Mid Island Co-op is hiring a Controller at our Administration Office in Nanaimo, BC

Are you a seasoned finance professional? Do you have excellent analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, project management and stakeholder management skills? This may be the job for you!

Things you’ll do:

Reporting to the Vice President, Finance, the Controller is responsible for leading Mid Island Co-op’s controllership function, including accounting governance, financial reporting integrity, internal controls, accounting policy, audit coordination, IT management oversight and stewardship of the financial control environment. This position is focused on best-practice controllership, review, risk management, governance and financial reporting quality, while day-to-day transactional processing and day-to-day IT administration are assigned to the Office Manager and related operational roles.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES:

- Leads Mid Island Co-op’s controllership function, including accounting governance, financial reporting integrity, close governance, financial controls, accounting policy, audit coordination, compliance oversight and stewardship of the financial control environment.
- Establishes, maintains and enforces accounting policies, procedures, approval standards, close calendars, account ownership, reconciliation standards and financial reporting controls across all divisions and locations.
- Owns the design and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, including segregation of duties, approval controls, account review controls, access controls, reconciliation review and remediation of control deficiencies.
- Oversees the period-end and year-end close process at a governance and review level, ensuring financial statements are complete, accurate, timely and supported by appropriate working papers, analysis and review evidence.
- Reviews and approves material journal entries, significant accounting estimates, balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis, accrual methodologies, accounting conclusions and financial reporting positions.
- Provides oversight of statutory and regulatory compliancewhile ensuring clear ownership, documentation and review of all remittances and supporting schedules.
- Leads the annual external audit process, including audit planning, working paper standards, auditor communication, management response to audit findings and follow-up on audit recommendations.
- Oversees fixed asset and capital project accounting policy, asset capitalization standards, depreciation methodology, capital project reporting controls and capital accounting review processes.
- Ensures ERP financial governance over JDE and related financial systems, including data integrity,



chart of accounts governance, approval workflows, access governance, process documentation and finance system controls.
- Oversees IT management from a governance and leadership perspective, including IT priorities, vendor/service provider oversight, system risk, technology controls, cybersecurity awareness, business continuity considerations, user access governance and alignment of IT activities with Finance and organizational requirements.
- Provides executive-level financial reporting review, financial statement analysis, accounting interpretation, risk assessment and recommendations to the Vice President, Finance, Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors.
- Partners with the Senior Accountant to ensure financial reporting, planning data, budget assumptions, forecasts and performance reporting are aligned, accurate and decision-useful.
- Provides financial leadership to Operations and Administration on accounting policy, internal controls, financial risk, compliance requirements and interpretation of financial results.
- Leads Finance process improvement related to controls, close acceleration, financial reporting quality, audit readiness, accounting standardization, documentation and scalable finance structure.
- Provides oversight over accounts payable policy, purchasing controls, payment authority, vendor governance and AP internal controls, while day-to-day AP processing, vendor communications and staff supervision sit with the Office Manager.
- Reports to the Vice President, Finance and provides leadership to the controllership, accounting governance and financial reporting functions.
- Provides direct leadership to clerks assigned to Controller-led accounting, reconciliation, financial reporting support, controls support or other finance administration activities, while ensuring day-to-day transactional workflow is clearly coordinated with the Office Manager where applicable.
- Provides direct leadership to the Office Manager, who is responsible for day-to-day administration office operations, accounts payable operations and administration/AP clerks.
- Coordinates with Credit Management, collections, customer account support and related credit administration activities.
- Sets performance expectations, review standards, close deadlines,



internal control expectations and documentation requirements for assigned finance staff.
- Participates in recruitment, onboarding, training, development, succession planning, performance management and employee engagement for assigned Finance and Administration positions.
- Responds to contentious or escalated financial control, audit, compliance, reporting or accounting policy matters and resolves issues professionally with internal and external stakeholders.

Apply to become a Controller today if you have post-secondary education in Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration or a related field (a CPA designation is strongly preferred) and 10 or more years of progressive controllership, accounting leadership, financial reporting, internal controls, audit, tax compliance or finance governance experience. You also have:

- Experience leading people, designing finance structures, setting review standards, coaching technical staff and developing scalable finance procedures.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, month-end and year-end close governance, audit working papers, internal controls, financial statement review, tax compliance and accounting policy development.
- Experience with JD Edwards, Planful, Microsoft 365, SharePoint and advanced Excel considered an asset.
- Ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate it clearly to finance and non-finance audiences.

Experience in retail, petroleum, grocery, liquor, co-operative, multi-site or high-volume transaction environments would be considered an asset.

Who we are:

Mid Island Co-op is a different kind of business. If you’re a member, you’re an owner. We support and invest in our community because we live here too. With gas bars, liquor stores, and grocery stores located throughout Central and Northern Vancouver Island, we pride ourselves on providing quality services and products to our customers. At Co-op, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and we’re working to create a workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.

Please note that all positions require a criminal background check, and our safety-sensitive positions will require pre-employment alcohol and substance testing (paid for by Mid Island Co-op).

The closing date for this competition is November 30, 2026. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted.

Pay: $103,805.00-$155,710.00 per year

Advantages:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Work Location: In person

📌 Controller (Nanaimo)
🏢 Mid Island Co-op
📍 Nanaimo