Controller
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$57 to $66 CAD / hour · Temporary
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Job details
- Pay
- $57 to $66 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Temporary
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Robert Half Management Resources is the worldwide leader in specialized consulting and staffing services for senior-level accounting, finance and business systems professionals.
Our construction client is seeking a controller to join their team on a 3-month interim basis. This is a full-time, on-site role (5 days/week) located in the east end offering a collaborative team environment, excellent work-life balance, and a modern office setting.
This opportunity also offers strong long-term potential, as the organization is planning a future ERP implementation, which could create additional career opportunities for the successful candidate.
The Controller’s duties will include:
- Oversee accounting operations for multiple entities.
- Manage monthly and year-end close activities, including Bank reconciliations, General ledger review and KPI reporting, WIP adjustments, Cash flow forecasting (13-week forecast), Project cost tracking
- Prepare and file monthly statutory remittances, including HST, Payroll source deductions, EHT, WSIB and RRSP Contributions
- Process weekly payroll remittances and employee expense reimbursements.
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, including collections oversight.
- Coordinate monthly progress billings and supplier payments.
- Prepare borrowing base and financial reporting packages for lenders.
- Support annual external audit processes.
- Maintain rent rolls and annual common area fee calculations.
- Ensure accurate setup of new projects/jobs within Sage.
- Assist with process improvement and evaluation of accounting operations.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong full-cycle accounting and financial reporting experience.
- Knowledge of payroll, indirect taxes, cash flow management, and audit coordination.
- CPA an asset
- Sage ERP experience is highly preferred.
- Bilingual in English and French an asset
- Construction, real estate, property management, or project-based accounting experience is considered a strong asset.
Job Reference Number: 0013538999
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Controller at a construction client will run the accounting operations for several entities, handle monthly and year-end close, and file statutory remittances. The role also covers payroll and payables and receivables, lender reporting, and audit support.
Requirements
Candidates need strong full-cycle accounting and financial reporting experience, plus knowledge of payroll, indirect taxes, cash flow and audit coordination. Sage ERP experience is highly preferred, and a CPA, bilingual English and French, and construction or project-based accounting experience are assets.
Skills
- Sage
- Sage ERP
- General ledger
- Bank reconciliation
- Cash flow forecasting
- 13-week cash flow forecast
- WIP adjustments
- Project cost tracking
- Payroll remittances
- HST remittances
- WSIB
- EHT
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Collections oversight
- Financial reporting
- Lender reporting
- Borrowing base
- External audit coordination
- Rent roll management
- Process improvement
- KPI reporting
- Full-cycle accounting
- Bilingual English and French
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Consulting
- Construction
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Controller
- accounting
- financial reporting
- month-end close
- year-end close
- bank reconciliation
- general ledger
- cash flow forecasting
- payroll
- HST
- WSIB
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- Sage
- ERP
- audit
- construction accounting
- project cost tracking
- CPA
- interim
Seniority
Senior
Licences and certifications
- CPA
Tools
- Sage
Languages
- English
- French