Corporate Controller

Corporate Controller

(Onsite Toronto reports to the CFO)

About Clutch

Were on a mission to reinvent the way people buy sell and own cars.

Clutch is Canadas largest online used car retailer delivering a seamless hasslefree car buying and selling experience to drivers everywhere. Customers can browse hundreds of cars from the comfort of their home get the right one delivered to their door and enjoy peace of mind with our 10Day MoneyBack Guarantee and thats just the beginning.

Named two years in a row to the Globe & Mails list of the Top Growing Companies in Canada and also awarded spots on Deloittes Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 lists were looking to add curious hardworking and driven individuals to our growing team.

Headquartered in Toronto Clutch was founded in 2017 and currently services Ontario British Columbia New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Clutch is backed by a number of worldclass investors including D1 Capital Altos Ventures BMO Capital Partners Canaan Real Ventures and others. To learn more visit .

Were growing rapidly with inhouse reconditioning centres a captive lending platform and a national logistics network we combine manufacturinggrade operations with techenabled consumer experience. We plan to list publicly within 2436months and are building the finance foundation to get there.

The role

You will be the companys Corporate Controller owning all things accounting: from a streamlined monthend close to inventory costing IFRS compliance external audit designing and implementing a strong internal controls environment managing the AP and AR functions tax compliance and IPO readiness. You will design the framework that turns thousands of data points per vehicle into clean decisiongrade financial reporting and lead a growing team that loves the craft of accounting as much as you do. You will participate in crossfunctional projects contributing financial expertise to broader business initiatives.

What youll do

• Build and run the monthly quarterly and annual close; deliver accurate analytical financial statements on tight deadlines.
• Own cost and inventory accounting.
• Design and implement internalcontrol riskmanagement and policy frameworks to achieve NI52109/SOX compliance ahead of IPO.
• Lead external audits and statutory reporting; manage relationships with auditors tax advisors and regulators.
• Drive ERP/financestack evolution; partner with Engineering and Ops to integrate our homebuilt ERP with AP automation payments and inventory modules.
• Build mentor and scale an accounting team; set clear performance standards and foster a culture of ownership and precision.
• Build and leverage automations to improve efficiency and reduce cost and risk.
• Provide proactive insights to the rest of the business on vehiclelevel margins cost drivers and workingcapital turns.
• With your team youll own the full tax cycle; prepare or review the quarterly and annual tax provision under IFRS ensure ontime filing of all federal provincial and U.S. returns (income GST/HST payroll property) and manage CRA/IRS audits or inquiries.
• Advise on tax planning and structuring for new business lines inventory finance facilities captivelending SPVs and crossborder vehicle sales; coordinate with external advisors and the CapitalMarkets/Treasury team to optimise aftertax cash flow.

What you bring

• CPA with 10 years progressive accounting leadership including at least one highgrowth company that went through an IPO RTO or became SOX/NI52109 compliant while you were there.
• Deep manufacturing or complex supplychain experience: cost accounting inventory valuation production labor and overhead allocation are second nature.
• Command of IFRS (and ideally ) plus advanced knowledge of revenue recognition leasing consolidation complex equity / debt transactions and sharebased compensation.
• Demonstrated success standing up robust internalcontrol environments and modern ERP/finance systems (NetSuite SAP Oracle or similar).
• Demonstrated ownership of corporate incometax accounting and compliance at a growth or public company (IFRS tax provision GST/HST transferpricing U.S. state nexus).
• Ability to translate tax implications into clear business guidance and partner with operations treasury and legal to implement efficient structures.
• Relentless attention to detail ownership mentality and a passion for building processes from the ground up (and iterating on them to improve automation and efficiency and reduce risk).
• Experience building and leading teams.
• Superb communicator able to translate accounting insights to nonfinance partners.

Nice to have

• Automotive marketplace consumercredit or captives experience.
• Prior involvement in setting up a captive lending SPV or warehouse facility.
  
  

Why Clutch

• Greenfield build: architect the finance stack that will underpin a future TSX/NYSE listing.
• Operational depth: sit at the intersection of ecommerce manufacturing and fintech.
• Highcalibre team: report directly to a CFO who values accounting craftsmanship and gives you a seat at the strategy table.
• Competitive package: market cash meaningful equity full benefits and an inoffice culture built on transparency and pace.

Ready to own the ledger that powers Canadas digital auto revolution

(Clutch is an equalopportunity employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.)