Interim Corporate Controller

Employment Type: Contract (6 months)

Location:Toronto, ON (4 days in office)

Rate: 80-90/hr

Industry: Manufacturing

Type: Existing Vacancy

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking an Interim Controller (Finance Consultant) to provide critical coverage and stability during a transition period within the accounting leadership team. Reporting to the VP Finance, you’ll act as the Corporate Controller owning the monthly/quarterly/year-end financial reporting cycle and leading a hands-on close in a spreadsheet-heavy, partially manual environment. This engagement is ideal for a strong operator who can drive accurate results under tight timelines, support and guide accountants through change, and bring confidence to leadership ahead of key deliverables like quarter-end and board reporting. You’ll also contribute across revenue recognition, treasury/cash forecasting, and payroll-related analytics while the organization advances finance systems and process enhancements.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as corporate controller for the parent company’s Canadian operations
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting
• Lead and execute the monthly close process (including accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries)
• Drive the quarter-end close and support board reporting
• Prepare a significant portion of financial statement deliverables in a manual, high-effort close process
• Own revenue recognition using percentage of completion methods, including supporting accounting research and related entries
• Run consolidations and deliver a first pass variance analysis
• Perform and/or review key reconciliations, ensuring accuracy in a spreadsheet-driven environment
• Provide accounting research and clearly document/communicate conclusions and impacts
• Own treasury activities, including:

- 13-week cash forecasts

- 12-month rolling cash forecasts

- AR/AP analysis and assessment of payment terms

• Support payroll analytics and payroll accrual calculations, partnering with payroll/finance stakeholders
• Manage and support accountants through a period of transition and changing workload

What You Bring

• Strong accounting foundation; public accounting / PE / sponsor-backed experience is desirable
• Demonstrated experience with consolidations
• Proven expertise in:

- Revenue recognition (completed contract / percentage of completion)

- Treasury and cash forecasting

- Payroll and labor accrual processes

• Comfortable being hands-on with:

- Journal entries

- Accounting research

- Preparing and reviewing reconciliations

• High attention to detail and strong reconciliation discipline, especially in manual, spreadsheet-heavy processes
• Experience working with ERP systems, large data extracts, and multi-system environments
• Prior interim/controller consulting engagements considered an asset
• Strong communication skills with the ability to partner with leadership and explain technical accounting implications clearly

Next Steps

We do appreciate all interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

About Clarity Recruitment

Clarity is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in Finance & Accounting talent across Canada - from accountants to CFOs. Additionally, Clarity partners with organizations to hire exceptional talent in HR, Operations, and IT, helping build the teams that power business success. Our process is designed to minimize risk, maximize alignment, and move quickly. With dedicated practices in Executive Search, Full-Time Search, and Project & Interim Consulting, we help organizations grow with confidence. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!

JOB ID # 3618692