Strategic Finance Director & Controller

InnPower; Innisfil; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

InnPower, located in Innisfil, Ontario, seeks a Director of Finance & Controller to lead accounting, reporting, and controllership across InnPower and affiliates. Reporting to the CFO, you will drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning while advancing AI-enabled FP&A and automation initiatives.

You will oversee internal controls, external audits, and regulatory filings, mentoring Finance Managers and the Billing & Settlements Manager, and partnering with senior leadership to

Qualifications

• University Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline.
• CPA designation in good standing.
• Minimum of ten years of progressive accounting and finance experience, preferably within a utility or multi-entity structure.
• Minimum of five years of senior leadership experience.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary finance teams.
• Experience within an Ontario electricity distributor, municipal utility, or broader public sector organization is considered a strong asset.
• Deep expertise in IFRS, external financial reporting, accounting policy, and financial controls.
• Experience managing external audits, regulatory reporting, and financial reporting governance frameworks.
• Experience leading ERP implementations and financial system improvements.
• Proficiency in analyzing financial data.
• Experience in budgeting processes, financial forecasting, and FP&A leadership.
• Valid Ontario Class G Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting and financial operations for InnPower, InnServices and affiliated corporations.
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting in accordance with IFRS and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the preparation of financial statements, regulatory filings, stakeholder reporting, and other required disclosures.
• Ensure appropriate accounting policies are developed, documented and consistently applied.
• Lead the annual external audits and coordinate all audit activities.
• Provide leadership for annual operating and capital budgets.
• Oversee corporate forecasting and long-range financial planning.
• Utilize legacy FP&A tools and lead the adoption of AI developments in FP&A to review financial performance against budget and identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Develop meaningful financial performance indicators and dashboards.
• Provide financial analysis supporting capital investments, infrastructure planning and major corporate initiatives.
• Support the CFO in development of long-term financial strategies.
• Lead ongoing modernization of finance operations including the evaluation and adoption of AI tools to support efficiency and the effectiveness of the group.
• Champion automation and process improvements.
• Provide sponsorship for ERP implementations and upgrades.
• Improve reporting capabilities through technology.
• Establish standardized financial processes across all corporations.
• Promote data integrity and system governance.
• Collaborate with leaders across Finance and the business to assess financial reporting impacts, and enable informed decision-making.

Skills

IFRS expertise

Financial leadership

Audits experience

Regulatory reporting

Data analysis

Education

CPA designation in good standing

University degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP implementations

Financial systems improvements

Job description

InnPower, located in Innisfil, Ontario, seeks a Director of Finance & Controller to lead accounting, reporting, and controllership across InnPower and affiliates. Reporting to the CFO, you will drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning while advancing AI-enabled FP&A and automation initiatives.

You will oversee internal controls, external audits, and regulatory filings, mentoring Finance Managers and the Billing & Settlements Manager, and partnering with senior leadership to