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About the Role
This key leadership role within the Accounting function reports to the Vice President, Accounting. The position provides oversight of operational accounting across multiple sectors, ensuring financial reporting integrity, compliance with accounting standards, and adherence to internal controls and company policies. The role works in close partnership with Operations to ensure accounting processes support the business while maintaining accuracy, control, and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sector Controllers, Controllers, and Accountants across multiple business sectors
- Provide oversight of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, company policies, and internal control requirements across all assigned sectors
- Oversee balance sheet integrity, including detailed review of reconciliations and resolution of issues
- Ensure accurate and timely client billings, reporting, and adherence to contractual requirements
- Act as the key Accounting partner to Operations and Clients (where required), supporting issue resolution while maintaining appropriate financial governance
- Support internal, external, and client audit processes and respond to audit inquiries effectively
- Lead the accounting onboarding of new business
- Identify and implement opportunities to leverage automation and AI-enabled solutions to streamline accounting processes, enhance controls, and improve reporting efficiency
- Drive consistency and standardization of accounting processes across sectors
- Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen controls, efficiency, and scalability
- Ensure teams operate in alignment with company policies and financial governance standards
Requirements
- CPA designation (or equivalent) with strong knowledge of IFRS
- Progressive leadership experience in accounting or controllership roles within a complex, multi-entity environment
- Strong expertise in financial reporting, controls, and compliance
- Experience managing teams and developing accounting professionals
- Excellent analytical skills and strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Advanced Excel and financial systems experience (JD Edwards is an asset)
- Strong controllership mindset with a focus on risk management, controls, and financial accuracy
- Ability to partner effectively with Operations while maintaining clear accountability for financial governance
- Experience operating within a decentralized, multi-site business environment
- Curious and adaptable mindset with an interest in leveraging emerging technologies, including AI, to improve accounting and finance processes
- Credibility and leadership presence to influence across Finance and Operations
Skills
- IFRS
- Financial reporting
- Controls
- Compliance
- Team management
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy
- Communication skills
- Stakeholder management
- Advanced Excel
- Financial systems
- Risk management
- Automation
- AI-enabled solutions
Experience Level
- Progressive leadership experience
Education Level
- CPA designation (or equivalent)
Salary/Compensations
- $115,000 to $150,000
Benefits
- Group benefits
- Employer RRSP contributions
- Discretionary bonus or incentive programs
About the Company
- We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation.
- Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process.
- Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role.
- Please note that artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process.