06 Nov
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Accounting Advantage
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Toronto
06 Nov
Accounting Advantage
Toronto
The Corporate Controller will lead all global corporate accounting, financial reporting, and compliance activities. Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this position manages the financial health, global consolidation, and internal control frameworks of our multi-entity structure. This is a high-impact leadership role critical to supporting our cross-border software licensing (SaaS) and professional services expansion.
- Position Title: Corporate Controller
- Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Department: Finance & Corporate Accounting
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Reporting & Public Compliance (TSX)
- Consolidated Statements: Direct the global month-end, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes for all domestic and international subsidiaries.
- Public Filings: Oversee the accurate preparation of consolidated quarterly and annual financial statement reporting packages in accordance with IFRS / TSX regulations.
- Audit Management: Act as the primary interface for external and internal auditors to ensure timely execution of annual audits.
- Non-GAAP Metrics: Track, define, and report on key SaaS operational indicators, including Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margins, and Free Cash Flow.
2. M&A; Integration & Subsidiary Accounting
- Acquisition Onboarding: Partner with Corporate Development to build repeatable integration playbooks for newly acquired brands (e.g., standardizing financial reporting workflows).
- Intercompany Management: Manage complex global revenue recognition, transfer pricing models, and multi-currency reconciliations across localized legal entities.
3.
Internal Controls & System Optimization
- Internal Controls: Maintain, audit, and improve global internal control frameworks to protect corporate assets and safeguard multi-currency transaction streams.
- ERP Stewardship: Act as the primary business owner for the global enterprise resource planning platform (such as NetSuite) to compress financial close cycles.
- Treasury & Cash Management: Oversee treasury functions, monitor credit facility covenants, and optimize global cash flow forecasts.
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor the general ledger, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), and payroll teams.
- FP&A; Collaboration: Partner closely with the Senior FP&A; Analyst and Director of Investor Relations to track budgeting variances and clarify technical disclosures for public investor relations materials.
Core Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
- Designation: Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is strictly required.
- Experience: 8+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, with preference given to corporate accounting or assistant controller experience within a publicly traded setting.
- Industry Expertise: Background in enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) environments, technology platforms, or engineered current energy business sectors.
- Technical Accounting: Mastery of IFRS, international tax frameworks, cross-border multi-currency financial consolidation, and technical revenue recognition models.
- Systems: Deep operational expertise with tier-1 cloud ERPs (e.g., Oracle NetSuite) and specialized financial modeling tools.
📌 Corporate Controller (Toronto)
🏢 Accounting Advantage
📍 Toronto