Assistant Controller -18 months

The Mason Group - Strategic Search Partners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mason Group - Strategic Search Partners in Toronto is seeking an Assistant Controller for an 18-month contract. The role is hybrid, with 2–3 days in the office and the remainder remote, supporting consolidated financial reporting under IFRS.

Responsibilities include reviewing journal entries, coordinating external reporting, and ensuring internal controls and timely close. Mining industry experience and strong Excel/ERP skills are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Mining experience is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Detail-oriented with ability to produce accurate working papers and reports.
• Advanced Excel skills required for complex data analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems, SAP in particular, is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate financial results for business units and ensure timely external reporting under IFRS.
• Review monthly consolidated trial balance and prepare audit support for reconciliations and eliminations.
• Analyze cash flows and monitor allocations to identify areas of concern.
• Maintain SAP Chart of Accounts and BI reporting structures; drive system enhancements.
• Coordinate with FP&A, Tax, and IR to communicate results and improve processes.
• Lead close processes and ensure SOX controls documentation and certification.

Skills

Mining experience

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

ERP knowledge

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Our Client is in the Mining industry and is seeking an Assistant Controller for an 18 Month contract assignment. The role is hybrid with 2 to 3 days a week in office located in downtown Toronto and the remainder work remote from home.

The primary purpose of this role is to consolidate the financial results of the business units and to ensure that meets its obligations for the timely and accurate preparation of external financial reports while complying with regulatory requirements and meets the needs of investors, analysts and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Completes a review of business unit and corporate accounting that would identify errors in excess of [$2.5M USD] and identify trends and insights to better understand current business operations for telling the story of quarterly reporting and for forecasting purposes.
• Reviews monthly consolidated trial balance under IFRS and is the key contact with business units and corporate finance staff related to financial reporting. Prepare audit support for applicable monthly reconciliations, evidence of review of eliminations, variances, CTA and foreign exchange for the consolidation.
• Reviews monthly corporate cash flows to understand where funds are being allocated and identify areas of concern.
• Analyzes site operations and monitors ongoing external environments for potential indicators of impairment.
• Reviews complex monthly journal entries to facilitate the close process in a timely manner.
• Adheres to internal control procedures, including documenting evidence of review, request opening and closing of G/L periods/accounts, and communicating results of the close to the relevant stakeholders (FP&A, Tax, IR).Review key controls and determine if they are designed optimally in determining the balance of control and efficiency while incorporating new methodologies in our deployment of system and automated solutions.
• Maintain SAP Chart of Accounts, create/modify new accounts based on business need, identify areas of improvement in current reporting structure and execute initiatives to drive change.
• Maintain reports in Business Objects and be an expert in driving system changes and support users as needed.
• Researches new or complex International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) literature and the application to company specific facts and non-routine transactions that arise from time to time.
• Liaises with external auditors and consultants to develop management’s position on accounting treatment where IFRS guidance is subject to interpretation.
• Key contact for collecting and communicating accounting issues with the business units and facilitating training sessions with the business units in order to provide them the appropriate knowledge and resources to implement new/amended accounting standards.
• Partners with cross functional teams to provide them with appropriate level of information to meet their needs when such topics affect their area of expertise (FP&A, Tax, Treasury, IR etc.)
• Process owner for consolidation, external financial reporting and disclosure key SOX controls, including ensuring receipt of all management sub certifications.

Qualifications

• Mining industry experience is desired.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and non-verbal).
• Detail-oriented to create and review accurate and complete working papers and external financial reports.
• Ability to think critically and showcase problem solving skills when faced with challenges.
• SAP or major ERP system experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Confident liaising with other groups and various levels of management to deliver information to both financial and non-financial teams.
• Demonstrates the ability to take ownership of issues and tasks through to resolution.
• Innovative; wants to change how we have done things in the past and believes in continuous improvement.

Additional Information

The Mason Group is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. We welcome applicants from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all stages of the recruitment process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

This role is for an immediate vacancy, and we are actively hiring.

Technology-assisted screening tools including AI may be used during the recruitment process; however, all applications are reviewed by our Consultants.

If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #20985.