Global Financial Controller

8 hours ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ezra Full time
Job Role: Global Financial Controller, EZRA
Location: Toronto, Canada - Hybrid (3 days in office)
  Who we are:
We believe everyone can be better with a coach... and we won't stop until we get there.
Coaching changes people's lives. It helps them be happier and more productive in their work. It turns entire companies into more inclusive, more productive places to be. That's why we've made it easy for more people – not just those at the top – to benefit from the world's best coaches. This is true of our EZRA team. We believe a happy team is a productive one. We help our people grow, to care deeply about and be proud of what we do.   The Role
The Global Finance Controller will serve as a critical leadership partner to the CFO, ensuring financial execution, operational discipline, and scalable accounting infrastructure across the organization. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role will oversee global financial operations, including accounting, consolidation, reporting, client billing and accounts receivable, and statutory compliance across 20+ international entities. The Global Finance Controller will play a central role in strengthening financial integrity, optimizing quote to cash processes, and supporting the company's continued global growth.  

What You'll Do:

  • Lead the global month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring all entities are closed accurately and on time.
  • Lead standardization of accounting practices across regions while balancing local statutory requirements.
  • Maintain and reconcile the general ledger across 20+ international subsidiaries.
  • Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and intercompany eliminations.
  • Continuously improve and document close processes to shorten cycle time and enhance accuracy.
  • Oversee client billing processes, ensuring invoices are accurate, timely, and aligned with contract terms.
  • Collaborate with sales, operations, and legal teams to ensure revenue recognition policies are applied correctly.
  • Monitor accounts receivable aging and drive collection initiatives to optimize cash flow.
  • Implement process automation and system improvements to reduce billing and revenue errors.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline AP processes and enhance payment processes and governance
  • Ensure compliance with local statutory accounting requirements and global accounting policies.
  • Maintain policies and procedures to support operational consistency and scalability.
  • Coordinate with internal and external auditors
  • Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing global accounting and finance operations team.
  • Collaborate with FP&A, Legal, HR, and regional business leaders to support strategic initiatives and operational decision-making.

About You:

  • 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 4 years in a leadership capacity.
  • Proven success managing multi-entity accounting operations in a global or high-growth environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP.
  • Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., JDE, Salesforce).
  • Strong experience with client billing, AR/AP, and month-end close.
  • Proven ability to lead financial transformation in fast-paced environments, including systems implementation, team scaling, and operational automation.
  • Skilled in leading and developing global finance teams, with a focus on accountability, empowerment, and continuous learning.
  • Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally to enable growth, transformation, and efficiency.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making decisions in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments.
  • CPA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred.
What we offer
  • Your Own World-class coach to help you grow personally and professionally.
  • Coaching for Friends and family because coaching is a gift worth passing on. 
  • Charity Days to support the causes close to your heart - because doing good feels good.
  • Learning Budget to fuel your curiosity. If it helps you grow, we're in.
  • Weekly Wellbeing Hour just for you. No meetings. No emails. Just space to breathe, reflect, or reset.
  • Regional benefits of Health Insurance, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Health and fitness reimbursement plan, Supplementary health plan.
  • A welcoming place to do your best work. Comfortable, collaborative and inclusive… and dog-friendly too  
#LI-Hybrid
We're an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse team that reflects the communities in which we work, where everyone has a voice and feels able to be themselves. We believe that diversity strengthens to our culture and business. Valuing uniqueness and respecting our differences means we grow faster, become better, and achieve more. In the spirit of transparency, credentials are verified through background checks conducted upon conditional employment, in accordance with applicable laws.

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