About the role
CONTROLLER Calgary, AB | Onsite 5 Days/Week
A growing Canadian-based drilling services organization with operations across Canada, the United States, and Africa is seeking a hands-on Controller to partner closely with the CFO and executive leadership team.
This is a high-impact finance leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys building processes, improving systems, supporting operational decision-making, and helping scale a growing business. The successful candidate will bring a strong mix of technical accounting expertise, operational finance experience, business partnership capability, and leadership maturity. This role requires both hands-on involvement in day-to-day accounting operations and higher-level strategic financial oversight.
What You’ll Be Responsible For:
- Leading the company’s accounting and financial reporting functions
- Managing month-end close, consolidations, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and operational analysis
- Partnering with operational leaders across the business
- Building and improving accounting processes, systems, controls, and reporting capabilities
- Delivering financial insights, KPI reporting, and variance analysis to leadership
- Supporting Board reporting and executive-level financial presentations
- Coordinating annual audits, tax requirements, and regulatory compliance
- Supporting risk management and financial stewardship initiatives
- Helping establish scalable finance infrastructure to support continued growth
What We’re Looking For:
- CPA designation required
- 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience
- Previous experience as a Controller or equivalent senior finance role
- Experience within drilling, transportation, industrial services, energy, construction, manufacturing, or related industries strongly preferred
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge (IFRS/GAAP)
- Experience within private company environments
- Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and operational finance capability
- Experience with consolidations and multi-entity reporting
- M&A exposure considered an asset
- Strong leadership, communication, and business partnering skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Why This Role Stands Out:
- High visibility role reporting directly to the CFO
- Opportunity to influence systems, processes, and operational decision-making
- International operational exposure
- Blend of strategic finance leadership and hands-on involvement
- Growing organization with strong long-term potential
- Significant executive interaction and business impact
This role is fully onsite in Calgary, Alberta and requires someone comfortable operating in a highly collaborative and fast-moving environment.
If you enjoy building, improving, partnering with operations, and helping scale businesses — we’d welcome a confidential conversation.
Not the right fit? Search for Controller jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Insight Recruitment Inc.
Professional headhunting and executive search firm located in Toronto, ON Canada. Specialize in mid to senior level positions for small, mid and large sized companies across Canada.
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About the role
CONTROLLER Calgary, AB | Onsite 5 Days/Week
A growing Canadian-based drilling services organization with operations across Canada, the United States, and Africa is seeking a hands-on Controller to partner closely with the CFO and executive leadership team.
This is a high-impact finance leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys building processes, improving systems, supporting operational decision-making, and helping scale a growing business. The successful candidate will bring a strong mix of technical accounting expertise, operational finance experience, business partnership capability, and leadership maturity. This role requires both hands-on involvement in day-to-day accounting operations and higher-level strategic financial oversight.
What You’ll Be Responsible For:
- Leading the company’s accounting and financial reporting functions
- Managing month-end close, consolidations, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and operational analysis
- Partnering with operational leaders across the business
- Building and improving accounting processes, systems, controls, and reporting capabilities
- Delivering financial insights, KPI reporting, and variance analysis to leadership
- Supporting Board reporting and executive-level financial presentations
- Coordinating annual audits, tax requirements, and regulatory compliance
- Supporting risk management and financial stewardship initiatives
- Helping establish scalable finance infrastructure to support continued growth
What We’re Looking For:
- CPA designation required
- 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience
- Previous experience as a Controller or equivalent senior finance role
- Experience within drilling, transportation, industrial services, energy, construction, manufacturing, or related industries strongly preferred
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge (IFRS/GAAP)
- Experience within private company environments
- Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and operational finance capability
- Experience with consolidations and multi-entity reporting
- M&A exposure considered an asset
- Strong leadership, communication, and business partnering skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Why This Role Stands Out:
- High visibility role reporting directly to the CFO
- Opportunity to influence systems, processes, and operational decision-making
- International operational exposure
- Blend of strategic finance leadership and hands-on involvement
- Growing organization with strong long-term potential
- Significant executive interaction and business impact
This role is fully onsite in Calgary, Alberta and requires someone comfortable operating in a highly collaborative and fast-moving environment.
If you enjoy building, improving, partnering with operations, and helping scale businesses — we’d welcome a confidential conversation.
Not the right fit? Search for Controller jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Insight Recruitment Inc.
Professional headhunting and executive search firm located in Toronto, ON Canada. Specialize in mid to senior level positions for small, mid and large sized companies across Canada.