Manager, Corporate Accounting & Reporting (18-Month Contract)

Clear Destination Inc.; Oakville; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Destination Inc. seeks a Corporate Controller/Finance Manager to lead the Corporate Accounting & Reporting team in Oakville, Ontario. The role oversees monthly close, consolidations, and external reporting to the parent company, with Board-ready materials and IFRS guidance.

The 18-month contract offers annual compensation of $130,000–$140,000, with in-office work about once per week in Oakville/Grimsby as needed to support business requirements.

Qualifications

• Hold a CPA, CA designation.
• Experience preparing external financial statements and disclosures.
• Experience with consolidations.
• Proven leadership skills in achieving results.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• IFRS technical accounting knowledge.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of monthly, quarterly, and annual results.
• Provide leadership and direction for the Corporate Accounting team (three staff) including development and daily oversight.
• Handle corporate accounting including consolidations of all entities and reporting to parent company.
• Prepare financial materials for Board of Directors meetings.
• Address IFRS technical accounting issues and internal control practices surrounding financial reporting.
• Manage annual budget and forecast processes for Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
• Coordinate interim and annual audits with external auditors and support remediation.
• Serve as a resource for accounting, internal control improvements, ERP updates, requirements development, prioritization and testing.

Skills

CPA/CA designation

External financial statements

Consolidations

Leadership

Excel proficiency

Manufacturing experience

IFRS knowledge

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

As a key member of the Corporate Controller’s department, the Manager will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight for the Corporate Accounting & Reporting team. The Manager will be responsible for APL’s Consolidated statements, overall month end close process, reporting to parent company and internal management reporting. This role is responsible for the preparation of financial materials for Board of Director meetings.

This teammate will be responsible for:

• Responsible for the overall month end close process while maintaining high standards and ensuring accurate, timely and reliable reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual financial results and disclosures
• Provide on-going leadership and direction for the Corporate Accounting team of three including professional development, coaching, and daily oversight of activities
• Responsible for all Corporate accounting including consolidation of all legal entities
• Responsible for financial reporting to parent company
• Responsible for IFRS technical accounting issues
• Ensure internal control practices surrounding the financial reporting and close process are defined, implemented, and executed
• Manage annual budget and forecast process for Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
• Manage interim and annual audit requirements with external auditors
• Resource for accounting, internal control issues and implementation of improvements
• Resource for ERP updates, including development of requirements, and prioritization and testing of enhancements
• Special projects as required

The skills, knowledge and experience this teammate will bring:

• Hold a CPA, CA designation
• Experience preparing external financial statements and disclosures
• Experience with consolidations
• Proven leadership skills in achieving results
• Ability to work with a positive attitude and in a professional manner
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, changing environment
• Possess a strong attention to detail
• Possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Experience in manufacturing preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Leadership:
  Able to influence the actions and opinions of others in a desired direction; to exhibit judgment in leading others to worthwhile objectives. This role will interact with all functional departments at mid to senior levels.
• One Team:
  Demonstrate ability to work with people in a manner that builds high morale and group commitment to shared goals and objectives
• Open Communication:
  Demonstrate ability to communicate with others in a professional and constructive manner while simultaneously building credibility and rapport
• Drive to Win:
  Demonstrate ability to organize and/or schedule people or tasks and to develop realistic action plans while being sensitive to time constraints, priorities, and resource availability
• Accountability & Empowerment:
  Demonstrate ability to take action in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of issues and constraints

This is an 18-month contract role with a compensation of $130,000 - $140,000 annually.

In-office expectations for this role will be approximately once per week in our Oakville and/or Grimsby office, depending on business needs.