Controller

Job Description

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established and growing organization operating in a complex, asset-intensive environment. Centrally located in Edmonton, just outside the downtown core, the company has built a strong reputation for execution and operational excellence through exceptional customer service and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes across its projects and partnerships.

The organization is guided by a practical, results-driven mindset and values accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. As it continues to evolve and scale, the company is focused on strengthening its financial leadership to support informed decision-making, sustainable growth, and operational performance.

This is an opportunity to join a tight-knit leadership team where finance plays a central role in shaping the direction of the business. The Controller will have meaningful visibility across operations and will contribute directly to both strategic planning and day-to-day execution, making this a highly impactful role for a hands-on and commercially minded finance leader.

Key Responsibilities

As the Controller, you will act as a trusted financial partner to the leadership team, providing both oversight and insight to support the company’s financial health and operational performance.

Financial Operations & Reporting

• Oversee all day-to-day accounting functions, ensuring accuracy and consistency across accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and the general ledger.
• Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, delivering timely and reliable financial reporting.
• Prepare and review financial statements, including supporting schedules and variance analysis, to provide a clear picture of performance.
• Maintain the integrity of financial data by ensuring strong reporting practices and attention to detail.

Planning, Analysis & Decision Support

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial planning processes to support organizational growth.
• Provide actionable financial analysis and insights that inform both operational and strategic decisions.
• Evaluate pricing structures, costing models, and overall profitability across projects or business lines.
• Support scenario modeling and forward-looking planning to guide key business initiatives.

Cash Flow, Capital & Risk Management

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial planning processes to support organizational growth.
• Provide actionable financial analysis and insights that inform both operational and strategic decisions.
• Evaluate pricing structures, costing models, and overall profitability across projects or business lines.
• Support scenario modeling and forward-looking planning to guide key business initiatives.

Governance & Controls

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial planning processes to support organizational growth.
• Provide actionable financial analysis and insights that inform both operational and strategic decisions.
• Evaluate pricing structures, costing models, and overall profitability across projects or business lines.
• Support scenario modeling and forward-looking planning to guide key business initiatives.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial planning processes to support organizational growth.
• Provide actionable financial analysis and insights that inform both operational and strategic decisions.
• Evaluate pricing structures, costing models, and overall profitability across projects or business lines.
• Support scenario modeling and forward-looking planning to guide key business initiatives.

Hands-On Support

• Step in to support transactional or administrative finance tasks when needed, ensuring continuity of operations.
• Contribute to team workload during peak periods or when additional support is required.
• Maintain a collaborative, “pitch-in” approach aligned with a smaller, team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, candidates should demonstrate:

Education & Experience:

• CPA designation is required.
• A minimum of 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Experience operating in asset-intensive or operationally complex environments.
• Experience with project bonding and contract negotiation with General Contractors is strongly preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Strong technical accounting knowledge combined with hands-on operational experience.
• Proven experience with financial planning, reporting, and internal controls.
• Familiarity with financing structures, credit facilities, and lender reporting requirements.

Key Competencies:

• Strong judgment and decision-making capability, with a practical and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a dynamic environment.
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy and accountability.
• Clear, direct communication skills with the ability to influence across functions.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Team-oriented approach with a willingness to contribute at all levels of the organization.

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