Controller

Toronto Film School; Wilmot; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Toronto Film School in the Tri-City area is seeking an experienced Controller who will lead a small finance team and oversee all financial functions, including accounting, payroll, budgeting, and risk management. This is an in-person, hands-on role reporting to the President.

You will develop and monitor KPIs, ensure regulatory compliance, coordinate with stakeholders, and transform financial data into actionable insights for governance and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with CPA in good standing.
• 5+ years of management experience leading a financial services team.
• Experience with end-to-end payroll processes and payroll controls.
• Experience with budgeting, financial reporting and analysis.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills for a small high-performance team.
• Policy and internal control development experience.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accounting department and internal controls to ensure proper execution of all financial functions.
• Oversee payroll, MERCs and benefits, pension and related reporting.
• Lead annual operating and capital budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles.
• Provide ongoing forecasting of revenues and expenses and identify risks and opportunities.
• Transform financial data into actionable insights for leadership and governance.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial analysis

Internal controls

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA designation

Tools

Accounting software

Payroll systems

Job description

The Role

Our client is located in the Tri-City area, and they are seeking an experienced Controller. In this role, the successful candidate will lead a small finance team, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and be responsible for the management and oversight of all financial functions.Areas of responsibility include: general finance and accounting, payroll, benefits administration, budgeting, financial analysis, risk management, and strategic leadership.This is an in-person, hands-on, purpose driven, people-oriented role. The role reports into the President.

Key Accountabilities

General Finance and Accounting

• Oversee the accounting department to ensure proper execution of all accounting systems and functions, including internal controls, financial policies and procedures.
• Oversee accounts payables/receivables functions.
• Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and related reporting.
• Oversee filing of reports to government funders, other government entities, HST returns and other filings and submissions.

Payroll

• Oversee payroll operations for an hourly and salaried workforce, ensuring compliance with legislation and organizational policies.
• Establish and maintain payroll controls, procedures and audits to ensure data integrity and minimize risk.
• Management, reporting and filings of mandatory employment related costs (MERCs), and benefits, pension and related remittances and reporting.

Budgeting and Financial Analysis

• Lead the annual operating and capital budgeting process and quarterly forecasting cycles in partnership with department leaders and other senior leadership.
• Provide ongoing annual and multi-year forecasting of revenues and expenses, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Analyze cash flow and oversee daily cash management and investment portfolios in alignment with organizational policies.

Risk Management and Compliance

• Lead, update, and maintain the organization’s risk management framework.
• Promote a risk-aware culture across the organization and ensure appropriate risk mitigation processes are in place.
• Review, monitor, and enhance financials controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance with applicable laws, privacy requirements, and policies.

Strategic Leadership and Collaboration

• Transform complex financial data into actionable insights for the senior leadership team.
• Regularly present financial information to governance and operational leaders.
• Develop and monitor KPIs that measure financial health and support the organization’s vision and values.
• Oversee and manage relationships with external service providers and financial partners.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree and hold a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in good standing.
• 5+ years of management experience leading a financial services team.
• Demonstrated proficiency with accounting software, systems and related tools and databases.
• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end payroll processes.
• Demonstrated experience with budget development, financial reporting and analysis.
• Strong commitment to coaching, mentoring and managing a small high-performance team.
• Demonstrated experience with policy and internal control development.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills along with excellent communication and customer service skills.
• A commitment to professional development and life-long learning.
• Full-time, in person work hours required.

This posting is to fill a current role

Compensation

• $90,000- $110,000 annually with benefits package