS
- Technical Accounting
- Internal Controls
- Reconciliations
- Governance
- Risk Management
- Audit Collaboration
- Process Improvement
- Finance Transformation
- Stakeholder Management
- Business Partnering
- Communication
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- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- CPA
- IFRS
- Technical Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Performance Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Financial Controls
- Reconciliations
- Journal Entries
- Governance
- Risk Management
- Accounting Policies
- Audit
- Financial Stewardship
- Process Improvement
- Process Automation
- Finance Transformation
- Business Partnering
- Stakeholder Management
- English
- French