Contrôleur·euse corporatif·ve / Corporate Controller
- Remote, Canada
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Original job description
English section of this bilingual listing.
*Possibility of renewal or permanent hire based on business needs
About Mila
Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the Université de Montréal, Mila brings together researchers specializing in artificial intelligence, and more specifically in machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning. Recognized worldwide for its important contributions to the field of deep learning, Mila has particularly distinguished itself in language modeling, machine translation, object recognition and generative models. Since 2017, Mila has been the fruit of a collaboration between Université de Montréal and McGill University, in close collaboration with Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal.
Mila's mission is to be a global hub of scientific advances that inspires innovation and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of all.
Role description
Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, within an 18-person Finance & BI team, you will ensure the quality of accounting information and oversee the coordination of financial operations and controls across the entire Mila corporate group (Mila NPO, related entities, and potential future international subsidiaries, etc.) in a context of growth and business expansion.
Working in direct collaboration with the other managers on the Finance & BI team, you will be responsible for the procure-to-pay (P2P), payroll, and order-to-cash (O2C) cycles, as well as the coordination of monthly and annual closes, while contributing to continuous process improvement.
Your expertise will help ensure effective financial management that benefits the group's various entities. You will also contribute closely to various special projects, including the creation of new subsidiaries.
Responsibilities
- For all corporate group entities served by Mila's Finance team:
- Ensure the quality of accounting information, acting in a quality-control capacity and as an accounting standards advisor;
- Oversee all monthly and annual accounting cycle processes, as well as payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable;
- Coordinate the annual financial audit and interactions with the auditing firm;
- Design and implement finance and accounting-related controls;
- Participate in continuous improvement, particularly following the recent implementation of a new ERP, and ensure the documentation of accounting processes;
- Approve invoices, financial transactions, and journal entries;
- Prepare certain deliverables, documents, and reports for the audit committee while ensuring the delivery schedule is met;
- Ensure the satisfaction of internal clients and entities served by the shared services offered by the Finance team;
- Depending on the profile of the selected candidate, this role could include the direct supervision of a 3-person team (Assistant Controller, Accounting Technician, Payroll Specialist).
Your profil
- University degree in accounting;
- 7 to 10 years of relevant experience, combining audit experience (Big Four / large firm an asset) AND experience as a financial controller or equivalent;
- CPA designation required;
- Knowledge of NetSuite (a major asset);
- Experience with accounting for financial instruments, an asset;
- Experience with NPO accounting, an asset;
- In-depth knowledge of taxation, an asset;
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients and the leadership team;
- Excellent analytical and synthesis skills;
- Demonstrated thoroughness and strong attention to detail;
- Demonstrated resourcefulness, initiative, and autonomy;
- High level of professional rigor;
- Ability to foster teamwork and collaboration;
- Advanced knowledge of the Google Suite (Google Sheets & Google Docs) and/or Microsoft Office (Excel and Word);
- Bilingualism, due to interactions required in the role with some of our English-speaking partners, stakeholders, or members of our academic community.
Great reasons to work at Mila
- The opportunity to contribute to a unique mission with a major impact;
- A comprehensive group insurance program (health, dental, disability, life, travel and extended benefits);
- An employee and family assistance program;
- Access to a telemedicine service;
- A vacation policy offering a base of 20 days' vacation upon hiring;
- A retirement savings plan with a minimum employer contribution of 4%;
- A generous flexible package allowing you to tailor your benefits to what contributes to your well-being. You can select and combine options to suit your needs, including lifestyle credits, enhanced insurance, extra vacation days and enriched pension contributions;
- Flexible working hours, a summer schedule and the possibility of telecommuting;
- A work environment in the heart of Little Italy, in the trendy Mile-Ex district, close to public transportation;
- A team of passionate experts in their field;
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
We want to know you
At Mila, diversity is important to us. We value a work environment that is fair, open and respectful of differences. We encourage anyone who wants to work in an ecosystem that is constantly evolving and stimulated to contribute to the application and definition of a healthy and inclusive culture, to apply.
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.
Read the full bilingual original
*possibilité de renouvellement ou d'embauche permanente en fonction des besoins d'affaires
À propos de MilaFondé par le professeur Yoshua Bengio de l’Université de Montréal, Mila rassemble des chercheurs spécialisés en intelligence artificielle et plus précisément en apprentissage automatique, apprentissage profond et apprentissage par renforcement. Reconnu mondialement pour ses importantes contributions au domaine de l’apprentissage profond, Mila s’est particulièrement distingué dans la modélisation du langage, la traduction automatique, la reconnaissance d’objets et les modèles génératifs. Depuis 2017, Mila est le fruit d’une collaboration entre l’Université de Montréal et l’Université McGill, en lien étroit avec Polytechnique Montréal et HEC Montréal.
Mila s’est donné pour mission d’être un pôle mondial d’avancées scientifiques qui inspire l’innovation et l’essor de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) au bénéfice de tous.
Pour en connaitre davantage, veuillez consulter https://mila.quebec/
Description du mandatRelevant du Directeur Principal, Finances, au sein d’une équipe Finances & BI de 18 personnes, vous serez garant·e de la qualité de l’information comptable, responsable de la coordination des opérations et des contrôles financiers de l’ensemble du groupe corporatif de Mila (Mila OBNL, entités liées et potentielles filiales internationales à venir, etc), dans un contexte de croissance et d’expansion des activités.
En collaboration directe avec les autres gestionnaires de l’équipe Finances & BI, vous serez responsable des cycles des achats (P2P), de la paie, des revenus (O2C), et de la coordination des clôtures mensuelles et annuelles, tout en participant à l'amélioration continue des processus. Votre expertise contribuera à assurer une gestion financière performante qui bénéficie aux différentes entités du groupe.
Vous serez également amené·e à contribuer étroitement à différents projets spéciaux, dont la création de nouvelles filiales.
Fonctions et responsabilités- Pour l’ensemble des entités du groupe corporatif desservies par les services de l’équipe Finances de Mila:
- Garantir la qualité de l'information comptable, jouer un rôle de contrôle-qualité et d’expert·e-conseil en normes comptables
- Superviser l’ensemble des processus du cycle comptable mensuel et annuel, de la paie et des payables et recevables;
- Coordonner l’audit financier annuel et l'interaction avec la firme de vérification;
- Concevoir et déployer les contrôles liés aux finances et à la comptabilité;
- Participer à l’amélioration continue, notamment suite à l’implantation récente d’un nouveau ERP, et s’assurer de la documentation des processus comptables;
- Approuver des factures, transactions financières et écritures comptables;
- Préparer certains livrables, documents et rapports pour le comité d’audit en s'assurant de respecter le calendrier de livraison;
- S’assurer de la satisfaction des clients internes et entités desservies par les services partagés offerts par l’équipe Finances;
- Selon le profil de la personne sélectionnée, ce rôle pourrait inclure la supervision directe d’une équipe de 3 personnes (Assistant·e contrôleur·euse, Technicien·ne comptable, Spécialiste de la paie) .
- Diplôme universitaire en comptabilité;
- 7 à 10 années d'expérience pertinente, combinant expérience en audit (grand cabinet un atout) ET expérience comme contrôleur·euse financier·ère ou l’équivalent;
- Titre professionnel CPA requis;
- Connaissance de Netsuite (un atout majeur);
- Expérience avec la comptabilité d’instruments financiers, un atout;
- Expérience avec la comptabilité d’OBNL, un atout;
- Connaissances approfondies en fiscalité, un atout;
- Capacité à établir et à maintenir des relations de travail efficaces avec les clients internes et l'équipe de direction;
- Excellente capacité d’analyse et de synthèse;
- Fait preuve de minutie et d’un grand souci du détail;
- Fait preuve de débrouillardise, d’initiative et d’autonomie;
- Haut niveau de rigueur professionnelle;
- Aptitude à favoriser le travail d’équipe et la collaboration;
- Connaissance avancée de la suite Suite Google-Google sheet & Google doc. et/ou Microsoft Office-Excel et Word;
- Être bilingue, en raison des interactions que vous aurez dans le cadre de votre emploi avec certains de nos partenaires, parties prenantes, ou membres de notre communauté académique anglophones.
- L’occasion de contribuer à une mission unique avec un impact important;
- Un programme d’assurance collective complet (maladie, dentaire, invalidité, vie, assurance voyage et garanties complémentaires);
- Un programme d’aide aux employés et à la famille;
- Un accès à un service de télémédecine;
- Une politique de congés annuels offrant une base de 20 jours de vacances dès l’embauche;
- Un régime d’épargne retraite avec contribution de l’employeur minimale de 4%;
- Une généreuse enveloppe flexible vous permettant de personnaliser vos avantages sociaux en fonction de ce qui contribue à votre bien-être;
- Un horaire flexible, un horaire d’été et une possibilité de télétravail;
- Un milieu de travail au cœur de la Petite Italie, dans le quartier branché Mile-Ex, à proximité des transports en commun;
- Une équipe d’experts de leur domaine, des gens passionnés et passionnants;
- Une ambiance de travail collaborative et inclusive.
À Mila, la diversité nous tient à cœur. Nous valorisons un environnement de travail équitable, ouvert et respectueux des différences. Nous encourageons toute personne souhaitant œuvrer dans un écosystème en progression continue et stimulée à contribuer à l’application et la définition d’une culture saine et inclusive, à postuler.
Veuillez noter que seules les personnes sélectionnées seront contactées.
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Start: January 2027 - 18-months temporary position*Possibility of renewal or permanent hire based on business needs
About MilaFounded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the Université de Montréal, Mila brings together researchers specializing in artificial intelligence, and more specifically in machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning. Recognized worldwide for its important contributions to the field of deep learning, Mila has particularly distinguished itself in language modeling, machine translation, object recognition and generative models. Since 2017, Mila has been the fruit of a collaboration between Université de Montréal and McGill University, in close collaboration with Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal.
Mila's mission is to be a global hub of scientific advances that inspires innovation and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of all.
Role descriptionReporting to the Senior Director, Finance, within an 18-person Finance & BI team, you will ensure the quality of accounting information and oversee the coordination of financial operations and controls across the entire Mila corporate group (Mila NPO, related entities, and potential future international subsidiaries, etc.) in a context of growth and business expansion.
Working in direct collaboration with the other managers on the Finance & BI team, you will be responsible for the procure-to-pay (P2P), payroll, and order-to-cash (O2C) cycles, as well as the coordination of monthly and annual closes, while contributing to continuous process improvement.
Your expertise will help ensure effective financial management that benefits the group's various entities. You will also contribute closely to various special projects, including the creation of new subsidiaries.
Responsibilities- For all corporate group entities served by Mila's Finance team:
- Ensure the quality of accounting information, acting in a quality-control capacity and as an accounting standards advisor;
- Oversee all monthly and annual accounting cycle processes, as well as payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable;
- Coordinate the annual financial audit and interactions with the auditing firm;
- Design and implement finance and accounting-related controls;
- Participate in continuous improvement, particularly following the recent implementation of a new ERP, and ensure the documentation of accounting processes;
- Approve invoices, financial transactions, and journal entries;
- Prepare certain deliverables, documents, and reports for the audit committee while ensuring the delivery schedule is met;
- Ensure the satisfaction of internal clients and entities served by the shared services offered by the Finance team;
- Depending on the profile of the selected candidate, this role could include the direct supervision of a 3-person team (Assistant Controller, Accounting Technician, Payroll Specialist).
- University degree in accounting;
- 7 to 10 years of relevant experience, combining audit experience (Big Four / large firm an asset) AND experience as a financial controller or equivalent;
- CPA designation required;
- Knowledge of NetSuite (a major asset);
- Experience with accounting for financial instruments, an asset;
- Experience with NPO accounting, an asset;
- In-depth knowledge of taxation, an asset;
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients and the leadership team;
- Excellent analytical and synthesis skills;
- Demonstrated thoroughness and strong attention to detail;
- Demonstrated resourcefulness, initiative, and autonomy;
- High level of professional rigor;
- Ability to foster teamwork and collaboration;
- Advanced knowledge of the Google Suite (Google Sheets & Google Docs) and/or Microsoft Office (Excel and Word);
- Bilingualism, due to interactions required in the role with some of our English-speaking partners, stakeholders, or members of our academic community.
- The opportunity to contribute to a unique mission with a major impact;
- A comprehensive group insurance program (health, dental, disability, life, travel and extended benefits);
- An employee and family assistance program;
- Access to a telemedicine service;
- A vacation policy offering a base of 20 days' vacation upon hiring;
- A retirement savings plan with a minimum employer contribution of 4%;
- A generous flexible package allowing you to tailor your benefits to what contributes to your well-being. You can select and combine options to suit your needs, including lifestyle credits, enhanced insurance, extra vacation days and enriched pension contributions;
- Flexible working hours, a summer schedule and the possibility of telecommuting;
- A work environment in the heart of Little Italy, in the trendy Mile-Ex district, close to public transportation;
- A team of passionate experts in their field;
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
At Mila, diversity is important to us. We value a work environment that is fair, open and respectful of differences. We encourage anyone who wants to work in an ecosystem that is constantly evolving and stimulated to contribute to the application and definition of a healthy and inclusive culture, to apply.
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Corporate Controller will oversee financial operations, including accounting cycles, payroll, and internal controls for the Mila corporate group. They will also coordinate annual audits and contribute to continuous process improvement and special projects.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a university degree in accounting and a CPA designation with 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in audit and financial control. Strong analytical skills, proficiency in accounting software, and bilingualism are required.
Skills
- Accounting
- Financial control
- Audit coordination
- Financial reporting
- Procure-to-pay
- Order-to-cash
- Payroll
- NetSuite
- Financial analysis
- Taxation
- Process improvement
- Internal controls
- Google Suite
- Microsoft Office
- Bilingualism
Benefits
- Group insurance program
- Employee and family assistance program
- Telemedicine service
- 20 days vacation
- Retirement savings plan
- Flexible benefits package
- Flexible working hours
- Summer schedule
- Telecommuting
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- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Science & Research
- Technology
Keywords
- Corporate Controller
- Finance
- Accounting
- CPA
- Audit
- NetSuite
- Financial Instruments
- NPO
- Taxation
- Procure-to-pay
- Order-to-cash
- Payroll
- Internal Controls
- Financial Reporting
- ERP
- Google Sheets
- Google Docs
- Excel
- Word
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Financial Management
- Budgeting
- Compliance
- Shared Services
- Strategic Planning
- Process Documentation
- Stakeholder Management
- Bilingual