Controller

Job Title: Controller
Work type: Full-Time, Permanent
Work Location: Hybrid, Office located in Wallenstein, ON
Reporting To: VP of Finance
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Wage: $100,000 - $120,000

At Earthscape Play, we create one-of-a-kind playscape destinations where children and families gather time and again to play. Our projects are custom, complex, and built with care. The complementary skill set of every team member sets our work apart.

As an employee-owned company, we take pride in craftsmanship, innovation, and accountability. As we continue to grow, we’re strengthening the financial backbone of the business to ensure we scale with discipline and clarity. We’re looking for someone who loves optimizing the "how" of our business, and treats follow-through like a competitive sport. You’ll be the steward of our financial health, ensuring our systems are lean, our insights are sharp, and our stability is unshakable as we scale. Our work environment is positive, productive, and fun—we take pride in what we create together. To see our one-of-a-kind projects, visit www.earthscapeplay.com.

Summary and value of the role

The Controller is a critical contributor to the financial health and operational rhythm of the business. Reporting to the VP of Finance, this role will take a high level of responsibility for day-to-day accounting operations, support financial planning and analysis, and ensure accurate, timely reporting including tax compliance reporting. This is a hands-on role for someone who is technically strong, systems-minded, and comfortable operating with evolving aspects of a business that is growing internationally and embracing process and compliance aspects that come along with that.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Provide mentorship and day-to-day guidance to the accounting team, ensuring clarity of expectations and a culture of continuous process improvement
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements and reports
• Be heavily involved in month-end and year-end closing processes
• Oversee daily accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll coordination, cash management, and general ledger activities
• Assist in the development and maintenance of strong internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure reporting accuracy
• Coordinate with external accountants and support year end processes

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and financial plans in partnership with the VP of Finance
• Conduct financial analysis and provide insights to support operational decision-making including related to monthly dashboard reporting for internal stakeholders
• Identify financial risks and performance trends and bring forward recommendations

Systems, Data & Process

• Ensure integrity and accuracy of financial data across systems
• Support the implementation and optimization of the company’s ERP system (Acumatica)
• Assess and improve accounting processes to support scalability and growth
• Maintain clear documentation of financial processes and controls
• Leverage data and reporting tools to improve financial visibility and decision support.

Compliance & Controls

• Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations and standards
• Maintain and strengthen internal control procedures
• Support external reporting and regulatory requirements as needed

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA designation (completed or near completion) strongly preferred
• 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards
• Demonstrated ownership of month-end close and financial statement preparation
• Significant experience in data analysis including Excel/Google Sheets and data visualization tools
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
• Experience with corporate tax provisions, sales tax considerations and general awareness of corporate income tax matters
• Experience working in a project-based, manufacturing, or custom-build environment is an asset
• Experience implementing an ERP/accounting systems is also an asset

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong technical accounting foundation
• Analytical, with strong data analysis skills resulting in the ability to translate numbers into practical insight and in a visually effective manner
• Detail-oriented with high standards for accuracy
• Comfort with researching considerations for income and sales tax considerations of global business transactions
• Systems-minded and comfortable working through process change
• Clear communicator who collaborates effectively across teams

What’s in it for you?

This job will offer you the opportunity to support some of the world’s most amazing playscape destinations. The pace, challenges and problem-solving opportunities of our growing business will mean you are never bored. You will have the chance to develop and refine a wide variety of skills in our rapidly diversifying and internationally focused business. Your dynamic and highly-skilled colleagues have an impressive range of backgrounds, skills and expertise. Above all they are dedicated to Earthscape’s success.

We believe in great compensation for great employees, and we reward our staff with a combination of:

• Participation in Company Profit sharing
• Employee share ownership opportunities (ESOP) after 1 year of service
• Six-week sabbatical after 14,000 hours worked
• Tuition reimbursement
• Extended health and dental benefits
• Flex time with options to work remotely to support work-life balance
• Company events
• Casual dress code

Accommodations: We are committed to treating all people in a way that respects their dignity and independence. Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us of this when you apply and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Pre-employment checks: As part of our selection process, successful candidates may be required to consent to background checks relevant to the role, prior to receiving a job offer. These could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, criminal offense and driver’s license record.

At Earthscape Play, we are committed to building an environment where everyone feels included, valued, and heard. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are an important part of our everyday work, and it is our belief that they enable us to reach our goal of bringing incredible play spaces to life. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities