Controller

Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd.•Calgary, AB

14d

About The Position

The role combines hands-on financial control with leadership in business planning, operational analysis and system improvements. The incumbent provides direction to the finance team and collaborates closely with projects and senior management to support organizational growth and sound financial governance.

Requirements

Hands-on financial control experience
Leadership in business planning
Operational analysis skills
System improvement skills
Experience providing direction to a finance team
Collaboration with projects and senior management
Experience developing and executing financial strategies
Experience providing financial analysis and recommendations
Experience leading financial planning processes (budgeting, forecasting, long-range modeling)
Experience preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
Knowledge of ASPE
Experience managing general ledger activities, reconciliations, and financial close processes
Experience coordinating annual external audits
Experience maintaining and enhancing accounting policies, procedures, and documentation
Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining internal controls and financial policies
Experience ensuring compliance with approval processes, segregation of duties, and governance standards
Experience supporting continuous improvement in financial risk management and reporting integrity
Experience identifying opportunities to automate core accounting processes
Experience implementing tools and workflows to reduce manual intervention and improve cycle times
Experience overseeing financial systems (ERP, reporting tools, dashboards)
Experience partnering with IT and business leaders to enhance system functionality and integration
Experience leading organization-wide budgeting and forecasting
Experience monitoring performance against plan and providing variance analysis
Experience identifying cost efficiencies, financial risk, and opportunities for improvement
Experience providing financial dashboards and reports
Experience overseeing financial systems (ERP and reporting tools) and ensuring data integrity
Experience driving automation and process enhancements
Experience collaborating with operational departments and IT on system integration and optimization
Experience leading and mentoring a finance team
Experience fostering a high-performance culture
Experience supporting professional development, mentorship, and staff advancement
Experience ensuring clear objectives, accountability, and continuous learning within a finance function

Responsibilities

Partner with the VP of Finance to develop and execute financial strategies aligned with corporate goals.
Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support operational and strategic initiatives.
Lead financial planning processes, including annual budgeting, forecasting and long range modeling.
Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
Ensure compliance with ASPE, internal policies and external audit requirements.
Manage all general ledger activities, reconciliations and financial close processes.
Coordinate annual external audits and act as primary liaison with auditors.
Maintain and enhance accounting policies, procedures and documentation.
Design, implement and maintain effective internal controls and financial policies.
Ensure compliance with approval processes, segregation of duties and governance standards.
Support continues improvement in financial risk management and reporting integrity.
Identify opportunities to automate core accounting processes (e.g., reconciliations, journal entries, reporting cycles) as well as implement tools and workflows that reduce manual intervention and improve cycle times.
Oversee the effective use and continuous improvement of financial systems (ERP, reporting tools, dashboards).
Partner with IT and business leaders to enhance system functionality and integration.
Lead organization wide budgeting and forecasting in collaboration with department leaders.
Monitor performance against plan and provide variance analysis and recommendations.
Identify cost efficiencies, financial risk and opportunities for improvement.
Provide clear financial dashboards and reports to management and the VP Finance and Legal.
Oversee financial systems (ERP and reporting tools) and ensure data integrity.
Drive automation and process enhancements to increase efficiency and reporting quality.
Collaborate with operational departments and IT on system integration and optimization.
Digitalization creation
Lead and mentor the finance team, fostering a high-performance culture.
Support professional development, including mentorship and staff advancement.
Ensure clear objectives, accountability and continuous learning within the finance function.