Controller
- Burnaby, BC, Canada
$80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- $80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
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Original job description
Controller / Accounting Manager
Metro Vancouver, BC | Full-Time | Hybrid with initial in-office onboarding
$80,000 – $100,000 base + discretionary bonus
About the Company
Our client is a well-established, privately held investment company with operating businesses across several industries. The head office finance team supports a group of five entities. It is a stable, long-term environment where good work gets noticed.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the CFO, the Controller/Accounting Manager owns the head office accounting function and the group’s consolidated reporting. We want a confident, independent finance professional who doesn’t wait to be told what to do. This person spots issues, thinks through the impact on the wider business, and brings recommendations, not just questions. This is a long-term, high-trust role for someone who wants to own a function and make it run well.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the month-end close and prepare head office and entity financial statements, management reporting packages and commentary
- Consolidate results across the group’s five entities
- Supervise, review and support an experienced Senior Accountant
- Run the annual budget cycle: build budgets for assigned entities and consolidate the group-wide forecast using established templates
- Track performance against budget and flag variances, risks and opportunities to the CFO
- Strengthen internal controls and find ways to simplify and automate processes
- Act as the main contact for year-end external accountants
- Oversee cash, bank activity and debt reporting
- Support financial analysis on growth initiatives and special projects
What You Bring
- A solid technical accounting foundation with progressive experience in month-end, financial statements and reporting
- Hands-on consolidation experience (required)
- Experience supervising or mentoring staff
- A track record of working independently: you take ownership, solve problems and need minimal oversight
- Strong Excel skills; Sage 300 or a similar ERP is an asset
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- A CPA designation is preferred, but strong candidates with equivalent experience will be considered
What’s Offered
- $80,000 – $100,000 base salary, plus a discretionary performance bonus
- Medical and dental benefits
- 3 weeks’ vacation
- Professional dues paid, plus a $2,000 professional development allowance and education support
- Hybrid work after an initial in-office training period
- Employee discount program and paid parking
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Responsibilities
Lead the head office accounting function, including month-end close, financial statements, management reporting, and consolidation across five entities. Supervise a Senior Accountant, manage budgeting and forecasting, monitor performance and cash activity, strengthen controls and processes, and coordinate year-end accounting while supporting growth initiatives.
Requirements
Candidates need progressive accounting experience, a strong technical foundation, hands-on consolidation experience, and experience supervising or mentoring staff. They should work independently, have strong Excel skills and clear communication abilities; Sage 300 experience and a CPA designation are preferred, though equivalent experience may be considered.
Skills
- Month-End Close
- Consolidated Reporting
- Financial Consolidation
- Management Reporting
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Process Improvement
- Process Automation
- Staff Supervision and Mentoring
- Cash Management
- Bank Activity Oversight
- Debt Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Excel
Benefits
- Discretionary Performance Bonus
- Medical Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Three Weeks' Vacation
- Professional Dues Paid
- $2,000 Professional Development Allowance
- Education Support
- Hybrid Work
- Employee Discount Program
- Paid Parking
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Controller
- Accounting Manager
- Accounting
- Month-End Close
- Financial Statements
- Consolidated Reporting
- Financial Consolidation
- Management Reporting
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Process Improvement
- Process Automation
- Cash Management
- Bank Activity
- Debt Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Excel
- Sage 300
- ERP
- CPA
- External Accountants
- Investment Management
- Multi-Entity Reporting