Group Controller
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
$110,000 to $120,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- Pay
- $110,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle month-end and financial statement preparation
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Group Controller
Metro Vancouver, BC | Full-Time | Hybrid (in-office during onboarding)
$110,000 – $120,000 base + annual bonus
About the Company
Our client is a family-owned group of companies with operating businesses in several sectors. A small, capable head office finance team supports the group’s portfolio of entities. Leadership is stable and tenure is long, and people here are trusted to run their areas.
About the Role
The Group Controller reports to the CFO and leads the head office accounting team. You’ll own reporting and consolidation for the group. This role suits someone who takes charge without being asked. You’ll look ahead to what’s coming and explain what the numbers mean for the business, not only what they are. You’ll be the CFO’s right hand on financial operations, with the freedom to improve how things are done.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the monthly close and deliver accurate financial statements, management reports and variance commentary for head office and each operating entity
- Prepare group consolidations, including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations
- Lead, coach and review the work of the accounting team
- Coordinate the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts, working with entity leaders to build and consolidate group projections
- Monitor results against plan and give the CFO early warning on trends, risks and opportunities
- Review and improve internal controls, policies and procedures, and find chances to streamline and automate
- Manage the year-end process and act as the main contact for external accountants
- Oversee cash management, banking relationships, debt covenant reporting and cash flow forecasting
- Provide financial modelling and analysis for acquisitions, capital projects and other strategic initiatives
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle month-end and financial statement preparation
- Hands-on multi-entity consolidation experience (required)
- Experience leading or developing an accounting team
- A self-starter who owns their work, makes sound judgment calls and works well with little oversight
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with Sage 300 or a comparable ERP is an asset
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- CPA designation preferred; candidates with equivalent experience are encouraged to apply
What’s in It for You
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Professional dues covered, a $2,000 annual development allowance and support for further education
- Hybrid flexibility once onboarding is complete
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead the head office accounting team and own monthly close, financial reporting, and multi-entity consolidation, including intercompany reconciliations. Coordinate budgets and forecasts, oversee cash and year-end processes, strengthen controls, and provide analysis and early insight to the CFO on business performance and strategic initiatives.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of progressive accounting experience, hands-on multi-entity consolidation experience, and experience leading or developing an accounting team. Candidates should have advanced Excel skills, strong communication and independent judgment; a CPA designation is preferred, and Sage 300 or a comparable ERP is an asset.
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close
- Multi-Entity Consolidation
- Intercompany Reconciliation
- Team Leadership and Coaching
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Process Improvement and Automation
- Cash Management
- Debt Covenant Reporting
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Financial Modeling
- Advanced Excel
- Sage 300
Benefits
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Professional Dues Covered
- Annual Development Allowance
- Further Education Support
- Hybrid Flexibility
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Accounting
- Group Controller
- CPA
- Financial Operations
- Monthly Close
- Financial Statements
- Management Reporting
- Group Consolidation
- Intercompany Reconciliation
- Budgeting
- Quarterly Reforecasting
- Variance Commentary
- Internal Controls
- Policies and Procedures
- Process Automation
- Year-End Process
- External Accountants
- Cash Management
- Banking Relationships
- Debt Covenant Reporting
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Financial Modeling
- Acquisitions
- Capital Projects
- Advanced Excel
- Sage 300
- ERP