Controller

Professional Staffing; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Staffing seeks a Controller for a mid-size logistics/transportation company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This temporary, 1-year assignment will lead the accounting team and report to senior management, providing strategic financial input while implementing controls to safeguard assets.

The role requires strong communication, leadership, and partnership with executives, along with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics GP, Excel, and Word.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight (8) years of progressive accounting experience.
• Minimum five (5) years in a leadership role.
• Ability to lead, manage and develop a team to execute projects within Finance and other business areas.
• Extensive knowledge of PC based software programs: Word, Excel, Microsoft Dynamics GP (asset).

Responsibilities

• Safeguard company assets and communicate issues promptly.
• Maintain and improve accounting, reporting policies and procedures.
• Ensure timely corporate reporting following policies.
• Prepare financial analyses and reports aligned with objectives.
• Analyze monthly, quarterly and annual results and explain variances.
• Prepare reliable forecasts and other deliverables to the bank.
• Provide financial and operational information for strategic planning.
• Evaluate business opportunities and risk with recommendations.
• Provide financial and non-financial support to management and staff.
• Identify and plan capital or operating projects including cost reductions.

Skills

Excellent communication

Business partner with senior mgmt

Public speaking

Multitasking

Team player

Stress management

Excel

Word

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Excel

Word

Job description

Our mid-size logistics / transportation company looking for a Controller to manage and lead their accounting team for the duration of about 1-Year to cover for a Mat-Leave.

As a member of the Senior Management team, the Controller will support, develop and implement strategic and operational objectives and plans to meet company goals while providing strategic financial input ensuring controls and procedures are in place to safeguard company assets, business partner to the management team, providing financial guidance and assistance on business issues and lead and manage finance team, ensuring it is effective and efficient.

Job Duties

• Responsible for safeguarding the company assets and communicating issues in a timely manner. (Fixed assets, inventories, receivables, liabilities, provisions etc.)
• Maintain and improve overall financial, accounting & reporting policies and procedures as well as optimizing operating unit procedures to ensure efficiency & effectiveness.
• Ensure submission of all corporate reporting in a timely manner following all prescribed policies.
• Ensure preparation of financial analyses and reports according to operational and strategic objectives.
• Analyze and interpret monthly, quarterly and annual results and explain any significant variance between actual and expected results.
• Ensures efficient preparation of reliable forecasts and other deliverables to the bank.
• Provide critical financial and operational information to facilitate strategic planning and allow for decisive actions to be implemented.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of business opportunities and risk, along with appropriate recommendations and/or action plans to ensure attainment of business objectives.
• Provide financial and non-financial support to management and staff.
• Identify, plan for, and follow-up on capital or operational projects including cost reduction initiatives.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to business partner with senior members of the management team, executives, auditors, vendors and team members.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills, polished professional.
• Ability to multi-task and juggle conflicting priorities on time and accurately.
• Team player with the ability to take ownership for order management.
• Demonstrated ability to handle stress in a patient and deliberate manner.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum eight (8) years of progressive accounting experience
• Minimum five (5) in a leadership role.
• Ability to lead, manage and develop a team to execute projects within Finance and other business areas.
• Extensive knowledge of PC based software programs: Word, Excel, Microsoft Dynamics GP (asset).

This role presents a unique opportunity for a dedicated accounting professional to contribute to a thriving organization at the forefront of the Transportation / Logistics industry.

Kindly note, only candidates meeting the stipulated requirements will be contacted for further consideration.