Controller
- Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Job type
- Contract
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- · 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3 years as controller
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Our client is seeking a Contoller for 3 months with permanent potential in the Calgary area:
Job Description
· Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across multiple corporate, partnership, and project entities.
· Prepare consolidated financial statements under IFRS
· Manage capitalized project costs, interest capitalization, revenue recognition, and detailed balance sheet reconciliations.
· Lead external audit and review engagements, including preparation of working papers and serving as the primary auditor contact.
· Oversee intercompany accounting, eliminations, management fee allocations, and cost recovery transactions for 20+ entities
· Assist with cash flow forecasts, monitor debt facilities and covenant compliance, and support investor capital account reporting and distributions.
ABOUT YOU:
· 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3 years as controller
· Month end, full cycle accounting, financial reporting, audit liaison
· Industry experience: Home building, real estate, construction is an asset but not required
· CPA or similar designation is strongly preferred but not required
· System experience: JD Edwards is an asset but not required
· Hands-on Canadian tax experience is an asset but not required
DISCLAIMERS -----
This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Calgary Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing position. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here. Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across multiple entities, prepare consolidated IFRS financial statements, and oversee project accounting, reconciliations, and intercompany transactions. Lead external audits and reviews, and support cash flow forecasting, debt covenant monitoring, and investor reporting and distributions.
Requirements
Requires 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years as a controller, with experience in month-end close, full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and audit liaison work. A CPA or similar designation is strongly preferred; real estate, construction, homebuilding, JD Edwards, and hands-on Canadian tax experience are assets but not required.
Skills
- Financial Close
- IFRS Financial Reporting
- Consolidated Financial Statements
- Project Cost Accounting
- Interest Capitalization
- Revenue Recognition
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- External Audit Management
- Intercompany Accounting
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Debt Facility Monitoring
- Covenant Compliance
- Investor Capital Account Reporting
- Canadian Tax
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- JD Edwards
Benefits
- Medical Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Retirement Plan
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Construction
Keywords
- Controller
- CPA
- IFRS
- Monthly Close
- Quarterly Close
- Annual Close
- Consolidated Financial Statements
- Corporate Entities
- Partnership Entities
- Project Entities
- Project Cost Accounting
- Interest Capitalization
- Revenue Recognition
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- External Audit
- Audit Working Papers
- Intercompany Accounting
- Eliminations
- Management Fee Allocations
- Cost Recovery Transactions
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Debt Facilities
- Covenant Compliance
- Investor Capital Accounts
- Distributions
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- Canadian Tax
- JD Edwards
- Real Estate
- Construction