Controller

NexWav; Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

RRSP matching with employer contrib.

Paid training

On-site perks and accommodations

Job summary

NexWav in the Quebec region is seeking a Financial Controller to lead a team of accounting analysts and contribute to management control, closing, and performance tracking. The role blends leadership with financial analysis in an operational setting.

You will supervise, review cost prices, analyze investments, interpret monthly performance, and drive budgeting and month-end processes. The position emphasizes data integrity, KPIs, and collaboration with external auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting option) required.
• CPA designation is an asset.
• 5–8 years in a similar role with people management experience.
• Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong leadership, communication, and coaching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of accounting analysts and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Review cost prices and assess their impact on margins for operational decisions.
• Analyze investment costs and assess financial returns for capital allocation.
• Interpret monthly financial performance and provide analyses to management.
• Orchestrate budgeting, consolidation, validations, and variance monitoring.
• Support month-end and year-end closing within deadlines.
• Deploy tools, reports, and KPIs, ensuring data integrity and strong internal controls.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Budgeting

ERP (SAP)

Advanced Excel

Team management

Bilingual French/English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting option

CPA title

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

Office Suite

Job description

Financial Controller, Quebec, large company
Key Information

• Job Title: Controller
  
• Location: Quebec Region
  
• Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
  
• Work Mode: Hybrid (2 days remote work)
  

Join a well-established organization where the finance function plays a direct role in business decisions and operational performance. You will lead a team of accounting analysts and actively contribute to management control, closing, and improving tracking tools. The position combines leadership, financial analysis, and proximity to operations.

• Supervise the team of accounting analysts: prioritize, train, support, and ensure the quality of deliverables.
  
• Review cost prices and measure their impact on margins to support operational decisions.
  
• Analyze investment costs and assess their financial return to inform capital allocation choices.
  
• Interpret the monthly financial performance of operations and provide useful analyses to the internal management team.
  
• Orchestrate the budgeting process: preparation, consolidation, validations, and monitoring of variances.
  
• Contribute to month-end and year-end processes by ensuring a rigorous closing within deadlines.
  
• Deploy tools, management reports, and KPIs, then strengthen the integrity of data, inventory, and internal controls, including collaboration with external auditors as needed.
  

Profile sought: finance expertise, leadership, and rigor

• Hold a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting option.
  
• Possess the CPA title (asset)
  
• Have 5 to 8 years of experience in a similar role, including personnel management.
  
• Master both French and English, orally and in writing.
  
• Demonstrate mobilizing leadership: communication, coaching, and ability to advance a team.
  
• Apply a structured and autonomous approach: rigor, analysis, and priority management.
  

Conditions: compensation, benefits, and work environment

• Access a comprehensive benefits program: drug and dental insurance, telemedicine, online pharmacy, and employee assistance program.
  
• Participate in a group RRSP with employer contribution
  
• Benefit from paid and tailored training.
  
• Enjoy on-site perks and recognition: low-cost cafeteria, coffee and tea, snacks, free sports facilities, employee discounts on products, gifts (Christmas, birthday, maternity).
  
• Obtain vacation based on experience
  

Assets: elements that will facilitate your integration

• Have previously worked on cost prices and financial closing in an operational context.
  
• Know SAP and be comfortable with an ERP.
  
• Have experience in a manufacturing environment.
  
• Master advanced Excel and the Office Suite.
  
• Demonstrate an interest in AI tools applied to work
  

If you are looking for a role where your financial judgment concretely influences operational performance, this position will provide you with a significant impact and leadership opportunity.