Horizon Recruitment is recruiting for an experienced CPA-designated finance leader to lead the Canadian finance function for a growing organization.
This role has two important priorities. First, you will lead and develop a team of four finance professionals, assessing the team's current capabilities and helping shape the structure, skills, and responsibilities needed to support the future of the business. This may involve coaching and developing existing team members, redefining responsibilities, or evolving the team structure as the organization grows.
Second, you will bring leadership to a finance function that is undergoing significant change. With a systems implementation underway and several processes that are currently inconsistent or not clearly defined, you will have the opportunity to establish better ways of working, improve controls, standardize processes, and create a more scalable finance operation.
Alongside these priorities, you will oversee financial reporting, controls, compliance, planning, and transactional finance while partnering with senior leaders on business performance and strategic decisions.
This is a hybrid position based in Surrey, BC, with one to two days per week in the office.
Responsibilities Lead, coach, and develop a team of four finance professionals, creating transparent expectations, accountability, and opportunities for growth.
Assess the current finance team structure, capabilities, and responsibilities,



then identify what needs to change to better support the future needs of the business.
Build a strong finance operating model by clarifying roles, improving collaboration, and developing the right mix of skills across the team.
Lead finance process improvement during a period of systems and organizational change, identifying inconsistent, manual, or undefined processes and establishing more effective ways of working.
Support the successful implementation and adoption of new finance systems by helping translate business requirements into practical, standardized processes.
Create greater consistency across financial workflows, reporting, controls, documentation, and transactional activities.
Lead the Canadian finance function across financial control, reporting, compliance, and transactional finance.
Deliver accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting while continuing to improve the quality and usefulness of financial information.
Strengthen financial controls, governance, SOX compliance, and quarterly reporting processes.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning while improving forecast accuracy and visibility into financial risks and opportunities.
Partner with senior business leaders to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and support commercial and strategic decisions.
Lead the annual statutory audit and oversee tax compliance, reporting, audits, and

📌 Controller (Surrey)
🏢 Horizon Recruitment
📍 Surrey