Assistant Controller
Elby Professional Recruitment View all jobs
- Brampton, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and manage month-end and year-end close processes, including review engagements.
- Oversee regular cash management and reporting activities.
- Produce comprehensive monthly reports for management.
- Provide mentorship and develop a team of approximately five direct reports, providing guidance on accounting principles, procedures, and best practices.
- Optimize different and evolving accounting systems and manual processes.
- Oversee maintenance and accuracy of the general ledger, ensuring all financial transactions are properly recorded and classified.
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Assist with preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
- Review and approve vendor payments, ensuring proper coding, authorization, and timely disbursement.
- Coordinate with external auditors, tax preparers, and other financial consultants.
- Minimum 10 years of highly technical accounting experience, ideally from a small-mid sized public company
- Proven experience in an accounting manager role, encompassing cash management, and the full accounting cycle.
- CPA designation is preferred, but strong, relevant experience will be considered in lieu.
- Competitive compensation dependent on experience
- Clear growth opportunities including a path to transition into a Controller role.
- Exposure to acquisitions and strategic initiatives
- Opportunities for movement across a broader organizational platform.
- Hybrid work model (3-4 days/week).