Corporate Controller
Our client is seeking an experienced Corporate Controller to lead the organization’s accounting and financial reporting functions. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for a CPA who brings a strong foundation in public practice along with significant corporate accounting experience. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of financial reporting, supporting strategic decision-making, and strengthening accounting processes across the organization.
The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in a Controller, Corporate Controller, or Finance Manager capacity, combined with prior public practice experience. Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS and financial statement consolidation, is essential. Experience within a complex, multi-entity environment would be an asset.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, including IFRS and ASPE where applicable.
- Oversee the consolidation of financial information across entities and ensure consolidated reporting is accurate, complete, and delivered within established timelines.
- Manage the annual external audit process, coordinating information requests and working closely with auditors and external advisors.
- Oversee cash management activities, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and monitoring of financing and lender requirements.
- Prepare and maintain financial forecasts, management reporting, and other analysis used by leadership to support business decisions.
- Ensure accounting transactions, accruals, journal entries, and supporting documentation are complete, accurate, and appropriately supported.
- Research and assess complex accounting matters, determine appropriate accounting treatments, and document conclusions in accordance with applicable standards.
- Establish, maintain, and enhance accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, improve reporting, and increase the efficiency and accuracy of the finance function.
- Lead the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts, including supporting schedules and management presentation materials.
- Analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts, investigate significant variances, and communicate key financial trends and insights to leadership.
- Support longer-term financial planning and business forecasting initiatives.
- Provide oversight of day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, and treasury activities.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, banking partners, lenders, and other professional service providers.
- Assist with financial analysis and due diligence related to acquisitions, investments, and other strategic initiatives.
- Partner with operational and corporate teams to provide financial guidance and support informed business decisions.
- Respond to regular and ad hoc reporting and analysis requirements from senior leadership.
- Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to members of the accounting team.
Qualifications & Experience
- CPA designation.
- Minimum five years of experience in a Controller, Corporate Controller, Finance Manager, or comparable senior finance leadership role.
- Previous experience in public practice is required, with exposure to full-cycle audit engagements and financial statement preparation.
- Strong working knowledge and practical application of IFRS.
- Demonstrated financial consolidation experience, ideally within a multi-entity organization.
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting background.
- Experience with cash management, treasury, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Ability to operate independently while also collaborating effectively within a broader leadership team.
