Position Summary

The Financial Controller owns the accuracy, timeliness and integrity of the company's financial reporting, with direct responsibility for inventory accounting and internal controls. This is a senior finance role for a Chartered Qualified Accountant (CPA) with at least 10 years of progressive experience, including hands-on inventory costing and valuation.

Key Responsibilities

Financial reporting and close

- Lead the monthly, quarterly and year-end close; deliver accurate financial statements on a set timeline

- Prepare management reports, variance analysis and cash flow forecasts for senior leadership

- Maintain the general ledger, account reconciliations and the chart of accounts

Inventory accounting

- Own inventory valuation, costing methods and cost-of-goods-sold accuracy

- Oversee cycle counts and year-end physical counts; investigate and resolve variances

- Assess inventory reserves for obsolete, slow-moving and damaged stock

- Reconcile inventory subledgers to the general ledger and review receiving, adjustments and write-offs

Controls, audit and compliance

- Design, document and enforce internal controls over financial reporting and inventory

- Manage the external audit and act as the primary contact for auditors

- Oversee HST/GST, payroll remittances, corporate tax filings and other regulatory requirements

Budgeting and planning

- Lead the annual budget and rolling forecasts with department heads

- Monitor job and project costing, margins and key performance indicators

- Support the CFO on banking relationships, covenant reporting and capital decisions

Team leadership

- Supervise, coach and develop the accounting staff

- Improve processes and systems to speed up the close and reduce manual work

Required Qualifications





- CPA designation, active, in good standing with a Canadian provincial CPA body

- Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including at least 3 years in a controller or senior management role

- Inventory experience, hands-on experience with inventory costing, valuation, reserves, physical counts and reconciliation

- Intercompany transaction experience

- Strong knowledge of Canadian GAAP (ASPE or IFRS) and month-end and year-end reporting

- Proven experience managing external audits and maintaining internal controls

- Proven leadership: experience leading, coaching and developing an accounting team, with a track record of building accountability and engagement

- Advanced Excel skills and experience with an ERP or accounting system

- Strong communication skills, written and verbal, including explaining financial results clearly to non-financial managers and executives

- Strong people skills: builds trust and works well with colleagues, auditors, lenders and external partners at all levels

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business

- Experience in construction, manufacturing, distribution or another inventory-heavy industry

- Experience with job costing and perpetual inventory systems

- Experience with system implementations or ERP upgrades

- Procurement/Purchasing experience

- Robust analytical, communication and problem-solving skills; able to explain financial results to non-financial managers

- High attention to detail, integrity and the ability to meet tight deadlines

Pay: $130,000.00-$150,000.00 per year

Experience:

- Financial Controller: 10 years (required)
- inventory costing: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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