Corporate Controller

Job Overview

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

• CPA designation is required.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting and financial management experience, including significant controllership or comparable senior accounting responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, general ledger accounting, cash flow management, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and analyzing financial statements.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including complex spreadsheets and formulas.
• Strong leadership experience with the ability to manage, mentor, and develop finance professionals.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work with confidential financial information and communicate effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to work on-site in Cambridge, Ontario.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Accounting or finance experience within construction, industrial, manufacturing, engineering, contracting, or another project-based environment.
• Experience with multi-entity financial consolidation and reporting.
• Experience with project costing and project-based financial reporting.
• Experience using ERP or accounting systems within a project-driven organization.

What We Offer

Reporting into senior leadership, the Corporate Controller will be responsible for consolidated financial reporting, cash flow management, budgeting, internal controls, project costing, compliance, and the leadership and development of the finance team.

This position is well suited to a designated accounting professional with strong controllership experience who is comfortable operating across multiple business entities and partnering with operational leaders in a project-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the accounting and finance team, including hiring, training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly consolidated financial statements across multiple operating entities.
• Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash flow, and related accounting functions.
• Monitor project costing and provide financial reporting and analysis related to project performance.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, including variance analysis, recommendations, and corrective actions.
• Monitor banking activity and oversee online banking administration, EFTs, wire transfers, payment approvals, and related controls.
• Review and approve invoices, payments, reconciliations, and supporting financial documentation.
• Lead year-end close activities and serve as the primary finance contact for external auditors.
• Prepare or oversee required corporate and indirect tax remittances.
• Review and reconcile general ledger accounts, investigate discrepancies, and ensure timely resolution.
• Assess financial processes and internal controls and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and risk management.
• Provide senior leadership with financial analysis, reporting, and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Partner with operational and leadership teams on financial, project, and contractual matters.