Corporate Accounting Controller

WSP Canada; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Canada seeks a Financial Controller in Montreal, responsible for maintaining financial integrity through reporting and analytical support. The role requires a degree in Accounting or Finance and at least 5 years of relevant experience. Candidates will lead financial processes and collaborate across teams to ensure accuracy in reporting.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive employee-focused benefits

Wellness platform

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial analysis or accounting.
• Strong technical proficiency with various reporting tools.
• Ability to engage effectively with international stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical and consolidation support to the Financial Services team.
• Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts for accuracy.
• Prepare financial reports essential for consolidation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Bilingual (English and French)

Education

University degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle ERP systems

Job description

WSP Global is seeking a Financial Controller, Corporate Accounting to join our team in a permanent, full-time capacity. Reporting to the Director, Finance , this role plays a crucial part in ensuring the accuracy and transparency of financial statements by providing analytical support for head office reporting, budgeting, and financial forecasting. The Controller will oversee the end-of-period process and provide key support to the tax department .

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

WeAre WSP

What you can expect to do here :

• Provide analytical and consolidation support to WSP's Financial Services team.
• Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts to ensure period-end accuracy.
• Analyze profit and loss statements to identify budget variances and record necessary provisions.
• Conduct monthly foreign exchange gain / loss analysis for accounting, tax, and management purposes.
• Develop and implement tools and strategies to transform raw data into actionable financial insights.
• Reconcile and validate inter-company financial transactions across global locations.
• Prepare and produce financial reports essential for consolidation.
• Support the tax department with financial analyses for tax provisions and reports.
• Collaborate on special projects with key business units, including financial performance, inter-company billing, insurance, and internal audit.
• Supervising a single analyst to support with various tasks.

What you'll bring to WSP :

• University degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial analysis or accounting.
• Strong technical, analytical, and systems proficiency , with extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with Oracle ERP systems (an asset).
• Highly analytical with exceptional attention to detail .
• Outstanding organizational skills , capable of managing multiple priorities.
• Bilingual (English and French) -additional language proficiency is an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills .
• Ability to effectively engage with international stakeholders .

This role offers a dynamic opportunity to work in a global environment, collaborating with diverse teams to drive financial accuracy and efficiency.

LI-Hybrid

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note :

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

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