Controller

TalentSphere Staffing Solutions Inc.; Markham; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentSphere Staffing Solutions Inc. in Markham seeks a Group Controller to lead financial accounting, reporting, and consolidation for multiple entities. The role involves managing a high-performing finance team and ensuring IFRS compliance while partnering with business leaders.

The successful candidate will oversee budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and ERP initiatives, with frequent GTA travel noted. CPA designation and 8+ years of leadership experience are required.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required.
• 8+ years of senior financial leadership experience.
• Experience in construction or manufacturing sector preferred.
• Strong IFRS accounting and internal controls knowledge.
• ERP systems experience with process improvements or implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial accounting and reporting.
• Perform GL analysis and support high-risk journal entries.
• Support monthly consolidation and group close.
• Ensure IFRS-compliant financial reporting and reconciliations.
• Oversee AP, AR, inventory, fixed assets, and GL.
• Strengthen internal controls and asset safeguarding.
• Develop annual budget and quarterly/monthly forecasts.
• Collaborate with leaders on KPIs, financial objectives and initiatives.
• Lead and mentor the finance team.
• Standardize processes, reporting formats and ERP across units.
• Serve as primary finance conduit to North American leadership.

Skills

Financial leadership

IFRS knowledge

ERP systems

Process improvement

Education

CPA designation

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Group Controller

Location: Markham IN-OFFICE with (frequent travel in the GTA)

Salary: $140-150k plus benefits, bonus and RSP

Industry: Building Materials, Construction

Job# 16817961

Position: Group Controller

Location: Markham IN-OFFICE with (frequent travel in the GTA)

Salary: $140-150k plus benefits, bonus and RSP

Industry: Building Materials, Construction

Job# 16817961

Company Overview

Our client is a global leader in the building materials and construction space with a successful portfolio of multiple entities, spanning multiple countries.

Role Overview

Based out of the NA HQ, this role will manage multiple entities and have several direct and indirect reports. Responsibilities will include but to be limited to:

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial accounting and reporting
• Perform detailed general ledger analysis and collaborate with operations and finance teams to prepare complex or high-risk journal entries.
• Support the monthly consolidation and group close process.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting in accordance with IFRS, including review of balance sheet reconciliations, management provisions and P&L analysis.
• Oversee the day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, and the general ledger.
• Strengthen and maintain a robust internal control environment to safeguard assets, ensure data integrity, and best practices across all business units
• Lead the development of annual budget, quarterly/monthly forecasts acting as trusted financial business partner.
• Partner with operational and functional leaders to align on financial operating model, key performance indicators (KPIs), financial objectives, and strategic initiatives.
• Lead, develop, and mentor the business unit's finance and accounting team
• Drive standardization and alignment of processes, reporting formats, and systems across business
• units as part of the organization's transformation efforts, including new ERP implementation.
• Serve as the primary finance conduit between business operations and North American finance leadership. Qualifications:
• CPA designation
• Minimum 8+ yrs progressive senior financial leadership experience
• Strong financial reporting expertise, ideally gained in the construction or manufacturing industry
• or an adjacent and similarly complex sector.
• Solid technical grounding in accounting principles (IFRS), compliance, reporting and internal
• controls.
• Strong ERP system knowledge and demonstrated experience within process improvements, upgrades or implementation projects are valued.
• Experience within a fast paced growing organization