VP, Controller

At Raymond James, we develop, we collaborate, we decide, we deliver, and we improve together.

Raymond James Ltd. is Canada’s leading independent investment dealers offering high quality investment products and services to Canadians seeking customized solutions to their wealth management needs.

Vice President, Controller

How does the role impact the organization?

The Vice President, Controller is a senior finance leader responsible for the integrity of the organization’s financial records, consolidated financial statements, regulatory reporting, accounting policies, controls, and core accounting operations. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the role provides trusted advice to executive leadership, ensures compliance with applicable accounting tax and regulatory requirements, and builds scalable processes that support accurate, timely, and decision-useful financial information. The Vice President, Controller leads the financial reporting team and promotes accountability, operational discipline, sound risk management, inter-departmental teamwork, service excellence and continuous improvement.

What will your role be responsible for?

Controllership and Executive Leadership

• Serve as the organization’s authority on accounting, financial reporting, corporate tax and controllership matters.
• Advise the Chief Financial Officer and executive leadership on accounting conclusions, reporting risks, control matters, and regulatory developments.
• Establish the operating model, service standards, and priorities in alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Provide clear, balanced recommendations on complex transactions, organizational initiatives, and matters affecting financial integrity.

Financial Reporting and Close

• Lead accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual close, consolidation, and financial statement preparation.
• Ensure financial reporting complies with IFRS, applicable U.S. GAAP requirements, corporate policies, and disclosure obligations.
• Own accounting policies and conclusions for complex, unusual, or significant transactions, ensuring decisions are appropriately documented.
• Provide executive and governance reporting that clearly explains financial results, material judgements, emerging issues, and required actions.

Regulatory Reporting and Capital Compliance

• Oversee complete, accurate, and timely regulatory reporting and regulatory capital calculations for the organization and applicable subsidiaries.
• Maintain current knowledge of CIRO requirements and, where applicable, FINRA, OSFI, CSA , and other regulatory obligations.
• Establish effective review, certification, escalation, and evidence-retention processes for regulatory submissions.
• Monitor capital, liquidity, and reporting risks and advise leadership promptly on emerging requirements, issues, or potential breaches.

Internal Controls, Audit, and Compliance

• Design, maintain, and continuously improve the internal control framework over financial and regulatory reporting.
• Safeguard the integrity of the general ledger, reconciliations, financial systems, and supporting data through clear ownership and effective review controls.
• Lead relationships with internal and external auditors, coordinate audit deliverables, and ensure findings are resolved appropriately and on time.
• Promote compliance with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and corporate policy requirements while ensuring material issues are transparently escalated.

Accounting Operations and Finance Transformation

• Oversee accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards and organizational requirements.
• Maintain effective close, consolidation reconciliation, and reporting processes.
• Ensure financial data, policies procedures and records are complete, consistent, secure and audit ready.
• Ensure finance systems, the chart of accounts, data flows, and reporting structures support reliable consolidation, analysis, and regulatory reporting.
• Lead process simplification, standardization, automation, and responsible adoption of emerging technologies to improve timeliness, accuracy, and scalability.
• Partner with, Private Client & Equity Capital Markets Leadership, Treasury, Risk, Operations, Technology, and other functions to support business decisions, transactions, integrations, and enterprise initiatives.

People Leadership

• Build, lead, and retain a high-performing finance team with strong technical, operational, and business-partnering capabilities.
• Set clear expectations, decision rights, service standards, and accountabilities across the function.
• Coach and develop leaders, maintain succession plans, and build capacity for evolving reporting, regulatory, and technology requirements.
• Foster an inclusive culture grounded in integrity, professional judgement, service excellence, constructive challenge, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What can you expect from us?

Our most important investment is in people.  Upon eligibility, Raymond James Ltd offers flexible workstyles, a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits range from Health Benefits, RRSP Matching Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Days, Discretionary Bonuses, Tuition Reimbursement and many more! We also support internal promotion and community involvement.

What do we expect from you?

• Minimum 10 years progressive accounting and controllership experience, including leadership responsibility for financial reporting, accounting operations, controls, and audit
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, commerce, business administration, or a related discipline.
• Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant designation or an equivalent recognized professional accounting designation is required.
• Willingness to complete CIRO Directors & Executive exam or equivalent within 1 year of employment.
• Completion or intention to complete CIRO CFO exam.
• Advanced technical knowledge of IFRS experience assessing and documenting complex accounting matters.
• Experience in a regulated financial services environment, including regulatory reporting and capital requirements, is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated boardroom experience advising senior executives and presenting financial, results , analysis and risk related matters to executive or governance audiences.
• Proven success leading and developing teams, strengthening internal controls, improving close processes, and implementing finance systems or automation.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation, US-Canada cross-border operations, tax, treasury, and working knowledge of U.S. GAAP; and significant transactions is an asset.
• Work experience in a Big 4 Accounting firm is an asset.
• Completion of Finra series 27 exam is an asset.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic perspective: Connects financial insight to enterprise priorities and long-term outcomes.
• Financial and business acumen: Applies rigorous analysis and commercial judgement to complex decisions.
• Executive communication: Presents clear, concise, and credible advice to senior stakeholders.
• Enterprise collaboration: Builds trust across functions and constructively influences decisions.
• Risk and control mindset: Balances business agility with disciplined governance and accountability.
• Change leadership: Leads transformation with clarity, resilience, and a focus on sustainable adoption.
• People leadership: Creates an inclusive environment that develops talent and enables strong performance.
• Integrity: Demonstrates discretion, objectivity, and consistently high ethical standards.

Working Conditions

• Works in-office 4-5 days per week
• Requires occasional travel and availability outside standard business hours during reporting cycles, audits, transactions, or other critical business periods.
• Handles confidential, sensitive, and material financial information with a high degree of discretion.

We encourage our associates at all levels to:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

Salary Range: $190,000 - 225,000 annually, in addition to competitive performance bonuses/incentives.

Actual compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, internal equity, and other job requirements.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

At Raymond James – we honor, value, respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic self, our organization, clients and communities thrive, it is part of our people-first culture. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.

Here at Raymond James we demonstrate our commitment to ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates. To request accommodations, candidates are instructed to contact Human Resources via email at recruitment@raymondjames.ca. By reaching out to this email address, candidates can communicate their specific requirements and discuss the necessary accommodations they may need to participate fully in the recruitment process.

We may use automated or AI-enabled tools to support parts of our recruitment and screening process, including screening, assessing or selecting applicants where applicable. These tools help us review applications efficiently, but they do not replace human decision-making.