Controller

Stafflink; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Ottawa is seeking an experienced Controller to oversee financial reporting and planning. This role, reporting to the CFO, involves leading a finance team, analyzing complex data, and ensuring compliance. A CPA designation and extensive experience in finance leadership are essential. The position is hybrid, offering a permanent opportunity in a growing organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior-level experience leading finance teams.
• Proven expertise in interpreting complex financial data.
• Hands-on confidence with ERP and BI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end close processes.
• Analyze financial statements and present insights to leadership.
• Oversee external audits and compliance filings.

Skills

Financial analysis

Team leadership

Audit experience

Excel modeling

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA designation

Tools

Modern ERP platforms

Business Intelligence platforms

Job description

Job Description

We are assisting our client in the search for a Controller to steer all aspects of financial reporting, planning, and control for a growing organization in Ottawa. Reporting to the CFO and leading a skilled team, you will be responsible for accurate financial insight, robust processes, and strategic decision support. This is a hybrid role and is permanent in Ottawa. What you’ll do

• Lead and continuously improve month-end and year-end close, ensuring timely, accurate results
• Analyze full financial statements, investigate variances, and present actionable insights to senior leadership
• Deliver clear management reports, dashboards, and forecasts that guide operational and strategic decisions
• Maintain and refine budgeting, long-range planning, and complex pro-forma models
• Oversee external audits, lender reviews, and compliance filings, acting as primary contact for all external stakeholders
• Mentor and evolve the accounting team, shaping structure and capability to match business growth
• Direct AR, AP, cash-management, and foreign-currency processes to optimize working capital
• Drive systems and process enhancements that improve data integrity and efficiency
• Partner with the CFO on major strategic, operational, and tactical initiatives

Requirements

• 8+ years of senior-level experience leading finance teams
• CPA designation with a strong auditing foundation
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated expertise interpreting complex financial data and building large-scale Excel models
• Proven ability to manage multiple audits, lender reviews, and government reporting cycles
• Hands‑on confidence with modern ERP and BI platforms
• Working knowledge of corporate tax, multi-currency consolidations, and asset-based lending is considered an asset