SENIOR CONTROLLER – MULTI-ENTITY FIRM

PeopleFind; Golden Horseshoe; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

RRSP matching 6%

4 weeks vacation

On-site work

Job summary

PeopleFind is seeking a Senior Controller for its established Canadian organization. This on-site role reports to the Senior Vice President, Finance and leads the accounting department in financial reporting, budgeting, and controls across multiple entities.

The candidate should bring extensive experience in complex corporate environments, cash management, and Tax/GST compliance, with the ability to modernize systems and provide strategic financial insights to senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 to 10 years of progressive accounting and financial-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Oversee consolidated and entity-level financial reporting
• Provide senior management with financial analysis, forecasts, and performance reporting
• Direct the annual budgeting process and monitor performance against established plans
• Manage cash flow, corporate banking relationships, treasury activities, and working-capital requirements
• Maintain appropriate accounting policies, approval procedures, internal controls, and financial-governance practices
• Oversee payroll and selected human resources administration functions
• Ensure compliance with GST/HST, corporate tax, and other statutory requirements
• Coordinate relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, banks, insurers, and other professional-service providers
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting and administrative team
• Review existing procedures and introduce improvements to efficiency, accuracy, reporting, and accountability
• Support the organization’s transition to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Expand the organization’s financial analysis and business-intelligence capabilities
• Assist senior management with financial planning, business evaluation, and operational decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline

Job description

Full-time, 100 percent on-site. This is not a hybrid or remote position.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Base salary of $160,000 to $185,000, plus an annual performance bonus of up to 20 percent. Total annual cash compensation can exceed $200,000, depending on base salary and bonus achievement. The package also includes comprehensive employee benefits, employer RRSP matching of up to 6 percent, and four weeks of annual vacation.

THE OPPORTUNITY

A well-established, privately held, mid-sized Canadian organization with multiple business entities and operations across North America is seeking an experienced CPA to join its management team as Senior Controller.

The organization operates through several business divisions serving diverse commercial markets. This description is intentionally general because the search is being conducted in strict confidence.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Finance, the Senior Controller will lead the Accounting Department and oversee financial reporting, treasury, budgeting, forecasting, payroll, selected human resources administration, and financial and tax compliance. The position is responsible for an established team of approximately six employees.

This is a senior, hands-on role requiring strong technical accounting capabilities and experience working in a multi-entity, multi-division, or comparably complex corporate environment.

The successful candidate will help strengthen financial reporting and controls, modernize systems and processes, and provide meaningful financial information to support strategic and operational decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Oversee consolidated and entity-level financial reporting
• Provide senior management with financial analysis, forecasts, and performance reporting
• Direct the annual budgeting process and monitor performance against established plans
• Manage cash flow, corporate banking relationships, treasury activities, and working-capital requirements
• Maintain appropriate accounting policies, approval procedures, internal controls, and financial-governance practices
• Oversee payroll and selected human resources administration functions
• Ensure compliance with GST/HST, corporate tax, and other statutory requirements
• Coordinate relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, banks, insurers, and other professional-service providers
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting and administrative team
• Review existing procedures and introduce improvements to efficiency, accuracy, reporting, and accountability
• Support the organization’s transition to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Expand the organization’s financial analysis and business-intelligence capabilities
• Assist senior management with financial planning, business evaluation, and operational decision-making

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should possess:

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline
• At least 8 to 10 years of progressive accounting and financial-management experience(...)