The Opportunity:
Our client is a Canadian multi-branch field services platform that has recently partnered with a leading Canadian private equity sponsor to build a national platform through organic growth and acquisition. The business is entering a significant period of growth, and the finance function is being rebuilt to support the next stage of the organization.
This is a newly created Corporate Controller position and the senior-most accounting role within the organization. Reporting directly to the VP, Finance & Strategic Operations, this individual will have broad responsibility across controllership, financial reporting, FP&A, controls, working capital, systems, and acquisition integration.
This is a hands-on opportunity for a finance leader who enjoys building processes, improving systems, and partnering directly with operational leaders in a growing, entrepreneurial environment.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Own the month-end and year-end close, financial statements, reporting packages, and accounting across multiple entities and provinces.
- Lead the company’s first external audit, fiscal year-end transition, and ongoing tax and statutory compliance.
- Build and strengthen the company’s internal controls, accounting processes, and financial infrastructure as the business scales.
- Own working capital, including billing, collections, DSO, unbilled WIP, cash forecasting, and liquidity management.
- Partner with the VP Finance on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, operating models, and KPI reporting.
- Drive finance systems improvement, automation, ERP implementation, and the elimination of manual processes.
- Support M&A due diligence and accounting integration of acquired businesses, including opening balances, chart of accounts, and controls.
- Lead and develop the accounting team while partnering with branch and operational leaders to improve financial performance.
What You’ll Need to Be Successful:
- CPA designation with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior accounting or controllership responsibility.
- Strong experience owning month-end close, financial reporting, and external audit processes.
- Hands-on FP&A experience across budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modelling.
- Demonstrated ability to build and improve processes, controls, and financial systems in a growing or evolving environment.
- Strong Excel and systems fluency, with an ability to identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.
- Experience in private equity, M&A, multi-entity reporting, or a distributed/branch-based operating environment is an asset.
- Experience with ERP implementations, job costing/WIP, Power BI, Power Query, or similar tools is an asset.
- A hands-on, commercially curious leader who is comfortable working with operational leaders, navigating ambiguity, and building structure in a fast-growing environment.
Compensation Range: $130,000 - $160,000 base salary + bonus
