Milner Group, a company with 50 years of history operating in Nanaimo, has recently restructured to separate its construction activities. This recently created role of Controller for the construction division is looking for a professional with an operational focus capable of being a partner and advisor to the senior management team ensuring collaboration between operations and finance and maximizing performance on construction projects. The successful candidate will integrate basic bookkeeping tasks into their daily management in order build a ground-up understanding of operations and processes and their reflection in the accounting software.

Reports to Director of Finance

Salary range: $125,000-150,000, plus bonus

Qualifications and Skills

• Professional CPA designation, preferred
• Minimum of 5 – 7 years of leading the full-cycle accounting operations for multiple companies, or equivalent experience
• Experience managing direct reports
• Solid understanding of accounting standard, including ASPE
• High level working knowledge of computerized accounting systems and MS Office. Experience with Quickbooks preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, meeting multiple deadlines with minimum supervision
• High emotional intelligence and leads by example, motivates your team and makes decisions diplomatically
• Positive professional attitude with the ability to work collaboratively and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to perform complex calculations and analysis
• Solid organizational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Highly motivated and proactive

Responsibilities and Duties

• Oversee the full accounting cycle for general operations including source deductions, and GST
• Delivery of weekly and monthly financial reporting to senior management
• Oversee the full accounting cycle for multiple construction projects
• Bank reconciliations, cash receipts, and general daily accounting activities
• Perform analytical support for operational cost and margin improvement as well as production of financial reports and analyzing statements to identify discrepancies and recommend solutions
• Provide project support for capital projects and large maintenance projects
• Reviewing contract bids
• Assist operations in making financial decisions that maximize performance
• Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, upholding federal and provincial standards by remaining knowledgeable about existing, new, and future legislation
• Preparing and analyzing monthly statements in terms of key issues in sales, costs, productivity, and margins as well as operations review of month-end closing processes:
• standard reporting package and account reconciliations
• KPI tracking
• Monthly operating analysis reporting
• Prepare ad hoc management reports as needed and ensure integrity of operations data feeding-related business systems
• Preparation of year-end working papers
• Process and enter accounting transactions including:
• job costing
• progress billing
• holdbacks, payable/receivable
• accruals
• pre-paid adjustments
• recording capital assets
• work in progress and percentage of completion construction accounting
• process payroll for approximately 50 employees, including:
• calculation of Statutory holidays,
• wage subsidy filings with a solid understanding of labour legislation
• filing of source deductions
• employee benefit deductions
• vacation pay
• expense reimbursement
• ROE issuances
• Oversee and co-ordinate a department of creating a positive, customer focused team environment
• Act as a true partner and advisor to our employees, support staff, and management team
• Coach/develop/mentor junior team members and administration staff
• Construction bonding
• Review legal documents, including potential contracts
• other duties as required