Job title: Corporate Controller

Salary: $130,000 - $160,000

Role status: Current opening

Our client: A long-established, family-owned construction company based in Toronto, Ontario.

isgSearch is hiring a Corporate Controller on behalf of our client. This is a senior leadership role: you'll lead a finance team of seven and work directly with ownership on decisions that shape the business. It suits a hands-on leader who enjoys the pace and personality of a private, owner-managed company.

Principal tasks and responsibilities include:

- Lead and develop a finance and administration team of seven, including credit, AP, invoicing and subcontractor pay
- Own month-end and year-end close, financial statements, accruals and variance analysis
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
- Oversee job costing, WIP and project profitability across multiple divisions
- Oversee payroll for a unionized workforce, plus benefits and pension administration
- Manage commercial insurance, claims and risk, working with legal counsel and insurers as needed
- Partner with ownership and the senior management team on reporting, strategy and growth plans




- Work with external auditors on year-end and tax filings
- Improve processes, controls and ERP reporting

Qualifications and pre-requisites:

- CPA designation
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller or Finance Manager
- Has managed a team of 4 or more
- Job costing and WIP experience (construction, homebuilding or contracting), or product costing in manufacturing
- Experience in a private, owner-managed or family-run company of $25M-$100M in revenue
- Comfortable presenting recommendations to owners and working through differing views professionally
- Unionized payroll and Ontario Construction Act knowledge are assets
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV or similar ERP experience is an asset
- Able to work on-site 5 days a week

Additional information or perks:

- Employer-contributed pension
- 100% employer-paid health and dental benefits
- A financially robust company with a long track record and real growth plans
- A seat on the senior management team
- Reasonable hours

isgSearch does not use artificial intelligence throughout the hiring process.

📌 Controller (Toronto)
🏢 ISG Search
📍 Toronto