<p>We are looking for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our team in south Cambridge, Ontario. This role is ideal for someone with strong attention to detail in financial matters who thrives in managing complex accounting processes and contributing to the financial stability of a dynamic organization. You will play a key role in overseeing project accounting, treasury, and payroll functions, while ensuring compliance with legal agreements and financial regulations.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Manage monthly financial close processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting.</p><p>• Oversee project accounting including job costing for multiple active projects ranging from short-term to multi-year durations, ensuring proper tracking, WIP reporting, and compliance.</p><p>• Lead treasury functions, including cash forecasting, banking negotiations, and lease management.</p><p>• Administer union agreements and payroll complexities across various geographic locations.</p><p>• Monitor and manage lien processes and holdbacks to ensure compliance with provincial regulations.</p><p>• Drive efficiency improvements in accounting processes and systems, including integrating field payroll into the Eclipse system.</p><p>• Collaborate on special projects to enhance forecasting and streamline operations.</p><p>• Maintain oversight of multiple operational and holding entities to ensure accurate financial reporting.</p><p>• Support year-end audit processes and work closely with external auditors to finalize reports.</p>
We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Controller to join our team on a long-term contract basis in Mississauga, Ontario. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in streamlining financial processes, optimizing financial systems, and enhancing reporting capabilities to support the company’s rapid growth. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and directly contribute to the financial health and operational efficiency of the organization.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee the optimization of QuickBooks Online to improve functionality and maximize reporting capabilities.<br>• Develop and implement efficient budgeting and cost tracking processes across multiple entities.<br>• Lead and execute month-end and year-end close procedures to achieve timely and accurate reporting.<br>• Create and format management and board-level financial reports.<br>• Establish cost centres and intercompany elimination processes to ensure accurate consolidation of financial data.<br>• Assist in preparing regulatory filings and compliance reports on a monthly basis.<br>• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and implement process improvements for enhanced financial operations.<br>• Provide hands-on support in journal entries and reconciliations to ensure data accuracy.<br>• Work closely with senior leadership to align financial strategies with organizational goals.<br>• Conduct regular assessments of financial systems to identify opportunities for optimization.
<p><strong>Controller</strong></p><p><strong>Cambridge, ON</strong></p><p><strong>3+ months, 5 days onsite </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Our financial services client is seeking an interim Controller. In this role, the Controller’s engagement is a critical, hands on, process improvement with strong leadership role. The assignment will support the finance function—13 professionals across AP, Payroll, and high-volume accounting for 78 retail branches—leveraging both domestic and offshore BPO resources. The goal is to stabilize workflows, secure systems, and maintain stability in the group. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Rapidly secure and rationalize system accesses across all finance platforms.</li><li>Deep-dive process mapping to identify workflow breakages and recurring operational bottlenecks in AP, Payroll, and Store Accounting.</li><li>Own and execute daily operations and oversee month-end close, ensuring accuracy and timeliness for high-volume branch activities.</li><li>Repair, streamline, and document core finance processes; directly build and implement actionable SOPs for both domestic and offshore teams.</li><li>Take full ownership of the general ledger, reconciliations, and financial controls.</li><li>Partner closely with BPO leads in the Philippines for seamless integration and alignment.</li><li>Serve as the “fixer:” actively troubleshoot, solve, and optimize, not just report—work side-by-side with line staff to uncover root causes.</li><li>Mentor and lead team effectively and efficiently.</li></ul>
