Controller
The Noel Asmar Group
- Surrey, BC
- $100,000-120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for the day-to-day management of the accounting department and all accounting operational functions, including banking, eCommerce, inventory, A/P, A/R, and payroll.
- Lead the accounting team and fosters their professional development.
- Continuously evaluate financial processes and suggest improvements to streamline workflows, increase efficiency, and enhance accuracy.
- Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. Provide insights into financial performance, trends, and areas for improvement.
- Implement and maintain strong financial controls within the accounting department. Ensure compliance with internal policies, industry regulations, and accounting standards.
- Coordinate year-end audit process, including preparation of working papers, schedules, analyses, and other required documentation.
- Collaborate with executive team to develop budgets and forecasts. Monitor actual performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior year, identifying any variances and recommending corrective actions.
- Analyze product, distribution, shipping, and customer acquisition costs. Identifies opportunities to optimize costs without compromising quality.
- Collaborate with other departments, including operations, marketing, and customer service, to provide financial insights and support decision-making.
- Work with CFO and management team on strategic / ad hoc
- Manage payment gateways, refunds, and chargebacks. Monitor transactions to detect and prevent fraudulent activities.
- Oversee inventory tracking and valuation processes for products. Reconcile inventory records with sales data and manage inventory cycle counts.
- Provide regular cash flow forecast and updates.
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations related to sales transactions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business,
- CPA designation
- Proven experience (7+ years) of progressive experience in eCommerce finance in a leadership capacity.
- Proficiency in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Solid understanding of eCommerce operations, including inventory management, payment processing, and online sales channels.
- Proficiency in financial software and tools (ERP, Excel, Power BI).
- Experience with US Sales tax and Avalera preferred.
- Understanding of the apparel industry
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making
- Proven leadership and team management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- YOU: We believe in collaboration. We believe in giving you the opportunity to pitch your own ideas and explore your inner-entrepreneur.
- Open communication and Emotional Intelligence: Listening to others and taking multiple perspectives into consideration when making decisions.
- Loving what you do: Always seeking to learn more and keeping abreast of latest trends.
- Innovation: Continuously seeking solutions, never settling for the status-quo.
- Teamwork: True team player, working hard, sharing our common goals, and having fun doing it.
- Willingness to learn: Comfortable with testing and learning, with developing and improving.
- Focus: At ease managing a fast-paced workload, efficiently and effectively
- Courage: A self-starter, able to dive into the work without fear of making a mistake.
- Versatility: Being flexible and able to adjust and adapt to an ever-changing environment.
- Resourceful: Thirsty for knowledge and ready to step out of the box in figuring things out.
- Extended Medical & Dental benefits with a wellness focus
- Group RSP Matching Program
- Staff discounts on products & accessories
- A knowledgeable and high achieving team
- A workplace where you can have an impact
- Hybrid workplace - flexible work-from-home with occasional in-office days