Financial Controller

Job summary

Manage accounting and month-end close activities across assigned entities, including reconciliations, intercompany transactions, project cost tracking, and year-end preparation. Prepare construction financing draw packages and lender reporting, oversee cash forecasts and internal controls, supervise bookkeeping staff, and support investor and consolidated financial reporting.

Job details

Position: Financial Controller Work Schedule: Full-time Employment Status: Permanent Here is a summary of the position's responsibilities. Accounting and monthly cycle Manage the full accounting cycle for assigned entities: journal entries, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, and payroll interface. Execute month-end closing according to a set schedule, supported by working papers. Process and reconcile intercompany transactions. Prepare year-end files for external accountants. Projects and costs Maintain project budgets and costs; generate "cost-to-complete" reports. Track commitments, change orders, and budget variances. Development accounting: cost capitalization and tracking by phase and project. Financing and Disbursements Prepare construction financing draw packages and supporting documentation for quantity surveyors and lenders. Manage progress billing, holdbacks, and supplier disbursements. Provide data required for covenant monitoring and lender reporting. Construction financing draw packages, including CMHC files. Treasury and Controls Prepare operational cash flow forecasts for assigned entities. Document procedures and implement Group internal controls. Supervise bookkeeping staff and review their work. Support the preparation of financial information for investors and the Group's consolidated financial statements. Support the integration of systems and the chart of accounts across the Group. Profile CPA designation or equivalent proven experience. 5+ years of accounting experience, including significant experience in construction, real estate development, or property management. Proficiency in project cost tracking, construction budgets, and financing draws. Comfortable working in a multi-entity environment and handling intercompany transactions. Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting or project management ERP systems. High level of autonomy: ability to structure work in a construction environment where processes are not yet established. Bilingual (French and English).

What you’ll do

Manage accounting and month-end close activities across assigned entities, including reconciliations, intercompany transactions, project cost tracking, and year-end preparation. Prepare construction financing draw packages and lender reporting, oversee cash forecasts and internal controls, supervise bookkeeping staff, and support investor and consolidated financial reporting.

Requirements

Requires a CPA designation or equivalent proven experience and at least five years of accounting experience, including significant experience in construction, real estate development, or property management. Candidates should have expertise in project costs, construction budgets and financing draws, multi-entity accounting, advanced Excel, and ERP systems, as well as autonomy in an evolving environment.

Listed skills

• ERP systems · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Full-Cycle Accounting
• Month-End Closing
• Journal Entries
• Bank Reconciliations
• Accounts Payable and Receivable
• Payroll Interface
• Intercompany Transactions
• Project Cost Tracking
• Construction Budgeting
• Cost-to-Complete Reporting
• Construction Financing Draws
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Internal Controls
• Advanced Excel
• ERP Systems
• Financial Reporting

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Construction
• Management & Leadership

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