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7-9years
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Job Description
Title: Controller
Location: Mississauga ON
Type: Full-Time In-Office
Compensation: Competitive Bonus Benefits
Posted by: Adams Limitless (Exclusive Recruitment Partner)
As the business scales across North America were seeking a hands-on detail-driven Controller to bring structure clarity and insight to a growing finance operation. This role is perfect for a strong accounting leader who thrives in a fast-moving multi-entity environment someone who can go beyond the books and truly partner with leadership to support smarter faster decision-making.
The Controller will work directly with ownership and oversee financial reporting job costing budgeting and project tracking. You ll manage a lean but capable accounting team and help lay the groundwork for scalable financial operations across borders.
Financial Reporting & Controls
Own month-end and year-end close for 7 entities (including U.S. companies)
Prepare consolidated financials balance sheets and performance reports
Ensure compliance with Canadian and U.S. regulatory and tax frameworks
Cost Accounting & Project Tracking
Lead job costing WIP tracking and cost-to-complete projections
Analyze project profitability and provide real-time feedback to project teams
Collaborate with ops to improve accuracy of time/material tracking
Budgeting & Forecasting
Build annual budgets in partnership with ownership and department heads
Prepare cash flow models and rolling forecasts
Monitor variances and provide actionable insights on spend
Team Management & Systems
Supervise accounting clerks payroll clerk and support staff
Streamline accounting processes and support ERP/reporting system upgrades
Serve as a go-to resource for ownership on financial and operational insights
Leadership & Collaboration
Report directly to the owner (Deb) while learning the current systems
Work cross-functionally with production sales and service departments
Bring personality curiosity and the ability to wear multiple hats in a growing business
Requirements
- 5 10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience ideally with exposure to both Canadian and U.S. operations
- Must have their CPA/CA designation
- Experience in construction manufacturing or project-based industries is highly preferred
- Proven ability to manage multi-entity financials including intercompany transactions and consolidations
- Strong cost accounting and project tracking background WIP schedules job costing and profitability analysis
- Demonstrated experience preparing and managing budgets forecasts and variance report
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort working in or helping implement ERP/accounting systems (e.g. Sage NetSuite QuickBooks Enterprise or industry-specific tools)
- Experience managing a small finance team or function including delegating transactional work to clerks
- CPA designation preferred (or CPA in progress); must have strong foundational accounting knowledge
- Excellent communication skills able to present insights to non-financial leaders clearly
- Proactive organized and comfortable in a hands-on environment with lots of moving parts
- Bonus: Exposure to cross-border financial operations U.S. sales tax or dual-currency reporting
Benefits
This is an opportunity to build something meaningful in a company that s growing fast and staying unique. You ll step into a pivotal seat with the support of ownership and the chance to truly shape the financial future of the business.
CPA, Controller
Education
P&L oversight, Team Management, CPA, CA,
Employment Type
Full Time
