Financial Controller

StoreForce • Toronto, ON

1d • Remote

About The Position

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Controller plays a critical role in managing StoreForce’s SaaS financial operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, scalable billing and revenue recognition processes, treasury functions and compliance. This role is hands-on and execution focused, supporting a multi-entity, multi-currency contract-based SaaS business serving retail customers globally.
The Controller partners closely with Sales, Client Delivery, Development, Product, and Operations, and serves as a key contributor to audit readiness, process automation, and monthly operating cadence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent designation preferred but not required
• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, preferably within a SaaS or subscription-based business
• Prior experience as a Controller of a high growth private equity backed business, ideally in the enterprise software or SaaS space
• Strong working knowledge of ASPE and US GAAP
• Hands‑on experience with Sage Intacct or similar mid‑market ERP systems
• Experience supporting SaaS billing, deferred revenue, and contract accounting
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with detailed data and reconciliations
• Clear communicator with the ability to partner across Finance, Sales, Operations, and Product.
• Integrity, leadership, and communication skills to be seen as a role model; motivational, supportive to foster cooperation and collaboration with others
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and execution focused
• Comfortable operating in a fast growing, evolving SaaS environment
• Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement orientation
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and integrity
• Strong problem-solving capabilities to be able to identify and solve root issues and generate alternative solutions

Nice To Haves

• CPA or equivalent designation preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop the accounting team: drive accountability, deadlines and continuous improvement across the finance function.
• Support the preparation of updates for company board meetings, as required.
• Lead the monthly close process within Sage Intacct, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Ensure financial results are accurate, complete, and delivered on a timely basis.
• Lead audit activities, including preparation of audit schedules and coordination with external auditors.
• Manage the accounting and corporate taxation with the CFO for all global entities, including transfer pricing and sales tax remittances.
• Own SaaS revenue recognition including reviewing billing operations, including monthly, annual, and multi-year subscription invoicing.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition in accordance with Company policy including contract review, performance obligations, and deferred revenue tracking.
• Partner with Sales, Client Success, and Legal on contract terms impacting billings, revenue, renewals, and amendments.
• Support ongoing automation and improvement of customer billing and order-to-cash processes.
• Oversee the preparation of cash activities, including bank reconciliations, receipts, and disbursements.
• Oversee the preparation of short and medium-term cash flow forecasts within a multi-currency environment to support liquidity planning.
• Monitor working capital, including collections, deferred revenue, and vendor payment timing.
• Lead banking relationships and treasury controls.
• Oversee payroll processing in coordination with HR and external payroll providers across regions.
• Ensure accurate accounting for payroll, commissions, bonuses, benefits, and related accruals.
• Support payroll automation initiatives and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Maintain and enhance accounting policies, internal controls, and documentation.
• Support optimization and scaling of Sage Intacct, billing tools, and reporting processes.
• Apply AI in finance workflows (close, reconciliations, flux/variance analysis, FP&A, billing/revenue ops) to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
• Demonstrate strong command of data modeling and reporting, KPI design, and building “single source of truth” datasets for finance, including trend analysis and drivers of MRR/ARR, churn, cash and margin.
• Act as a finance partner to department leaders, providing insight into spend, variances, and trends.
• Support leadership with financial analysis related to bookings, revenue, margins, and operating performance.
• Interface with external stakeholders including auditors, banks, brokers, and professional advisors.
• Support ad hoc analysis, special projects, and cross-functional initiatives as required.

Benefits

• Employer-paid health benefits including dental, prescription drug coverage, and a Health Spending Account
• RRSP Matching with First Time Home Buyer support
• Company paid training and professional development
• Extended Long Weekends and Religious Observance Days
• Employee Referral Program
• Spotlight Recognition Bonus Program
• Dedicated Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior