Controller, Financial Reporting

High Tide; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian financial firm is seeking a Controller, Financial Reporting to oversee financial operations and ensure regulatory compliance. The role requires a CPA with 10-12 years of experience in operational accounting and management reporting in publicly traded companies. Candidates must have strong leadership skills, experience in ERP systems, and excellent communication abilities. The role allows for some flexibility in remote work and may involve occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 10 to 12 years of experience in operational accounting and management reporting.
• Experience in a publicly traded company, preferably NASDAQ listed.
• Strong experience in procure-to-pay processes and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations and reporting.
• Prepare and review monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements.
• Coordinate information flow to auditors for reviews and audits.
• Develop key performance indicators for financial reporting.

Skills

Operational accounting

Management reporting

KPI development

Leadership

ERP systems proficiency

Excellent communication

Education

CPA designation

Degree in accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

High Tide Inc. is looking for a Controller, Financial Reporting in our Calgary, AB corporate office. This senior-level role is responsible for overseeing High Tide Inc.’s financial operations and reporting, including managing accounting records, preparing financial reports, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The Controller supports Directors with hands-on financial management and operational insight and reports to the Director, Accounting and Reporting.

Responsibilities

• Review and/or prepare (as needed) the monthly business unit P&L reporting.
• Review and/or prepare (as needed) monthly/quarterly/annual reporting for the partnership business.
• Review the accounting of items included under shareholder's equity, debt, ROU, debentures, and PPA-related accounting prepared by the Financial Analyst.
• Lead the treatment of complex accounting matters prepared by Senior Financial Analyst.
• Support balance sheet items and income statement variance including researching and explaining significant variances by working closely with various departments and Controller, operational accounting, to support monthly reporting and quarterly notes to FS & MD&A.
• Review the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements prepared by financial reporting lead.
• Review the financial notes to accounts and MD&A, quarterly and yearly, prepared by financial reporting lead.
• Support the team for quarterly free cash flow forecast.
• Coordinate the press release & MD&A with the investor relations team.
• Develop and maintain daily/monthly/annual key performance indicators (KPIs) for financial reporting team.
• Manage the flow of information to auditors for quarterly review and annual audit.
• Support FP&A team to develop stronger reporting for Area Managers/managing directors/operations.
• Be an extremely hands-on user of the ERP system and drive data, reporting and efficiencies using this system.
• Direct reporting of the treasury analyst to support treasury work, including cash flow planning and GIC investment strategies.
• Challenging the status quo in a professional manner and communicating the need for change to managers/leads using tact and diplomacy.
• Be a key support person to the Director in the development of efficient processes for financial reporting, including related ERP Automation.
• Manage task distribution and team workload to achieve optimal performance.

Qualifications

• CPA designation and a degree in accounting.
• 10 to 12 years of experience in operational accounting, management reporting, and KPI development in a publicly traded company of comparable size, preferably listed on NASDAQ.
• Experience working in Canada, the USA and Europe.
• Strong experience in procure-to-pay processes and inventory management.
• Proven leadership skills with experience managing accounting teams.
• Proficiency in ERP systems with a hands-on approach to data and reporting.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Experience working in Big 4.
• Experience working in SOX compliant environment.

Work Environment

• Primarily office-based with flexibility for some remote work.
• Occasional travel may be required for audits or meetings.

Please note that candidates applying for openings must be authorized to work in Canada.