Finance Transformation Controller — Contract

H&R Block, Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

H&R Block, Inc. in Calgary seeks a Controller, Finance Transformation to lead the finance workstream within a major modernization program.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, validate requirements, and guide solution design, testing, and implementation to ensure data integrity, controls, and business value. The role requires senior finance expertise, strong stakeholder leadership, and hands‑on involvement in ongoing finance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field and 10+ years of progressive experience in finance operations, finance systems, business transformation, project implementation, or a related discipline, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role including experience leading initiatives and providing business recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting finance application implementations, ERP/financial systems, workflow tools, reporting platforms, or enterprise transformation projects is required.
• CPA, PMP, CBAP, or other relevant finance, project management, or business analysis designation is an asset.
• Experience with financial controls, data migration, systems testing, process documentation, and change readiness is an asset.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is an asset.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and related collaboration/project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads the finance workstream for the finance systems modernization, including planning, requirements validation, solution design input, configuration support, testing, cutover readiness, and post-implementation stabilization.
• Collaborates with Finance, Technology, project teams, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into clear functional requirements and solution decisions.
• Partners with Finance leadership and other key stakeholders to provide leadership, facilitate decision-making, and help ensure successful delivery of project objectives.
• Documents current state and future‑state finance processes, identifies gaps, and recommends practical improvements aligned with project objectives, operational requirements, and internal control standards.
• Supports application configuration, workflow design, approval routing, master data requirements, reporting needs, and integrations impacting finance processes.
• Coordinates and participates in system testing, user acceptance testing, defect triage, issue resolution, and sign‑off activities for finance‑related functionality.
• Ensures finance data, controls, reconciliations, and reporting outputs are considered throughout design, testing, migration, and deployment activities.
• Prepares and maintains project documentation, including process maps, test scripts, decision logs, training materials, standard operating procedures, and support documentation.
• Partners with change management and business leaders to support training, communications, user readiness, and adoption of the new finance application capabilities.
• Monitors project risks, dependencies, and action items related to the finance workstream and escalates issues as appropriate.
• Provides leadership and hands‑on support for ongoing Finance department priorities and operational activities as required, balancing project responsibilities with business needs.
• Responsible for the day to day accounting and may also provide oversight or support for Procurement, leveraging practical operational engagement to inform and strengthen the build of Block Centre accounting.
• Supports benefits realization by tracking expected process improvements, adoption outcomes, and operational impacts following implementation.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, IS

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Job description

H&R Block, Inc. in Calgary seeks a Controller, Finance Transformation to lead the finance workstream within a major modernization program.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, validate requirements, and guide solution design, testing, and implementation to ensure data integrity, controls, and business value. The role requires senior finance expertise, strong stakeholder leadership, and hands‑on involvement in ongoing finance initiatives.