Controller

Dilawri Group of Companies; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted employee vehicle purchase

Job-specific coaching & training

Employee wellness & assistance

Job summary

Dilawri Group of Companies is seeking an experienced automotive Controller to join our team at Audi Thornhill. The role oversees the accounting function for multiple dealerships, with travel between dealerships and our regional head office in Mississauga, Ontario.

Pay rate is $80,000-$100,000 per year. The ideal candidate will lead the accounting team, ensure GAAP compliance, and drive profitability across the network while managing budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of dealership accounting operations (retail automotive environment).
• High computer literacy with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with proven interpersonal effectiveness.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including motivating teams and managing departmental operations.
• Strong business acumen with sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize, coordinate across departments, and drive tasks to completion.
• Proven experience in personnel management and expense control (inventory, floorplan, staffing).
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to work collaboratively toward shared goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the dealership’s Accounting team, setting clear processes and high standards.
• Oversee all financial operations including cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Partner closely with Dealership management and General Manager to drive profitability and long-term planning.
• Prepare and analyze monthly and annual financial statements, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, tax regulations, manufacturer requirements, and government standards.
• Manage banking relationships, credit lines, insurance, inventory financing, and wholesale liabilities.
• Develop and enforce accounting policies, internal controls, and efficient reporting systems.
• Support department managers with clear financial insights to improve performance.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and training for accounting staff.
• Supervise the administration of Group Health Plan and other benefit programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Prioritization

Interpersonal skills

Education

University degree in Accounting or equivalent

CA/CGA/CMA designation preferred

Job description

If you are looking to grow your career with anorganization driven by excellence, integrity, and innovation, Dilawri offers anenvironment where people are supported and empowered to succeed.

Founded in 1985, Dilawri is Canada’s largestautomotive group and one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. Dilawri operatesover 80 franchised dealerships, representing more than 35 of the world’s mostrespected automotive brands across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,Ontario, Quebec, and Washington, DC.

With a team of more than 4,000 employees, Dilawrifosters a culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and continuouslearning. Our values of Excellence, Leading, Teamwork, Integrity, Innovation,and Giving Back guide how we work, how we lead, and how we serve our customersand communities. Through the Dilawri Foundation , weare also committed to making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve.

Discover how you can build your career with Dilawri .

Dilawri Group In Ontario is nowactively searching for an experienced automotiveControllerto joinour team at Audi Thornhill. The role oversees the accounting function formultiple dealerships. Travel will be required between dealerships and ourregional head office in Mississauga.

Pay Rate: $80,000-$100,000 per year

Responsibilities:

• Leadand mentor the dealership’s Accounting team, setting clear processes andhigh standards
• Overseeall financial operations including cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, andfinancial reporting
• Partnerclosely with Dealership management and General Manager to driveprofitability and long-term planning
• Prepareand analyze monthly and annual financial statements, highlighting trends,risks, and opportunities
• Ensurecompliance with GAAP, tax regulations, manufacturer requirements, andgovernment standards
• Managebanking relationships, credit lines, insurance, inventory financing, andwholesale liabilities
• Developand enforce accounting policies, internal controls, and efficientreporting systems
• Supportdepartment managers with clear financial insights to improve performance
• Overseerecruitment, on-boarding, and training for accounting staff
• Supervisethe administration of Group Health Plan and other benefitprograms
• Performother tasks, based on management requirements and instructions

Qualifications:

• Universitydegree in Accounting or equivalent; professional designation (CA, CGA,CMA) preferred
• Strongknowledge of dealership accounting operations (retail automotiveenvironment)
• Highcomputer literacy with strong organizational skills and attention todetail
• Excellentwritten and verbal communication with proven interpersonaleffectiveness
• Demonstratedleadership ability, including motivating teams and managing departmentaloperations
• Strongbusiness acumen with sound judgment and problem-solving skills
• Abilityto prioritize, coordinate across departments, and drive tasks tocompletion
• Provenexperience in personnel management and expense control (inventory, floorplan, staffing)
• Customer-focusedmindset with the ability to work collaboratively toward shared goals

ABOUT US

In addition toworking with and learning from a team of leading professionals in theautomotive industry, our benefits include:

• Discountedemployee vehicle purchase program
• Job-specificcoaching & training programs
• Employeewellness & assistance programs

Build yourcareer with a team that is driven by excellence, integrity andinnovation.

DiscoverDilawri.

Dilawri Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer and iscommitted to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. Weare committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people ofall backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to anyprotected status. Accommodation isavailable upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

Dilawri Group of Companies - Ontario Region