Finance Controller

Stoakley-Stewart Consultants Ltd.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stoakley-Stewart Consultants Ltd. in Mississauga is seeking a Finance Controller for a hands-on, permanent, full-time role overseeing finance and accounting operations.

You will guide a multi-person accounting team, strengthen controls, and improve reporting to help leadership make informed decisions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in a senior finance role with experience leading teams, and a background in transportation or logistics is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a finance team in a complex operation.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills.
• Hands-on with reconciliations, GL, month-end/year-end close.
• Knowledge of cost control and internal controls.
• Experience in transportation/logistics industry preferred.
• Excellent communication and English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day finance and accounting operations.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and reporting.
• Provide leadership to the accounting team and mentoring.
• Improve processes and internal controls to support growth.
• Prepare financial statements and cash flow analyses.

Skills

Finance leadership

Team management

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash flow management

Internal controls

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA/CMA/CA/equivalent designation

Tools

QuickBooks

TruckMate (TMW)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our client is a well-established transportation and logistics organization with a strong operating footprint in container movement, storage, and freight-related services. The company supports customers who depend on reliable movement of goods, accurate documentation, disciplined cost control, and responsive service across a busy transportation environment.

This is a practical, operations-driven business where finance is closely connected to daily decision-making. The successful candidate will join a company where strong accounting leadership, clear reporting, cash flow discipline, and process improvement directly support service quality, operating efficiency, and long-term growth.

Compensation

A lucrative and comprehensive compensation package is on offer.

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on, permanent, full-time, Finance Controller role for someone who enjoys being close to the business, not tucked away from it.

The successful candidate will oversee finance and accounting operations, guide a multi-person accounting team, strengthen controls, improve reporting, manage cash flow visibility, and help leadership make better decisions with better financial information.

This position is especially well-suited to a finance leader who has worked in transportation, trucking, logistics, shipping containers, or a similarly fast-moving operational environment. The work will require accuracy and structure, but also judgment, urgency, communication, and the ability to support different departments with practical financial insight.

Position Description

The Finance Controller will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the finance and accounting function, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll, internal audit support, reconciliations, general ledger work, journal entries, month-end close, year-end close, and financial reporting.

This person will prepare monthly financial indicators, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, cash flow analyses, budget variance reporting, and other financial tools required by leadership and operating teams. The role will also involve monitoring cash flow, identifying potential deficiencies, and ensuring management has timely visibility into financial risk, cost pressures, and operational performance.

A key part of the mandate will be improving financial processes and internal controls. The Finance Controller will assess current procedures, identify duplicated reporting or inefficient workflows, support cost control initiatives, and recommend practical improvements that help the business operate more effectively.

The role will also provide leadership to the accounting team. This includes mentoring staff, involving team members in higher-level discussions where appropriate, supporting performance and development, and helping hire, train, and retain strong accounting talent.

The Finance Controller will also prepare and present financial reports to key stakeholders, including leadership, auditors, and other parties involved in financial review or investment-related decisions.

Experience

• 5+ years in a Finance Manager, Controller, or similar senior finance role
• Experience independently leading an accounting or finance team
• Budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and variance analysis experience
• Hands-on involvement with financial statements, reconciliations, month-end close, year-end close, GL entries, and journal entries
• Experience with cost control, financial reporting, internal controls, and process improvement
• Transportation, trucking, logistics, shipping container, or similar operational industry experience is strongly preferred
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and deadline-sensitive reporting

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have strong technical accounting ability combined with the confidence to lead people, challenge processes, and communicate financial information clearly.

• Strong knowledge of accounting practices, financial techniques, local accounting rules, and tax requirements
• Strong knowledge of corporate tax regulations
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop a multi-person accounting team
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and efficiency
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work across departments
• Knowledge of TMW / TruckMate would be considered an asset
• Knowledge of QuickBooks would be considered an asset

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required
• A professional accounting designation or certification, such as CPA, CMA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent, is required

Additional Information

• Job ID: 10576
• Job Type: On-Site, Permanent, Full-Time
• Job Categories: Finance/Accounting
• Manages Others: Yes
• Required Travel: No
• Relocation Assistance: No

Use of Artificial Intelligence

We do NOT use artificial intelligence to screen, rank or select candidates. The merits of every single application will be judged by a human. AI may be used to craft correspondence or write a job posting, but never in the decision-making as to candidate suitability.