Director of Finance, Controller POST NUMBER: 462592
Director of Finance, Controller
The Director of Finance, Controller is a senior member of the Finance leadership team and is responsible for the end?to?end controllership function, including financial reporting, technical accounting, consolidations, accounting operations, audit, tax coordination, and internal controls. Reporting to the CFO and managing a team of five direct reports, this role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all internal and external financial reporting for a publicly listed issuer.
Key Responsibilities
Finance Leadership & Controllership
- Provide leadership and oversight of the Finance and Accounting team, including Assistant Controller, Accountants, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable.
- Act as the Company’s senior controllership authority, ensuring consistent application of accounting policies and strong internal controls.
- Oversee banking approvals and cash transfers, executed at the direction of the CFO.
- Oversee preparation and review of parent company reconciliations and monthly journal entries
- Review reconciliations for four operating subsidiaries, ensuring intercompany accuracy and completeness
- Lead monthly consolidations of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement
- Review monthly variance analysis, providing clear explanations and insights to the CFO.
- Oversee preparation and review of monthly cash flow reporting
- Oversee and review quarterly accounting for complex and judgment-based areas, including: Income taxes and transfer pricing, Contingent consideration, Stock based compensation, Equity transactions and Minority interest accounting
- Assess, implement, and document new accounting standards and rule changes
- Lead the preparation of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements and MD&A, ensuring compliance with IFRS accounting standards and publicly listed disclosure requirements.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the annual external audit, ensuring audit readiness and timely issue resolution.
- Serve as the key finance liaison for corporate tax return preparation prepared externally
- Lead compilation of financial data and support for SR&ED claims.
- Act as the internal point person for CRA audits, coordinating responses and documentation.
- Ensure integrity, completeness, and reliability of financial data across accounting systems.
- Lead annual financial system roll?forwards, including opening balances and entity changes.
- Support the CFO on special projects, including grant applications, funding programs, and claims submissions.
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of corporate and finance objectives.
- CPA designation required or strongly preferred.
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
- 8–12 years of progressive accounting experience, including public?company, audit, or complex consolidation environments.
- Strong technical IFRS accounting knowledge with hands?on consolidation and external reporting experience.
- Proven experience managing external audits and working with tax advisors.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop accounting teams in a deadline?driven environment.
Critical Competencies
- Public?company controllership and reporting discipline
- Technical IFRS accounting judgment and rigor
- Consolidations and multi?entity reporting
- Audit, tax, and regulatory oversight
- Strong internal controls mindset
- Executive?level communication and judgment
- Ability to partner closely with a CFO in a growing public company
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.