Original job description
Location: Remote (Lower Mainland)
Compensation: $100, 000 - $120, 000 + Benefits
Our client is a young, ambitious, and rapidly growing accounting firm specializing in fractional Controller services for a diverse portfolio of clients. Built on a foundation of quality, efficiency, and modern cloud-based tools, they have created a fully remote model that prioritizes both high performance and work/life balance.
Due to continued growth, they are looking to add a CPA-designated Controller to their team. This individual will play a key role in managing client relationships, overseeing junior staff, and ensuring the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting.
Advantages
Why This Role Stands Out
- 100% remote model with strong operational structure
- Exposure to a diverse and growing client base
- Opportunity to join a high-growth firm at an early stage
- Competitive compensation
- Medical and dental benefits
- A leadership team that values efficiency, autonomy, and balance
Responsibilities
Client Relationship Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of clients
- Coordinate the collection of financial information and provide ongoing guidance and support
- Address client inquiries and ensure a high standard of service delivery
Full-Cycle Accounting & Financial Oversight
- Oversee general ledger maintenance, bank reconciliations, AP/AR, and financial statement preparation
- Lead and review month-end close processes
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial reporting
Team Leadership
- Review and mentor two junior accountants
- Provide technical guidance and ensure quality control standards are met
Compliance & Reporting
- Oversee GST, PST, and payroll deductions filings (training provided if needed)
Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to enhance accounting workflows and improve operational efficiency
- Support the firm’s commitment to leveraging technology and modern systems
Qualifications
- Canadian CPA designation (required)
- Strong experience managing month-end close and preparing financial statements
- Solid technical accounting knowledge and practical application skills
- Proficiency with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Sage 50
- Experience working in an accounting services firm with a track record of successfully managing multiple client accounts simultaneously.
- Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data analysis)
- Strong communication skills and ability to build trusted client relationships
Summary
If you’d like to learn more about this role, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muycocrystal/
Or email me directly at: crystal.muyco@randstad.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest in this exciting opportunity; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
