Controller

Vaco Recruiter Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Company’s 401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Vaco Recruiter Services is assisting a client in Calgary to hire a Controller for a 3-to-6-month contract. You will lead financial management, oversee month-end close, and ensure ASPE compliance while driving FP&A and strategic guidance.

The role requires a CPA designation, 10 years of hands-on accounting experience (ASPE), and 3–5 years of manager-level leadership. Strong Excel and AI tool proficiency, with private equity and M&A experience highly preferred, is necessary.

Qualifications

• Ten years of progressive accounting experience (ASPE)
• 3–5 years of manager-level experience leading a team
• CPA designation
• Excellent Excel and propensity for AI tools
• Ability to handle growth and change
• Private equity, M&A/restructuring, and FP&A experience preferred
• Public accounting experience is an asset, industry experience preferred
• Experience with QuickBooks Online is an asset
• Aspiration to grow into a leadership position

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, reporting, and investments.
• Maintain financial controls, regulatory compliance, and banking/stakeholder relationships.
• Prepare financial statements, bank reporting, compliance certificates, and management analyses.
• Oversee month-end/year-end close, ASPE compliance, consolidations, and support M&A activities.
• Manage operating and capital budgets, monitor variances, and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate audits, tax filings, tax planning, and multi-provincial regulatory compliance.
• Oversee payroll, commissions, benefits administration, and related-party cost allocations.
• Improve financial systems and reporting; advanced Excel, AI analytics, and consolidation experience.
• Provide strategic financial guidance on growth, profitability, cash flow, and EBITDA impacts.
• Lead the finance team and support investor activities, including QoE reviews and financial modeling.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Growth mindset

Aspiration for leadership

Private equity experience

FP&A

Education

CPA designation

Tools

AI analytics tools

Consolidation software

QuickBooks Online

Job description

About Our Client

Our client is seeking a Controller for a 3-to-6-month contract.

About the Opportunity

• Lead financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, reporting, and investments.
• Maintain financial controls, regulatory compliance, and banking/stakeholder relationships.
• Prepare financial statements, bank reporting, compliance certificates, and management analyses.
• Oversee month-end/year-end close, ASPE compliance, consolidations, and support M&A activities.
• Manage operating and capital budgets, monitor variances, and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate audits, tax filings, tax planning, and multi-provincial regulatory compliance.
• Oversee payroll, commissions, benefits administration, and related-party cost allocations.
• Improve financial systems and reporting; advanced Excel, AI analytics, and consolidation experience.
• Provide strategic financial guidance on growth, profitability, cash flow, and EBITDA impacts.
• Lead the finance team and support investor activities, including QoE reviews and financial modeling.

About You

• 10 years of progressive, hands‑on accounting experience (ASPE)
• 3 to 5 years of manager-level experience, comfortable leading a team
• CPA designated
• Excellent Excel and propensity for AI tools
• Ability to handle growth and change
• Private equity experience, M&A/restructuring, and FP&A experience is highly preferred
• Public accounting experience is an asset, industry experience is preferred
• Experience with QuickBooks Online is an asset
• Aspiration to grow into a leadership position is preferred

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client.

You must currently reside within the Calgary area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

The salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

• discretionary bonuses
• medical, dental, and vision benefits
• company’s 401(k) retirement plan

Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers.

Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.