CONTROLLER – MULTI-UNIT RETAILER

Toronto, Ontario
Full-time, 100 percent on-site. This is not a hybrid or remote position

COMPENSATION

$90K to $110K, commensurate with experience. Plus discretionary yearly bonus.

THE OPPORTUNITY

A well-established retailer with its Head Office in Toronto is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Controller to join its finance team.

The organization employs more than 200 people and operates through multiple retail locations.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller will support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, payroll, and business analysis across the organization’s locations.

This is a hands-on position requiring strong accounting capabilities, advanced Microsoft Excel skills, and direct experience processing and reviewing payroll. The successful candidate will also supervise an accounts payable employee and work collaboratively with operations, management, and other members of the accounting team.

The position is particularly suited to a resourceful accounting professional who enjoys combining detailed financial work with analysis, reporting, process improvement, and business support in a multi-location environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Prepare monthly financial reports, management dashboards, and performance analyses
- Develop and maintain annual budgets, financial forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial models
- Analyze financial results and identify important trends, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring management attention
- Present findings and practical recommendations to the Chief Financial Officer and other members of management
- Monitor actual results against budgets and forecasts
- Investigate significant variances and support cost-control and optimization initiatives
- Assist with monthly and year-end financial close activities
- Prepare and review account reconciliations for multiple business locations
- Take direct responsibility for payroll processing and review, including payroll reconciliations, government remittances, and year-end reporting
- Help ensure compliance with payroll, income tax, GST/HST, and other government reporting requirements
- Support external audits, inventory reviews, and the maintenance of effective internal controls
- Track project expenditures and evaluate the financial performance of business initiatives
- Review corporate credit-card transactions and investigate unusual items, errors, or other financial discrepancies
- Assist with insurance administration, investment reporting, and special financial projects




- Supervise the accounts payable function and provide guidance to the accounts payable employee
- Collaborate with members of the accounting and operations teams to improve financial procedures, reporting practices, and the quality of financial information
- Develop and maintain advanced Microsoft Excel reports, analytical tools, financial models, and management schedules
- Provide financial and analytical support to the Chief Financial Officer as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should possess:

- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Approximately three to five years of progressive experience in accounting, financial analysis, financial planning and analysis, or a related finance position
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modelling
- Substantial hands-on payroll processing and payroll review experience
- Experience preparing payroll remittances, reconciliations, and year-end reports
- Experience working with accounting requirements across multiple business locations
- Experience with QuickBooks Online
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to work effectively with the Chief Financial Officer, operational leaders, and cross-functional teams
- A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- The ability to organize competing priorities and consistently meet deadlines
- The judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness required to work independently

Experience in retail, multi-location operations, or another transaction-intensive business would be an asset.

A professional accounting designation or progress toward one would also be an asset.

LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- A confident, professional, and collaborative working style
- Strong analytical thinking and sound financial judgment
- A practical and highly hands-on approach to accounting and payroll
- The ability to translate financial results into clear and helpful information for management
- The ability to identify discrepancies,



investigate underlying causes, and recommend appropriate solutions
- Strong planning, organizational, and time-management capabilities
- The confidence to recommend improvements to existing financial procedures and reports
- A commitment to accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement
- The ability to supervise and support an accounts payable employee effectively
- The adaptability required to work in a busy, multi-location retail environment
- A high degree of professionalism, discretion, dependability, and integrity

TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

The Controller must be highly proficient with spreadsheets, accounting applications, payroll systems, and financial-reporting tools.

Candidates should offer:

- Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, including the ability to develop and maintain detailed reports, analytical schedules, and financial models
- Practical experience with QuickBooks Online
- Hands-on experience using payroll and workforce-management systems
- The ability to extract, organize, review, and interpret financial information from multiple sources
- Experience using technology to improve reporting accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility

Experience with Rise payroll software is desirable. Candidates with strong experience using comparable Canadian payroll systems will also be considered.

WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY?

This is an opportunity to join the Head Office of an established retailer and work directly with its Chief Financial Officer.

The Controller will contribute to budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, payroll, business analysis, internal controls, and decision support across a multi-location organization employing more than 200 people.

The position offers meaningful exposure to both detailed accounting responsibilities and broader financial-planning and business-analysis activities.

It is particularly attractive for an analytical and hands-on accounting professional who enjoys developing advanced Excel tools, improving financial reporting, and providing management with practical information that supports better business decisions.

The successful candidate will also gain supervisory experience and have the opportunity to contribute to the continued improvement of the organization’s accounting processes and financial capabilities.

Candidates should carefully consider the work arrangement before applying. This position requires attendance at the company’s Toronto Head Office five days per week and is not available on a hybrid or remote basis.

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