Assistant Controller

Kassen Recruitment; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kassen Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Controller to join its finance team and support accounting operations and financial reporting. The role suits an ambitious accounting professional with a strong technical foundation seeking increasing responsibility.

The successful candidate will oversee general ledger activities, assist with month-end close, support audits, and help develop accounting policies and internal controls while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting background with progressive experience and increasing responsibility.
• Public accounting or professional accounting firm experience is highly valued.
• Experience at the Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, or similar level.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge.
• Experience with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Exposure to audits and working with external auditors.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, and reporting requirements.
• Experience working with ERP or accounting systems.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive, ambitious mindset and genuine interest in developing toward broader financial leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and review of financial statements and management reporting.
• Oversee and review general ledger activities, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and other accounting processes.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
• Apply strong technical accounting knowledge to complex accounting and reporting matters.
• Support the development and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Assist with audit preparation and work with external auditors as required.
• Analyze financial information and provide insight to support management decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, controls, and overall efficiency.
• Partner with colleagues across finance and the broader organization to resolve accounting issues and support business priorities.
• Take on additional responsibilities as the role develops, with the opportunity to expand into broader financial leadership.

Skills

Public accounting experience

Month-end close

Financial reporting

ERP systems

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership potential

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

A progressive organization is seeking an Assistant Controller to join its finance team and take on a key role supporting the organization’s accounting and financial operations. This opportunity is well suited to an ambitious accounting professional who combines strong technical accounting expertise with the drive to take on increasing responsibility over time.

About the Role

The Assistant Controller will support the broader accounting function across financial reporting, accounting operations, and technical accounting matters. The ideal candidate may come from a strong public accounting background at the Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager level, or may already be working in industry after completing their training in public accounting. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to build on their technical foundation, gain broader business exposure, and grow beyond the initial scope of the role.

What You’ll Do

• Support the preparation and review of financial statements and management reporting.
• Oversee and review general ledger activities, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and other accounting processes.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
• Apply strong technical accounting knowledge to complex accounting and reporting matters.
• Support the development and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Assist with audit preparation and work with external auditors as required.
• Analyze financial information and provide insight to support management decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, controls, and overall efficiency.
• Partner with colleagues across finance and the broader organization to resolve accounting issues and support business priorities.
• Take on additional responsibilities as the role develops, with the opportunity to expand into broader financial leadership.

What You Bring

• Strong accounting background with progressive experience and increasing responsibility.
• Public accounting or professional accounting firm experience is highly valued.
• Experience at the Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, or similar level.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge.
• Experience with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Exposure to audits and working with external auditors.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, and reporting requirements.
• Experience working with ERP or accounting systems.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive, ambitious mindset and genuine interest in developing toward broader financial leadership.

Why Join

Opportunity to step into an Assistant Controller-level position with meaningful scope and visibility.Exposure to senior stakeholders and a wide range of accounting and financial matters.Clear potential to take on greater responsibility as your experience and impact grow.