**Controller

First District Mechanical | Port Coquitlam, BC

Full-Time | In-Office Leadership Role**

Help Build the Financial Engine Behind the Next Stage of First District

First District Mechanical is a growing commercial mechanical contractor serving the Lower Mainland across HVAC, plumbing, hydronics, electrical, service, maintenance and retrofit projects.

We’re looking for a Controller who wants more than a traditional accounting role.

This is an opportunity to work directly with the President and leadership team, take ownership of the finance function, improve systems and reporting, challenge the status quo, and help build the financial infrastructure behind the next stage of First District.

If you’re entrepreneurial, commercially minded, strong with numbers, and excited by building better systems, you’ll likely enjoy what we’re building.

What You’ll Own

- Monthly financial statements and management reporting
- Month-end and year-end close
- Cash-flow management and rolling forecasting
- Annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting
- Accounts receivable and accounts payable oversight
- Working-capital management
- Job costing and profitability analysis
- Departmental financial performance
- Balance-sheet integrity and reconciliations
- Financial controls and accounting policies
- Banking and external accountant relationships
- Year-end and statutory compliance
- Developing meaningful financial KPIs for leadership

We don’t just want to know what happened last month.

We want someone helping us understand where we’re going and what we should do next.

Build the Department

One of your first priorities will be assessing our existing finance function.

You’ll help determine

- What work actually needs to be done
- Who should be doing it
- What can be automated
- What financial information leadership should receive




- Where stronger controls are needed
- How to build a lean finance department that scales with the company

You’ll have the prospect to shape the team, processes and systems rather than simply inherit “the way we’ve always done it.”

Technology & Continuous Improvement

First District is committed to using better systems, automation and emerging technology where they meaningfully improve the business.

You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you should be curious, adaptable and willing to challenge traditional workflows.

We’re looking for someone who asks:

“Why are we doing this manually?” and helps us build a more efficient, scalable finance function while maintaining strong financial controls.

The Person We’re Looking For

You may already be a Controller or Assistant Controller.

Or you may be an ambitious finance professional coming from public practice or a larger organization who is ready to step into a business and own the finance function.

Ideally, you bring:

- 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience
- CPA designation strongly preferred
- Strong financial reporting and accounting fundamentals
- Excellent understanding of cash flow and working capital
- Budgeting, forecasting and financial-analysis experience
- Strong Excel and systems/data capability
- Confidence communicating with operational leaders and ownership
- A desire to improve processes rather than simply follow them




- Curiosity around technology, automation and continuous improvement

Experience in construction, mechanical contracting, project accounting or field-service businesses is an asset, but not mandatory.

Experience in public practice, including Big Four or another major accounting firm, would also be highly valued.

You’ll Probably Fit Here If…

- You like getting underneath the numbers
- You ask questions
- You challenge inefficient processes
- You’re comfortable telling the President when you disagree
- You can move between detailed accounting work and high-level business thinking
- You’re excited by the opportunity to help an entrepreneurial company build something better

What Success Looks Like

Within your first year

- Leadership has reliable financial information when decisions need to be made
- We have a dependable rolling cash-flow forecast
- AP and AR are managed with discipline
- Department and job profitability are clearly understood
- Budget versus actual performance is visible throughout the year
- Month-end reporting is accurate and timely
- The accounting team has transparent responsibilities
- Repetitive financial administration is increasingly automated
- Financial controls strengthen as the company grows

Ultimately, our leadership team should always be able to answer:

Where are we financially?

Where are we heading?

What should we do about it?

The Opportunity

You’ll work directly with the President and have significant influence over how the financial side of First District is built.

This isn’t a role for someone looking to simply maintain an established accounting department.

It’s for someone who wants the opportunity to build, improve, challenge and grow alongside the company.

📌 Controller (Port Coquitlam)
🏢 First District Mechanical
📍 Port Coquitlam