Financial Controller

Drake International; Northeastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Drake International in Canada is seeking an experienced Controller to lead financial reporting, consolidations, and project-based accounting across multiple entities. You will partner with senior leadership to drive process improvements, strengthen internal controls, and support strategic growth.

The role demands 8+ years in accounting, expertise in WIP, job-costing, and multi-entity environments, and experience with acquisitions. Jonas ERP exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience leading accounting teams and developing staff.
• Strong financial reporting and consolidation experience.
• Expertise in job-cost accounting, WIP reporting, and project-based accounting environments.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integration activities, or multi-entity organizations.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• ERP system experience; exposure to construction ERP platforms such as Jonas is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Preparing consolidated financial statements, WIP schedules, job-cost reporting, and margin analysis.
• Supporting acquisition due diligence, integration activities, and purchase accounting.
• Leading and developing accounting team members through training, mentorship, and succession planning.
• Strengthening internal controls across accounting, payroll, procurement, and project operations.
• Driving ERP and process improvement initiatives to support scalability and growth.
• Partnering with leadership on strategic planning, capital allocation, and business expansion initiatives.
• Providing financial insights that support project selection, bidding strategies, profitability analysis, and resource planning.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Consolidations

WIP reporting

Job-cost accounting

Budgeting/Forecasting

Acquisitions experience

Internal controls

ERP systems

Jonas ERP

Tools

Jonas ERP

Job description

Vacancy: Existing Vacancy

This Controller role is ideal for an experienced accounting professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment, solving complex financial and operational challenges, and supporting multiple business entities within a project-based industry. The right person will recognize this opportunity as a natural next step if they have experience in construction, project accounting, multi-entity environments, or acquisition-driven organizations.

Why This Role

This role offers the opportunity to play a key leadership role within a growing organization, gain exposure to acquisitions and integration activities, and influence the future development of the accounting function. Unlike many traditional Controller positions, this opportunity combines hands‑on financial leadership with strategic involvement in business growth, operational improvements, and team development.

The Role: Controller

In this role, you will spend most of your time overseeing financial reporting, consolidations, job‑cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and process improvements across multiple business entities. You will work closely with executive leadership, operations teams, project managers, and accounting staff to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and meaningful business insights.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes
• Preparing consolidated financial statements, WIP schedules, job‑cost reporting, and margin analysis
• Supporting acquisition due diligence, integration activities, and purchase accounting
• Leading and developing accounting team members through training, mentorship, and succession planning
• Strengthening internal controls across accounting, payroll, procurement, and project operations
• Driving ERP and process improvement initiatives to support scalability and growth
• Partnering with leadership on strategic planning, capital allocation, and business expansion initiatives
• Providing financial insights that support project selection, bidding strategies, profitability analysis, and resource planning

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience leading accounting teams and developing staff
• Strong financial reporting and consolidation experience
• Expertise in job‑cost accounting, WIP reporting, and project‑based accounting environments
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integration activities, or multi‑entity organizations
• Strong understanding of internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• ERP system experience; exposure to construction ERP platforms such as Jonas is considered an asset
• Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship‑building skills

Benefits & Environment

Benefits for this role include competitive compensation, bonus potential, professional growth opportunities, leadership exposure, and the chance to help shape the future of a growing organization. The company offers a collaborative, team‑oriented environment where finance is viewed as a strategic business partner and where continuous improvement, accountability, and long‑term career development are highly valued.

Since 1951, Drake International has connected people with meaningful work across Canada and globally. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process. For accommodation requests, please reach out to your closest Drake office.

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