Controller
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Greater Toronto Area, Canada, Canada
$130,000 to $160,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $130,000 to $160,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller or Finance Manager
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Salary: $130,000 - $160,000
Role status: Current opening
Our client: A long-established, family-owned construction company based in Toronto, Ontario.
isgSearch is hiring a Corporate Controller on behalf of our client. This is a senior leadership role: you'll lead a finance team of seven and work directly with ownership on decisions that shape the business. It suits a hands-on leader who enjoys the pace and personality of a private, owner-managed company.
Principal tasks and responsibilities include:
- Lead and develop a finance and administration team of seven, including credit, AP, invoicing and subcontractor pay
- Own month-end and year-end close, financial statements, accruals and variance analysis
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
- Oversee job costing, WIP and project profitability across multiple divisions
- Oversee payroll for a unionized workforce, plus benefits and pension administration
- Manage commercial insurance, claims and risk, working with legal counsel and insurers as needed
- Partner with ownership and the senior management team on reporting, strategy and growth plans
- Work with external auditors on year-end and tax filings
- Improve processes, controls and ERP reporting
- CPA designation
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller or Finance Manager
- Has managed a team of 4 or more
- Job costing and WIP experience (construction, homebuilding or contracting), or product costing in manufacturing
- Experience in a private, owner-managed or family-run company of $25M-$100M in revenue
- Comfortable presenting recommendations to owners and working through differing views professionally
- Unionized payroll and Ontario Construction Act knowledge are assets
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV or similar ERP experience is an asset
- Able to work on-site 5 days a week
- Employer-contributed pension
- 100% employer-paid health and dental benefits
- A financially strong company with a long track record and real growth plans
- A seat on the senior management team
- Reasonable hours
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a seven-person finance and administration team while overseeing financial close, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, job costing, WIP, payroll, insurance, and risk management. Partner with ownership and senior leaders on strategy and growth, coordinate audits and tax filings, and improve processes, controls, and ERP reporting.
Requirements
Requires a CPA designation, at least eight years of progressive accounting experience including Controller or Finance Manager experience, and experience managing a team of four or more. Candidates should have construction-related job costing and WIP experience or manufacturing product-costing experience, and be comfortable advising owners; unionized payroll, Ontario Construction Act knowledge, and Microsoft Dynamics NAV or similar ERP experience are assets.
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Month-End and Year-End Close
- Financial Reporting
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Job Costing
- Work in Progress (WIP) Analysis
- Project Profitability Analysis
- Unionized Payroll
- Benefits and Pension Administration
- Commercial Insurance and Risk Management
- Audit Coordination
- Tax Filings
- Process Improvement
- Internal Controls
- ERP Reporting
Benefits
- Employer-Contributed Pension
- Employer-Paid Health Benefits
- Employer-Paid Dental Benefits
- Reasonable Working Hours
- Senior Management Team Seat
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Construction
Keywords
- CPA
- Corporate Controller
- Construction
- Finance and Administration
- Month-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Financial Statements
- Accruals
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Job Costing
- Work in Progress (WIP)
- Project Profitability
- Unionized Payroll
- Benefits Administration
- Pension Administration
- Commercial Insurance
- Claims Management
- Risk Management
- External Auditors
- Tax Filings
- Process Improvement
- Internal Controls
- ERP Reporting
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Ontario Construction Act
- Subcontractor Payments