Corporate Controller

Nexfeld•Mississauga, ON

26d•Remote

About The Position

Reporting to the Portfolio CFO with five direct reports, the Corporate Controller leads consolidated management reporting, financial integration of acquisitions, intercompany management, and process improvement projects, and acts as the escalation point for technical IFRS queries. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with 5+ years' experience (audit plus industry, acquisition accounting, and NetSuite/Blackline preferred).

Requirements

Qualified accountant
At least 5 years’ experience
Solid audit experience essential
Excellent technical accounting skills, including acquisition accounting
Comfortable working to tight deadlines and willing to get into the detail
Confident Excel skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in a large audit firm plus industry experience
Experience in risk management, systems improvement and managing finance change — for example system implementations, process redesign and post-acquisition integration
Portuguese or Spanish skills

Responsibilities

Oversee review and compilation of various month end deliverables prepared by the portfolio businesses
Assist in the integration of acquired companies’ financial reporting and processes, including system implementation, business combination accounting and opening balance sheet audits
Review of journal entries and account reconciliations for the Portfolio and some businesses being integrated, as required
Managing all intercompany relationships between the Portfolio and other affiliated entities, including overseeing documentation, entries and reconciliations
Working with Finance teams of the businesses and group finance leads on longer-term projects to drive efficiencies or more accurate management reporting
Act as an escalation point for technical IFRS accounting queries arising from businesses and groups
Monitor timely completion of local external audits as required
Track Debt covenant compliance and propose actions where appropriate
Assist in systems implementations and best practice sharing where appropriate for NetSuite and supporting modules.
Ensure compliance at a local level of control processes, reconciliations and financial reporting through Blackline and our global peer review process.