Controller, Treasury Track

Remitian; Canada; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Remitian in Canada is hiring a Controller to own our books, reconciliations and financial controls, with a clear path to Treasurer as volumes grow. This hands-on role reports to the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and oversees a bookkeeper, external tax advisor and AP/AR analyst, while coordinating with Compliance and Engineering on payment operations.

You will lead the monthly close, keep client and company funds reconciled daily, and build controls that banks and auditors expect.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of experience in accounting, controllership or finance operations at a fintech, payments company, bank or public accounting firm.
• Direct experience with monthly close, bank reconciliations and financial controls, including work supporting US operations and US GAAP.
• Comfortable directing the work of others, including an external tax advisor, a bookkeeper and an AP/AR analyst.
• Interest in treasury and a desire to grow into the Treasurer role.
• Sound risk judgment and comfort working with compliance, legal, auditors and banking partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close. Review the bookkeeper’s work, post adjustments and deliver financial statements on a fixed calendar.
• Supervise the AP/AR analyst, including invoice approvals, collections follow-up and vendor payments.
• Work with our external tax advisor on filings, estimates and year-end, and give them clean, timely records.
• Keep the chart of accounts, accruals and revenue records accurate as volumes grow.
• Keep client funds and company funds strictly separate, and reconcile them daily.
• Review daily balances and cash movements across company and client accounts, and confirm funds are available for scheduled payments.
• Support outgoing payments and transfers under dual control, with a clear separation between who approves and who executes.
• Investigate reconciliation differences the same day and track them to resolution.
• Help manage payment errors, returns and recovery, including escalation to banks and internal teams.
• Document accounting and treasury procedures the team can follow and show to auditors and banking partners.
• Keep complete records of approvals, reconciliations and control checks for audits, SOC 2 reviews and bank due diligence.
• Support due diligence when banks, partners, auditors or investors review our operations.
• Build and maintain a rolling 13-week liquidity forecast and plan for peak tax payment periods.
• Monitor bank-approved payment limits, settlement timing and exposure while funds are in transit.
• Take on day-to-day bank and payment partner contact over time, including account setup and service issues.
• Reduce manual work through automation and AI tools, with checks and approval controls.
• Raise concerns early and recommend practical changes to improve payment reliability.

Skills

Accounting

US GAAP

Financial controls

Automation/AI tools

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Job description

Remitian helps accountants and their clients make tax payments in the United States and Canada. We are hiring a Controller to own our books, reconciliations and financial controls, and to grow into our Treasurer as payment volumes rise.

This is a hands‑on role for someone with 3 to 6 years of experience. Reporting to Nick Ryan, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, you will run the monthly close, keep client funds and company funds reconciled daily, and build the controls our banks and auditors expect.

You will not work alone. You will direct and review the work of our external tax advisor, our bookkeeper and our internal AP/AR analyst, and you will work with Compliance and Engineering on payment operations.

As you prove out the basics, you will take on treasury work: liquidity forecasting, bank relationships and payment capacity planning. The title and scope grow with you.

The role is remote within Canada. You must have experience supporting accounting and financial reporting for a US business and understand the needs of a company operating in both Canada and the United States. Target start date: 1 February 2027. This role works extended hours during tax-payment peaks in January, April and September.

Responsibilities

Accounting, close and team coordination

• Own the monthly close. Review the bookkeeper’s work, post adjustments and deliver financial statements on a fixed calendar.
• Supervise the AP/AR analyst, including invoice approvals, collections follow‑up and vendor payments.
• Work with our external tax advisor on filings, estimates and year‑end, and give them clean, timely records.
• Keep the chart of accounts, accruals and revenue records accurate as volumes grow.

Client funds, cash and payment operations

• Keep client funds and company funds strictly separate, and reconcile them daily.
• Review daily balances and cash movements across company and client accounts, and confirm funds are available for scheduled payments.
• Support outgoing payments and transfers under dual control, with a clear separation between who approves and who executes.
• Investigate reconciliation differences the same day and track them to resolution.
• Help manage payment errors, returns and recovery, including escalation to banks and internal teams.

Controls and audit

• Document accounting and treasury procedures the team can follow and show to auditors and banking partners.
• Keep complete records of approvals, reconciliations and control checks for audits, SOC 2 reviews and bank due diligence.
• Support due diligence when banks, partners, auditors or investors review our operations.

Growth into treasury

• Build and maintain a rolling 13‑week liquidity forecast and plan for peak tax payment periods.
• Monitor bank‑approved payment limits, settlement timing and exposure while funds are in transit.
• Take on day‑to‑day bank and payment partner contact over time, including account setup and service issues.
• Reduce manual work through automation and AI tools, with checks and approval controls.
• Raise concerns early and recommend practical changes to improve payment reliability.

Requirements

• 3 to 6 years of experience in accounting, controllership or finance operations at a fintech, payments company, bank or public accounting firm.
• Direct experience with monthly close, bank reconciliations and financial controls, including work supporting US operations and US financial reporting (for example US GAAP).
• Comfortable directing the work of others, including an external tax advisor, a bookkeeper and an AP/AR analyst.
• Interest in treasury and a desire to grow into the Treasurer role.
• Sound risk judgment and comfort working with compliance, legal, auditors and banking partners.
• Practical experience using automation and AI tools, with sound judgment about where human review is needed.
• Able to spot what needs attention, make a plan and follow through without close supervision.
• Clear writing and the ability to explain cash needs, differences and risks to executives.
• Comfortable in a growing company where processes are still being built and priorities can change.
• Must be based in Canada, able to work remotely from within Canada, and legally entitled to work in Canada. We are not able to sponsor a work permit for this role.
• Able to work extended hours during tax‑payment peaks in January, April and September.

Nice to have

• CPA, or progress toward a CPA, or an equivalent professional designation such as Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) or Accredited ACH Professional (AAP). This is preferred, not required.
• Experience handling funds held for others, such as trust, custodial, escrow or client money accounts.
• Exposure to ACH and wire operations or liquidity forecasting.
• Experience in both US and Canadian banking and payment systems.
• Exposure to tax payments, government payments or other domains where deadlines are fixed and errors are costly.
• Experience preparing a company for its first financial audit or a banking partner review.

Compensation

CA$90,000 – CA$140,000 base.

Job posting statements

This is a new role. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Remitian uses AI tools to help screen and assess applications. All hiring decisions are made by people.

Remitian welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides accommodations throughout the hiring process on request.

About Remitian

Remitian helps accountants and their clients make tax payments in the United States and Canada, on time and without errors. Reliable money movement is central to the service we provide. This role owns the books at a company where that reliability matters every day, with a clear path from Controller to Treasurer as volumes and your scope grow, and the chance to build the controls, forecasts and tools that support our next stage of growth.