Financial Controller

Role overview

Financial reporting and planning

• Lead month-end close and group reporting under IFRS; approve monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Review monthly financial results across eight divisions and lead annual external audits, statutory statements, and group reporting packages.
• Lead long-term financial planning and monthly forecast reviews; identify performance gaps and recommend actions.
• Partner with directors and stakeholders to understand operational direction and financial impacts; manage KPIs across divisions and shared services.

Capital, tax, and leadership

• Lead long-term capital budgeting, consolidate investment requirements, assess returns and cash flow, and coordinate investment approvals.
• Lead local and international sales tax reporting and audits; support transfer pricing assessments, tax provisions, and tax returns.
• Build relationships with divisional leaders and support product group managers in understanding operations and opportunities.
• Lead and mentor three Senior Financial Analysts.

Controls, assets, and improvement

• Lead annual compliance for more than 200 internal controls, improve the control framework and process design, and review control effectiveness.
• Lead annual inventory and fixed asset counts and identify process improvements and safeguard opportunities.
• Support business management system process mapping, documentation, and knowledge retention; champion AI tools for process efficiencies.
• Support Power BI dashboards to present and track KPIs and financial results.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of proven leadership experience and independence within a complex financial reporting environment.
• Strong experience managing people and teams.
• CPA designation and experience with IFRS.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and ability to communicate data effectively to senior management.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, and ability to lead change management.
• Power BI and SAP experience are preferred.
• Experience in heavy equipment, mining, construction equipment, manufacturing, or industrial products is preferred.

Offer

• Benefits with employer-paid premiums starting on day one, paid vacation starting at three weeks, six family, health, and wellness days, and 6% employer RRSP matching.
• Annual continuing education allowance of $3,000 and international training and development opportunities for select roles.
• The posting mentions hybrid or remote work opportunities for select roles; it does not specify the arrangement for this position.