Senior Controller

Senior Controller, CPA | Calgary, AB (Onsite)

Novastone Capital Advisors

Base salary: $125,000 CAD + performance bonus

About the opportunity

Novastone Capital Advisors is hiring a Senior Controller for one of its Alberta operating companies. The company runs early learning and out-of-school care programs across multiple sites. It is entering a new phase of growth under new leadership and institutional ownership.

This is the company’s first in-house senior finance hire. You will build the finance function, and you will report directly to the CEO. If you do well, the role is designed to grow into a VP of Finance as the business expands into new sites and new provinces.

Experience in the child care sector matters a lot for this role. If you have worked with CWELCC, provincial child care grants, subsidy claims or licensed child care operations, put that at the top of your application.

What you will own

• Monthly close, consolidation and financial reporting across more than one legal entity, including a non-profit entity
• CWELCC and provincial grant claims, reconciliations and compliance, which fund a large share of revenue
• Payroll oversight for a large, multi-site workforce
• Lender covenant reporting, the annual audit and monthly reporting to the board and investors
• Budgets, site-level forecasts and financial models for new locations
• Bringing accounting work in-house from an outsourced provider, including setting up systems, controls and processes
• Hiring and developing a small finance team over time

What you bring

• CPA designation (required)
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller, Assistant Controller or senior accounting lead
• Experience in the child care, early learning or education sector (strongly preferred)
• Hands-on knowledge of government funding, grant compliance or subsidy reconciliation
• Experience with multi-site or multi-entity operations
• Comfort working with lenders, auditors and investors
• A builder’s mindset: you like creating structure where little exists, and you want to grow into an executive role

Why join

• Report directly to the CEO and help shape where the company goes next
• A clear path to VP Finance
• Backing from an institutional investor that is committed to long-term growth
• Work that supports families and children in your community

Location: Calgary, Alberta. Fully onsite.

• To apply: Submit your resume through LinkedIn along with a short note about your child care or grant-funded experience.