Controller (Confidential)

Controller

Recruitment Partners is on the search for a Controller to join our esteemed client’s team. The Controller will work closely with CFO and senior management team on development of KPI reporting that support management decision-making. The successful candidate will be a proactive, self-starter who is comfortable working with technology and software.

Your Success will be defined by your ability to:

• Review and oversight of month-end close activities for multiple legal entities.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for multiple entities.
• Ensure reporting and internal control framework is in place to support scalable growth of legacy business lines and upcoming acquisitions.
• Support CFO on Joint Venture accounting as needed
• Lead annual budgeting and planning process.
• Review and approve GST and other tax-related filings.
• Support and monitor insurance and risk management practices. Including oversight of internal controls.
• Work closely with the CFO, Information systems manager, and the rest of the leadership team on system and process development.
• Working closely and being the primary business unit contact for the central shared services team, including payroll & HR.
• Lead other special projects as assigned.

Your strengths include:

• Post-secondary diploma or equivalent education and professional accounting designation with at least two years experience as a Controller;
• Strong technical accounting, modeling, and excel skills
• A pro-active, self-starter, comfortable working with technology and software
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to see the big picture and prioritize objectives appropriately
• Ability to recognize unknowns and identify organizational risks
• Collaboration skills with the ability to communicate comfortably with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Ability to move and adapt quickly
• Ability to disseminate complex information into simple and easy-to-understand concepts