Assistant Controller

About Paramount Services Ltd.

Paramount Services Ltd. is a leading full-service facilities maintenance company delivering comprehensive building maintenance, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, landscaping, snow removal, and integrated facility solutions. We pride ourselves on quality execution, responsiveness, and building long-term client partnerships.

The Opportunity :

We’re seeking an experienced, hands-on Assistant Controller to partner closely with our Controller and play a key role in strengthening and scaling our finance function. This position is ideal for a seasoned accounting professional who thrives in a fast-growing, operationally driven environment and wants meaningful ownership, leadership exposure, and a clear path toward future senior finance leadership.

Key Responsibilities :

• Oversee core accounting operations including AP, AR, payroll, job costing, and general ledger activities.
• Lead substantial portions of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reporting packages, KPI dashboards, forecasts, and operational analysis for executive leadership.
• Strengthen internal controls, ensure GAAP compliance, and support ongoing financial process improvements.
• Coordinate audit and tax deliverables and serve as a key liaison with external auditors, tax advisors, and financial partners.
• Partner with operational teams on job costing, contract profitability, billing accuracy, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Drive systems optimization, automation initiatives, ERP enhancements, and scalable workflow improvements.

Qualifications & Experience :

Why Join Paramount Services Ltd.?

About Paramount Services Ltd. :

Paramount Service Ltd. began as Paramount Restaurant Service Ltd. over 30 years ago. Since then, the company has evolved into a full-service equipment supply and facility maintenance company based from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Our presence is focused in Manitoba but we have strong partnerships spanning coast-to-coast-to-coast across Canada. As part of our full-service commitment throughout the country, we employ refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and carpentry journeypersons, and we have over 600 subcontractors at our disposal. Our customer relationships are based on our performance and built on trust. As a result, our customers ask us if we can do more, and we do. From general contracting to minor service calls, landscape and parking lot maintenance, to hot and cold beverage services, equipment sales to preventative maintenance – we do it all.