Position Title: Vice President, Accounting Operations

Salary & Advantages: $250,000 with up to 50% bonus, long-term incentive program (LTIP), pension and relocation assistance

Position Status: Current vacancy

Location: Gatineau, QC

Work Model: Hybrid

Relocate to Ottawa/Gatineau and lead the transformation of a well-established accounting function.

This is an opportunity for an accomplished finance executive to take the helm of a sophisticated, multi-entity accounting operation and shape its next stage of evolution. Your vision, leadership and technology-forward mindset will influence how the organization approaches controllership, financial reporting, systems, automation and operational excellence across the enterprise.

For a leader ready to make a meaningful impact, this role offers significant scope, executive visibility and the opportunity to modernize an established accounting function while developing a high-performing team.

Relocation: We are open to candidates currently located anywhere within Canada who are willing to relocate to the Ottawa/Gatineau region. Relocation assistance is available.

Work Authorization: Candidates must already be legally entitled to work in Canada through Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or a valid Canadian work permit in order to be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Controllership Excellence & Financial Close

- Oversee all aspects of controllership, including accounting operations, consolidations, financial close, intercompany accounting, and balance sheet governance across multi‑entity structures.
- Drive a disciplined, predictable, and accelerated close cycle with strong analytical rigor, reduced manual intervention,



and clear accountability.
- Ensure high‑quality financial master data, chart‑of‑accounts governance, and standardized accounting policies across the enterprise.

Enterprise Financial Leadership

- Set the long‑term financial governance strategy for the organization, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, investor expectations, and regulatory requirements.
- Serve as a key advisor to the CFO, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors on financial performance, emerging risks, capital allocation, and strategic priorities.
- Oversee enterprise‑wide financial integrity, ensuring accurate, timely, and transparent reporting that meets public‑company standards.

Public‑Company Reporting, Governance & Disclosure

- Lead the preparation, review, and governance of quarterly and annual financial statements, MD&A;, and public disclosures, ensuring compliance with IFRS, U.S. GAAP, securities regulations, and exchange requirements.
- Partner with Investor Relations to support earnings preparation, investor messaging, and disclosure controls.
- Maintain a robust Disclosure Controls & Procedures (DC&P;) framework, ensuring consistent, audit‑ready documentation and evidence.

SOX, Internal Controls & Audit Management

- Own the SOX/ICFR program,



including risk assessment, control design, documentation, testing oversight, deficiency evaluation, and remediation.
- Strengthen automated controls, system access governance, and segregation‑of‑duties frameworks.
- Lead coordination with internal and external auditors, ensuring efficient audit cycles, timely issue resolution, and strong stakeholder communication.

Financial Systems, Automation & Data Modernization

- Champion modernization of finance systems, including ERP, consolidation, reporting, and workflow platforms.
- Drive automation, analytics, and AI adoption across accounting, reporting, and transactional finance processes to improve accuracy, speed, and scalability.
- Oversee data governance, system interfaces, master data quality, and technology risk mitigation.

Operational Finance & Transactional Excellence

- Provide leadership across settlements, accounts payable/procure‑to‑pay, billing, lender reporting, and debt compliance.
- Ensure operational finance processes are efficient, controlled, and aligned with enterprise standards.
- Lead financial integration and disposition accounting for acquisitions, divestitures, and acquisitions, divestitures and strategic transactions.

Strategic Finance & Business Partnership

- Build trusted relationships with Operations, Commercial, Technology, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, and external stakeholders.
- Translate complex financial, accounting, and operational matters into clear insights and recommended actions for senior leadership.
- Support strategic decision‑making through scenario analysis

📌 Vice President, Accounting Operations (Gatineau)
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