Controller POST NUMBER: 442025
About the Company
Our client is a media platform. They are looking for a Controller who will be responsible for overseeing all financial and accounting activities within the organization. This role demands a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of financial management. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing financial operations, ensuring compliance, driving process improvements, and leading an accounting system conversion. As a change agent, the Controller will lead the modernization of the finance operations function, leveraging technology and innovation to enhance existing financial processes and systems.
Why Work Here
- Upward advancement opportunities
- Mentorship and collaborative peer-to-peer learning
About the Opportunity
- Lead and mentor the accounting team of 9 (2 direct reports and 7 indirect reports), providing guidance and support.
- Oversee financial reporting, accounting, tax, compliance and financial transaction processing (AP, AR, billing, treasury) functions, with a focus on identifying areas for improvement.
- Responsible for monthly, quarterly and year-end closing, and compliance with all financial reporting requirements, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of reports.
- Maintain financial policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance and efficiency, with a focus on identifying areas for improvement.
- Oversee financial processes across the company, including departments outside of finance, ensuring internal controls are maintained and updated as required.
- Main point of contact with external auditors, the audit process and the preparation of the annual audited financial statements.
- Manage corporate tax, foreign bureau tax and commodity tax audits, working with outside advisors to prepare corporate tax filings and ensure regulatory filings are completed on a timely basis.
- Manage the annual corporate insurance renewal process.
- Provide client contract review for billing and payment terms and taxation.
- Play a leadership role in the accounting system conversion in the next 18-24 months, ensuring seamless integration and minimal disruption to operations.
- Research and recommend accounting treatments for new and changing transactions.
- Ensure compliance with ASPE, tax regulations, and internal policies.
- Collaborate with other departments to support overall business objectives and initiatives.
- Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to senior management to support decision-making
- Must be CPA with 5 years in auditing experience with progressive responsibility.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business, Finance.
- 7 years working in an accounting, audit and taxation role with at least 4 years management experience.
- Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems, and experience leading an accounting system conversion and leading resulting change management.
- Comprehensive knowledge of finance, accounting, treasury, ASPE, corporate tax and consumer tax.
- Proven management and leadership skills, ability to effectively plan, coordinate, and manage staff, including prioritizing and scheduling work assignments, provide guidance and feedback in a constructive manner.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Salary Range
$140,000 - $150,000/year
How to Apply
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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
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