27 Aug
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Founders Metals
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Vancouver
27 Aug
Founders Metals
Vancouver
CORPORATE CONTROLLER Founders Metals Inc. is a Canadian gold exploration company advancing high-impact projects through disciplined, results-driven exploration. Our flagship Antino Gold Project in Suriname hosts extensive near-surface gold mineralization with exceptional growth potential along a proven gold trend. At Founders, we combine technical excellence with a bold, entrepreneurial spirit. Our team is driven by curiosity, collaboration, and a shared commitment to discovering and developing world-class gold assets that create long-term value for our shareholders, local communities, and partners. We are a fast-growing, performance-focused company that values integrity, accountability, and innovation in everything we do.
As we expand our operations and accelerate discovery, Founders Metals offers a dynamic environment where talented individuals can make a meaningful impact, grow their careers, and help shape the next chapter of a modern Canadian gold company. The Corporate Controller is responsible for the integrity of Founders Metals’ consolidated financial reporting and for the accounting and internal control framework that supports it. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and based in our Vancouver head office, the Corporate Controller leads the corporate close and consolidation cycle, owns continuous disclosure reporting under IFRS and TSX Venture Exchange requirements, manages the annual audit, and delivers the corporate financial planning and analysis that informs Board and management decision-making. The role supervises the Financial Administrator and works closely with the Finance Manager in Paramaribo to ensure that Suriname site results are captured accurately and on time. Apply and document the Company’s accounting policies and prepare technical accounting analyses on significant judgmental matters in accordance with IFRS.\ Support the CFO in the preparation of materials for the Audit Committee and the Board.\ Audit, Controls,
and Compliance \ Act as the primary day-to-day contact for the external auditors and accounting advisors.\ Maintain and monitor internal controls over financial reporting, including delegation of authority, expenditure approval, and segregation of duties.\ Coordinate with Surinamese accountants, tax advisors and banking partners on local statutory reporting, payroll tax and withholding remittances, import duties and local statutory audit requirements.\ Cost Control and Expenditure Governance \ Maintain and supervise cost control mechanisms across corporate and site operations to ensure that expenditure remains within approved budgets, is appropriately authorized, adequately supported by documentation and a legitimate business expense, in line with the Company’s corporate mandate and exploration priorities.\ Communicate expenditure standards across the organization and deliver practical training and guidance to employees, budget holders, and site management so that expectations are understood before spending occurs.\ Review vendor payment processes and support payment prioritization and controls.\ Manage weekly cash positioning, bank reconciliations and funding transfers to site.\ Work with the Finance Manager in Suriname to embed consistent cost control and expense verification practices at the Antino project and across contractor arrangements.\ Financial Planning and Analysis \ Support the annual budget and periodic reforecast process, consolidating corporate and site-level inputs into a single Company plan.\ Produce monthly management reporting, including budget-to-actual analysis, exploration expenditure tracking,
and cash flow forecasting to support treasury and financing decisions.\ Partner with the VP Exploration and site leadership to translate exploration programs into reliable cost forecasts and commitments.\ Work with the Finance Manager in Suriname to align site accounting practices, reporting calendars, and cost control disciplines with corporate requirements.\ Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting efficiency and internal controls as the organization scales.\ Canadian CPA designation in valuable standing (or an equivalent internationally recognized designation) is required.\ Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, commerce, or a related discipline.\ Public practice audit training with a Big Four or major international accounting firm (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, BDO, or Grant Thornton) is required.\ Minimum of five years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years in a controller, assistant controller, or manager in a public practice firm.\ Strong understanding of IFRS, financial reporting, and continuous disclosure filings for a Canadian public company.\ Mineral exploration, mining, or resource sector experience is a significant asset, including familiarity with exploration and evaluation expenditure accounting.\ Advanced Excel skills and hands-on experience with an ERP or accounting system;
experience implementing or upgrading a finance system is an asset.\ Experience supervising and developing accounting staff.\ Working proficiency in Dutch, Spanish, or Portuguese is an asset but is not required.\ Technical accounting judgment and a rigorous, evidence-based approach to financial reporting.\ Sound judgment and the confidence to question or decline expenditure that falls outside policy.\ Commitment to workplace safety and environmental stewardship.\ This position is based in our corporate office in Vancouver, British Columbia, working 4 days in the office and 1 day remote, with occasional travel to the Antino Gold Project in Suriname and to corporate events as required. Founders Metals also offers a comprehensive benefits package, participation in the Company’s short-term incentive plan, and eligibility for long-term incentive awards under the Company’s equity incentive plan.
📌 Finance Coordinator - Financial Accounting (Vancouver)
🏢 Founders Metals
📍 Vancouver