Corporate Controller

Job summary

Lead accounting and financial reporting across multiple entities, including close processes, the first external audit, tax and statutory compliance, internal controls, and working capital management. Partner with finance and operational leaders on planning, systems improvement, acquisition integration, and developing the accounting team.

Job details

The Opportunity: Our client is a Canadian multi-branch field services platform that has recently partnered with a leading Canadian private equity sponsor to build a national platform through organic growth and acquisition. The business is entering a significant period of growth, and the finance function is being rebuilt to support the next stage of the organization. This is a newly created Corporate Controller position and the senior-most accounting role within the organization. Reporting directly to the VP, Finance & Strategic Operations, this individual will have broad responsibility across controllership, financial reporting, FP&A, controls, working capital, systems, and acquisition integration. This is a hands-on opportunity for a finance leader who enjoys building processes, improving systems, and partnering directly with operational leaders in a growing, entrepreneurial environment. What You’ll Be Doing: Own the month-end and year-end close, financial statements, reporting packages, and accounting across multiple entities and provinces. Lead the company’s first external audit, fiscal year-end transition, and ongoing tax and statutory compliance. Build and strengthen the company’s internal controls, accounting processes, and financial infrastructure as the business scales. Own working capital, including billing, collections, DSO, unbilled WIP, cash forecasting, and liquidity management. Partner with the VP Finance on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, operating models, and KPI reporting. Drive finance systems improvement, automation, ERP implementation, and the elimination of manual processes. Support M&A due diligence and accounting integration of acquired businesses, including opening balances, chart of accounts, and controls. Lead and develop the accounting team while partnering with branch and operational leaders to improve financial performance. What You’ll Need to Be Successful: CPA designation with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior accounting or controllership responsibility. Strong experience owning month-end close, financial reporting, and external audit processes. Hands-on FP&A experience across budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modelling. Demonstrated ability to build and improve processes, controls, and financial systems in a growing or evolving environment. Strong Excel and systems fluency, with an ability to identify opportunities for automation and process improvement. Experience in private equity, M&A, multi-entity reporting, or a distributed/branch-based operating environment is an asset. Experience with ERP implementations, job costing/WIP, Power BI, Power Query, or similar tools is an asset. A hands-on, commercially curious leader who is comfortable working with operational leaders, navigating ambiguity, and building structure in a fast-growing environment. Compensation Range: $130,000 - $160,000 base salary + bonus

What you’ll do

Lead accounting and financial reporting across multiple entities, including close processes, the first external audit, tax and statutory compliance, internal controls, and working capital management. Partner with finance and operational leaders on planning, systems improvement, acquisition integration, and developing the accounting team.

Requirements

Requires a CPA designation and at least five years of progressive accounting experience, including senior accounting or controllership responsibility, along with strong financial reporting, audit, and FP&A experience. Candidates should be hands-on leaders skilled in improving processes and systems; experience with private equity, M&A, multi-entity or branch-based operations, ERP implementations, job costing, WIP, or analytics tools is an asset.

Listed skills

• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Month-End Close · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial Reporting
• Month-End Close
• External Audits
• Financial Planning And Analysis
• Budgeting And Forecasting
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Internal Controls
• Working Capital Management
• Cash Forecasting
• ERP Implementation
• Process Automation
• M&A Due Diligence
• Acquisition Integration
• Team Leadership
• Multi-Entity Accounting

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Data & Analytics

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