Controller

TSG Staffing Services; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Hybrid work model

Opportunity for major process improvements

Job summary

A leading staffing company in Canada is seeking an experienced Controller to lead its finance team. This pivotal role focuses on enhancing financial systems and operational processes. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of financial leadership experience and be passionate about building efficient systems. Candidates will benefit from a hybrid work model with strong potential for career growth into operational leadership. This position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in a family-oriented company.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of progressive financial leadership experience, preferably in staffing or contractor-based industries.
• Experience in business system assessment and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with manual financial processes.
• Hands-on experience with manual financial processes; ability to execute and improve them.
• Proven ability to learn from long-standing team members and lead change.
• Proven ability to design and implement financial and management reporting to support business decisions.
• Leadership and training experience with building high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in oil & gas, scientific, or technical staffing is a plus.
• Long-term mindset: grow with the company into broader operational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Understand manual financial processes and ensure accuracy.
• Implement financial controls and reporting structures.
• Drive financial strategy for growth and sustainability.
• Drive financial strategy to improve cash flow, profitability, and sustainability.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small finance team with a culture of accountability.
• Provide training to improve financial literacy across the team.

Skills

Financial leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team development

Education

CPA designation

Job description

TSG STAFFING SERVICES is currently seeking a hands-on, strategic Controller to lead our small finance team and drive the transformation of our financial and operational systems.

This is a key leadership role within an owner-operated staffing company that has been in business for over 30 years, placing technical contractors in roles supporting oil and gas industry clients.

Our company values its work family and is looking for someone who wants to be part of our team for the long term. The ideal candidate is a roll-up-your-sleeves leader who can work within our highly manual, disconnected financial and operational processes, ensuring accuracy while assessing, designing, and implementing improved systems. This role will start with a deep, hands-on dive into existing workflows, learning from long-standing team members to fully understand the business before implementing the right financial controls and automation. Over time, the position will expand beyond finance into a broader operational leadership role as the company scales.

This position is hybrid but primarily remote, with some in-person work in Sherwood Park, AB, as needed.

If you’re a hands-on financial leader with a passion for building strong financial systems, leading teams, and growing into an operational leadership role, we’d love to hear from you!

Qualified candidates are encouraged to APPLY with their personal resume through: [e-mail]

Key Responsibilities

• Start by working within and fully understanding our manual, non-integrated financial processes, learning from long-standing team members and performing tasks as needed to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Implement financial controls, reporting structures, and automation to set the company up for long-term growth.
• Oversee financial operations, including accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance.
• Drive financial strategy to optimize cash flow, profitability, and business sustainability.

Business System Assessment & Implementation

• Evaluate current disconnected financial and operational systems, identifying inefficiencies and leading the transition to improved tools and processes.
• Recommend and implement new financial and business systems that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making.
• Work closely with leadership and key stakeholders to ensure system changes align with business needs.

Decision Support & Reporting

• Design and implement management and financial reporting tools to provide clear insights for decision-making.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to support business operations and strategy.
• Provide leadership with financial analysis and recommendations to drive growth and profitability.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small finance team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Provide training and coaching to team members and key stakeholders to improve financial literacy and business understanding.

Operational & Strategic Growth

• Act as a business partner to the owner and leadership team, contributing beyond finance to broader operational decision-making.
• As the company scales, expand the role to oversee a larger part of operations, ensuring finance is fully integrated with business strategy.
• Support contractor payroll, client billing, and operational financial processes to improve efficiency.

Qualifications & Experience

• CPA designation is an asset.
• 7-10 years of progressive financial leadership experience, preferably in staffing, professional services, or contractor-based industries.
• Experience in business system assessment, recommendation, and implementation to drive efficiency and growth.
• Hands-on experience in manual financial processes, with the ability to execute and improve them.
• Proven ability to learn from long-standing team members and respect institutional knowledge while leading change.
• Proven ability to design and implement financial and management reporting to support business decisions.
• Leadership and training experience, with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in oil & gas, scientific, or technical staffing is a plus.
• Long-term mindset: Interested in growing with the company and taking on a broader operational leadership role over time.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a well-established, family-oriented company with a strong reputation in the industry.
• High-impact role where you will directly shape the future of the company.
• Career growth: Move beyond finance into broader operational leadership.
• Flexibility: Hybrid role with mostly remote work.
• Opportunity to lead major system and process improvements, setting the foundation for future scalability.

Pay rates or salaries will be based on experience and current market standards. We would like to thank all applicants; however, only selected candidates will be contacted.