Financial Controller
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- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Book Closing: Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing process including reconciliation.
- Audit Readiness: Establish "clean" books. You are responsible for making the due diligence process for investors as seamless as possible.
- Tax & Regulatory: With support from 3rd party partners, manage R&D tax credit claims, EOY taxes, sales tax, and local compliance.
- Monthly Budgets: Approve and continuously audit & adjust department budgets to stay on budget.
- General Business Operations
- Support sales tracking, invoicing, procurement
- Ensure financial systems are well maintained (Quickbooks, Float)
- Support sales with pricing negotiations and new customer journey.
- Strategic FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
- Burn & Runway: Maintain a real-time view of cash runway and burn rate.
- The Model: Own the 1, 3 & 10-year financial models. Translate the vision into headcount plans, projections, and departmental budgets.
- Variance Analysis: Track "Actuals vs. Budget" monthly and explain the why behind the numbers to the leadership team.
- Fundraising & Grants
- Grant Management: Submit monthly grant claims and supporting documentation
- Fundraising Support: Support all financial documentation for data rooms. Build the financial slides for pitch decks. Answer technical questions from VC associates during due diligence.
- Board Reporting: Draft the financial section of the monthly or quarterly Board deck.
- Scaling Operations
- Unit Economics: Work with Sales/Marketing to refine the cost of products to align with market trends
- 2-3 years experience in a fast paced environment; food and CPG industries is a bonus
- CPA preferred but not a requirement
- Mastery of Google Drive and Quickbooks; Notion and Float a benefit.
- An obsession with continuous improvement and finding efficiencies
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Experience using AI-based tools