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About the Company
Our client is in the transportation industry. They are looking for a Controller to join their team
Why Work Here
- Hybrid 3 days in office
- Collaborative teamwork and respect
- Growing company
- Lots of opportunity for growth and development
About the Opportunity
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across the organization.
- Oversee financial reporting, month-end and year-end close processes, and management reporting.
- Provide financial analysis and insights to support strategic, operational, and commercial decision-making.
- Partner with business leaders to monitor project and operational performance, profitability, costs, and financial risks.
- Oversee cash flow, working capital, and overall financial performance.
- Establish and maintain effective financial controls, policies, processes, and systems.
- Coordinate external audit, tax, regulatory, and other compliance requirements.
- Lead and develop the Finance team, ensuring strong performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Sales, Operations, and other business leaders on pricing, contracts, bids, and other commercial initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, forecasting, and overall business performance.
- Support senior leadership with financial insights, analysis, and special projects as required.
About You
- Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller, Assistant Controller or in a senior project/cost accounting role
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- CPA designation, or active enrolment in the CPA program, strongly preferred
- Experience leading or managing accounting staff, including remote team members
- Transportation or logistics background preferred; construction, engineering, mining or other project-based industry experience strongly considered
- Ownership of the full month-end and year-end close, financial statement preparation and audit support
- Demonstrated ownership of cost to complete, estimated final cost, change orders and Work in Progress (WIP) reporting
- Strong job costing, project accounting and budgeting knowledge
- Analytical mindset with the ability to work independently, make sound assumptions and turn data into insight
- Proficiency with accounting systems: Microsoft Dynamics and QuickBooks and advanced Excel
- Comfortable operating hands-on in a growing business: setting the standard, then doing the work alongside the team
Salary Range
$130,000 - $150,000 / year
This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
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