Assistant Controller

Job summary

The Assistant Controller will oversee revenue recognition compliance under IFRS 15 across multiple business units and ensure the accuracy of monthly financial reporting. They will act as a trusted advisor to business unit leadership while coordinating with internal and external auditors during the financial close process.

Job details

This is your chance to join a fast-paced organization with a large, stable, and continuously growing presence in the vertical market software industry! Harris is currently looking to hire an Assistant Controller to join our corporate Financial Reporting team, with a dedicated focus on revenue recognition. The ideal candidate for this role has their professional accounting designation (or is currently enrolled as a student), hands-on experience applying IFRS 15 to software or technology revenue, a strong analytical mindset, and a passion for continuous learning and improvement. As Assistant Controller, Revenue, you will be part of the corporate Financial Reporting team that sits above our business unit finance teams and provides technical accounting review across Harris’s portfolio of software businesses. Reporting to the Revenue Accounting Manager, you will play a central role in the review of revenue recognition across a high volume of business units as part of the month, quarter, and year-end close process, ensuring revenue conclusions are well supported, consistent, and compliant with IFRS 15 while working closely with the senior leadership team in each business unit as their “trusted business advisor” This role is based out of our newly renovated corporate head office in Ottawa, Ontario, although Harris Finance employees are currently working remotely. WHAT WILL BE YOUR NEW ROLE Ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timely completion of monthly financial reporting. Technical accounting analysis under IFRS. Reviewing IFRS 15 revenue contract checklists prepared by business unit finance teams, ensuring conclusions are properly supported, consistently applied, and completed on time each quarter Reviewing multiple-element software arrangements to ensure proper revenue recognition under IFRS 15 guidelines, including regular preparation and/or review of supporting schedules. Reviewing standalone selling price (SSP) analyses and supporting periodic SSP studies across business units Reviewing work-in-progress (WIP) schedules and percentage-of-completion revenue calculations for project-based and services revenue Technical accounting analyses under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), with an emphasis on IFRS 15 Coordinating and responding to external & internal auditor requests and queries during quarterly reviews and the interim and year-end audit Supporting process improvements, templates, and training materials that raise the quality of revenue reporting across business units Leading special ad hoc projects that impact various stakeholders within the organization WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR 4+ years of experience in an accounting or finance environment Completed or working towards a CPA designation Hands-on experience applying IFRS 15 / revenue recognition, ideally to software or technology arrangements Strong attention to detail, sound professional judgment, and comfort raising issues and communicating findings to stakeholders WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT Familiarity IFRS reporting framework Progressive experience at a public accounting firm (particularly auditing software or technology clients) or at a software company Solutions-focused mindset with a desire to improve processes WHAT WE OFFER Three weeks' vacation and five personal days Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage from your first day of employment Financial and professional development support for CPA candidates and members Employee stock ownership and RRSP matching programs Lifestyle rewards Flexible work options Performance driven organization with many opportunities for advancement And more! COMPENSATION DETAILS The potential salary range for this role is $70,000 to $80,000 per year, with eligibility for bonus or merit program. Final compensation will be based on experience, skills, market conditions, and internal equity. We offer a competitive Total Rewards program including health benefits, RRSP matching, stock option, and career development opportunities.

What you’ll do

The Assistant Controller will oversee revenue recognition compliance under IFRS 15 across multiple business units and ensure the accuracy of monthly financial reporting. They will act as a trusted advisor to business unit leadership while coordinating with internal and external auditors during the financial close process.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 4 years of experience in accounting or finance and possess or be working towards a CPA designation. Hands-on experience applying IFRS 15, particularly within the software or technology industry, is required.

Benefits

• Three weeks vacation • Five personal days • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Professional development support • Employee stock ownership • RRSP matching • Lifestyle rewards • Flexible work options

Listed skills

• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Revenue Recognition · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial reporting
• Revenue recognition
• IFRS 15
• Technical accounting
• Analytical mindset
• Contract review
• Software revenue
• Auditing
• Process improvement
• Attention to detail
• Professional judgment
• Stakeholder communication
• Financial analysis
• Project management
• Revenue Accounting
• Corporate Financial Reporting
• Public Accounting
• Continuous Development
• Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant
• Checklists
• Communication
• Finance
• Equities
• Financial Statements
• Selling Techniques
• Leadership
• International Financial Reporting Standards
• Internal Auditing
• Telecommuting
• Revenue Recognition
• Technical Accounting
• Vertical Market
• Process Improvement
• Templates
• Coordinating
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Software
• Management & Leadership
• Accountant/Assistant Controller
• Assistant Controller
• Accountants
• Treasurers and Controllers
• Financial Managers