Global Corporate Controller

**Title**:Global Corporate Controller

**Department**:Finance

**Reports to**:Chief Financial Officer - Pulses

**Location**:Mississauga, ON. (100% in-office role)

**Position Summary**:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Global Corporate Controller to lead the full consolidation, financial reporting, tax compliance, and audit processes for ETG's Pulses Vertical, spanning operations across Canada (60%), India, Australia, Bangladesh, Africa, and UAE (40%).

This senior role is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial consolidation across all jurisdictions, optimizing tax structures, and overseeing external audits globally. The role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise (IFRS, multi-currency consolidation, Canadian and international tax knowledge), and experience managing complex, multinational finance environments.

**Key Responsibilities**

Consolidation and Financial Reporting
- Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation of financial statements across all Pulses entities globally.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, and local reporting standards where required.
- Manage the intercompany reconciliations and ensure elimination of intercompany transactions for group reporting.
- Develop and enhance financial reporting systems, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and transparency.

Audit Management
- Lead the preparation and coordination of global audits (external and internal) for Canadian and international operations.
- Act as the primary liaison with external auditors and manage audit timelines to achieve timely sign-offs.
- Implement internal controls and compliance policies across entities to support clean audit opinions.

Tax Compliance and Planning
- Oversee Canadian corporate tax compliance, including coordination of T2 filings, GST/HST, and transfer pricing documentation.
- Manage international tax filings with local advisors (India, Australia, Bangladesh, Africa, UAE).
- Partner with global tax advisors to ensure efficient cross-border tax structures, withholding tax management, and foreign affiliate reporting (T1134s).
- Identify and drive opportunities for tax efficiency and risk mitigation.

Leadership and Team Development
- Lead and mentor a team of regional finance managers/controllers across key jurisdictions.
- Establish and drive global accounting policies and procedures to align best practices across the Pulses business.
- Build strong working relationships with business unit leaders, operations, and treasury teams.

Special Projects
- Support ongoing initiatives such as re-domiciliation efforts, business restructurings, and M&A integration activities.
- Drive system implementations or upgrades (ERP optimization) where necessary.

**Required Qualifications**
- Professional accounting designation (CPA Canada or equivalent international designation such as CA, ACA, ACCA).
- Prior Audit experience is a must
- 10-15 years of progressive financial leadership experience, with at least 5+ years in a Controller or Group Consolidation role in a multinational environment.
- Deep expertise in IFRS, Canadian corporate tax, and multi-currency consolidations.
- Proven experience managing audits across multiple jurisdictions.
- Strong knowledge of transfer pricing, foreign affiliate reporting (T1134), and cross-border tax compliance.
- Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and advanced Excel skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to work with internal and external stakeholders globally.

**Preferred Attributes**
- Experience in the commodities, agriculture, or trading sector is an advantage.
- Familiarity with operations and tax frameworks in Africa, India, Australia, and UAE.
- Strong project management skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
- Highly proactive, hands-on, and solutions oriented.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

**Experience**:

- Controller: 5 years (preferred)
- Financial Leadership: 10 years (preferred)
- IFRS: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Professional Accounting Designation (required)

Work Location: In person