Corporate Controller

Overview

Are you a data-driven leader with an eye for detail? As a Corporate Controller, you will lead a team in managing financial operations, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS, and overseeing the integrity of financial reporting, consolidations, and project accounting.

What you will be doing

• Manages monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and related reporting, including financial statements, audit schedules, cost reports, reconciliations, and management reports.

• Oversees budgets, cost control procedures, and allocation of costs between departments, divisions, and projects.

• Maintains compliance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and ensures appropriate and consistent revenue recognition for complex and long-term construction projects, including ASC 606.

• Oversees construction and project accounting activities, including WIP schedules, job cost accounting, EAC/project forecasting, over/under billings, project margin analysis, and related controls.

• Reviews project Estimates at Completion (EAC), including forecasted and committed costs, contingencies, productivity assumptions, and expected project margins, and ensures timely identification of changes in project profitability and anticipated losses.

• Partners with Project Managers, Operations, and Division leadership to review project financial performance, risks, opportunities, change orders, claims, contingencies, and margin changes.

• Provides oversight of accounts receivable, accounts payable, project billing, collections, retention, unbilled amounts, and other working capital activities to support cash conversion and working capital performance.

• Provides oversight of cash management activities, including cash forecasting, bank reconciliations, payment processes, banking controls, and liquidity requirements.

• Manages complex financial statement consolidations and validates balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring appropriate action is taken to maintain a healthy balance sheet.

• Analyzes, monitors, and ensures data integrity across financial and operational systems and owns financial reporting and analysis accuracy between company systems and financial administration departments.

• Maintains strong knowledge of construction ERP systems, including JD Edwards, financial reporting tools, and project accounting systems; drives improvements in reporting, automation, processes, and controls.

• Develops, maintains, and continuously improves accounting policies, procedures, segregation of duties, and internal controls; identifies control deficiencies and ensures timely corrective action.

• Acts as a financial liaison between Corporate and Division Finance teams and serves as a key financial partner to the CFO, proactively identifying accounting, financial, operational, project, and control risks and recommending corrective actions.

• Supports the CFO with financial analysis and strategic and operational decision-making.

• Manages the accounting team for the corporate office, building, developing, and retaining a high-performing organization with appropriate backup responsibilities, cross-training, and succession planning.

• Identifies and implements opportunities to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of accounting and financial reporting processes, including automation and standardization initiatives across Corporate and Division Finance.

• Proactively identifies accounting and financial risks, including project margin deterioration, balance sheet exposures, collection risks, control weaknesses, and unusual transactions, and escalates material matters to the CFO.

• Manages all external and internal audits; acts as a liaison between auditors and divisional finance teams to coordinate and prepare audit documentation and respond to audit inquiries or issues in a timely and compliant manner.

• Prepares reporting and auditing required by regulatory agencies using appropriate domestic and international standards and practices.

• Drives compliance with monthly close and reporting calendars and performs post-month-end control checks to ensure accuracy.

• Provides accounting oversight of payroll processes, payroll reconciliations, and related internal controls, as applicable.

• Prepares accounting department schedules for IFRS reporting using Company and parent company processes and standards.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a related field required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• 10+ years related experience required.
• 5+ years people management experience required.
• Public accounting experience desired.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required.
• Proven multi-tasking and time-management skills required.
• Proven skills in financial analytics required.
• Strong communication skills required.
• Able to set clear and consistent expectations for direct reports and personal objectives.
• Able to recognize and strategize for downstream impacts of process or decision implications.
• Knowledge of sales and use tax requirements.

Why work for us

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

We are an EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.

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