A well-established, growing Canadian business with multiple sites is adding an Assistant Controller to its finance team. You will be the CFO's right hand on the close and on day-to-day accounting, lead a Staff Accountant, and work alongside a Financial Analyst and senior leadership.

What You'll Own

- Close and reporting: support timely, accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (GAAP), including journal entries, reconciliations, schedules and consolidated packages
- Variance analysis: partner with the Financial Analyst to explain results against budget and prior periods for senior leadership
- Accounting operations: keep banking, AP and AR running accurately, and act as the escalation point for complex accounting questions
- Controls and compliance: strengthen internal controls, support tax and regulatory reporting, and bring process improvements to the CFO
- Audit: support year-end audit preparation and auditor requests
- People: supervise, coach and review the Staff Accountant
- Business partnering: work with operational teams so financial data stays accurate,



and support budgeting, forecasting and special projects

What You Bring

- CPA designation or near the end
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- +4 years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close
- Robust GAAP knowledge
- Experience with an ERP system and advanced Excel skills
- Supervisory or mentoring experience is an asset
- Experience in an inventory-driven or asset-heavy business, or with multi-site or cross-border reporting, is an asset

This posting is for an open vacancy currently available within our client's organization. Interested and qualified candidates please apply today. We would like to thank all applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted.

To be eligible for this role, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Please note that we use AI tools as part of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve candidate experience.

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📌 Assistant Controller (Mississauga)
🏢 Elby Professional Recruitment
📍 Mississauga