Controller
About the role
Adecco is actively seeking an experienced Controller to join our client's team and lead the financial and operational accounting functions of a growing organization. This role is a key strategic partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, driving financial excellence, operational efficiency, and robust governance across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in decision-making, systems optimization, and team leadership.
- Pay Rate: $ 130K - $160k/year.
- Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
- Job type: Permanent | Full-time
Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee all financial and operational accounting functions, including general accounting, treasury, and taxation
- Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, supporting key decisions and transactions
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, process optimization, and efficiency initiatives across finance operations
- Design, implement, and enhance financial and operational controls, governance frameworks, and best practices
- Provide strong leadership to the finance team, including coaching, performance management, and succession planning
- Manage organizational risk by overseeing internal controls related to financial reporting and compliance requirements
- Oversee the preparation and timely delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports
- Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness
- Optimize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including system integrations, workflow automation, and reporting capabilities
- Leverage data analytics and reporting tools to deliver actionable insights that support business performance
- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, auditors, and advisors
- Support scalable financial infrastructure to enable organizational growth and operational excellence
Requirements:
- Legal eligibility to work and reside in Canada.
- CPA, CA required; MBA in Accounting or Finance preferred
- 8-15 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including people leadership
- Strong experience supporting executive leadership and strategic decision-making
- Expertise in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, and accounting best practices
- Proven experience optimizing ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred)
- Strong systems, analytics, and process automation mindset; Power BI experience an asset
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, drive change, and improve operational efficiency
Don't miss out on this Controller position in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Apply now and our dynamic team of recruiters will reach out if you qualify for this role
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CASE6580
About Adecco
Perfect placements. Speedy staffing. Tenacious testing. Who’s Adecco, we hear you ask? Only the top provider of first-class HR solutions. Our consultants work with some of the best, and most exciting, companies all over the world. We equip our clients with priceless industry insight and put everything we’ve got into training and mentoring our candidates.
We’re here to match talented people with the job opportunities and employers they’re looking for. On any given day we connect over 700,000 people with fulfilling opportunities that make the most of their skills now and enable them to develop new expertise for the future.
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Controller
About the role
Adecco is actively seeking an experienced Controller to join our client's team and lead the financial and operational accounting functions of a growing organization. This role is a key strategic partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, driving financial excellence, operational efficiency, and robust governance across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in decision-making, systems optimization, and team leadership.
- Pay Rate: $ 130K - $160k/year.
- Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
- Job type: Permanent | Full-time
Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee all financial and operational accounting functions, including general accounting, treasury, and taxation
- Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, supporting key decisions and transactions
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, process optimization, and efficiency initiatives across finance operations
- Design, implement, and enhance financial and operational controls, governance frameworks, and best practices
- Provide strong leadership to the finance team, including coaching, performance management, and succession planning
- Manage organizational risk by overseeing internal controls related to financial reporting and compliance requirements
- Oversee the preparation and timely delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports
- Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness
- Optimize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including system integrations, workflow automation, and reporting capabilities
- Leverage data analytics and reporting tools to deliver actionable insights that support business performance
- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, auditors, and advisors
- Support scalable financial infrastructure to enable organizational growth and operational excellence
Requirements:
- Legal eligibility to work and reside in Canada.
- CPA, CA required; MBA in Accounting or Finance preferred
- 8-15 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including people leadership
- Strong experience supporting executive leadership and strategic decision-making
- Expertise in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, and accounting best practices
- Proven experience optimizing ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred)
- Strong systems, analytics, and process automation mindset; Power BI experience an asset
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, drive change, and improve operational efficiency
Don't miss out on this Controller position in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Apply now and our dynamic team of recruiters will reach out if you qualify for this role
@@j.
CASE6580
About Adecco
Perfect placements. Speedy staffing. Tenacious testing. Who’s Adecco, we hear you ask? Only the top provider of first-class HR solutions. Our consultants work with some of the best, and most exciting, companies all over the world. We equip our clients with priceless industry insight and put everything we’ve got into training and mentoring our candidates.
We’re here to match talented people with the job opportunities and employers they’re looking for. On any given day we connect over 700,000 people with fulfilling opportunities that make the most of their skills now and enable them to develop new expertise for the future.