Corporate Controller

Halifax, NS

Reference # HL-PMS-10213

Since 1999, Premiere Suites has been one of Canada’s most recognized and trusted providers of high-quality temporary residences for professionals and families. Offering furnished apartments, condominiums, and townhomes for extended stays of 30 days or more, Premiere Suites serves guests across Canada with a focus on quality, consistency, and exceptional service.

We are excited to partner with Premiere Suites in the recruitment of a Corporate Controller to join their team in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance and Technology, the Corporate Controller will play a key leadership role in overseeing the organization’s accounting operations, financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. This position will provide meaningful financial and operational insights to support decision-making while strengthening financial discipline, controls, processes, and reporting across the organization.

• Lead accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and reporting processes
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reporting, and detailed variance analysis
• Own the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting processes, including financial models, assumptions, and scenario analysis
• Partner with department leaders to align financial plans with business priorities and recommend actions based on performance against plan

• Analyze profitability across suites, customers, regions, and strategic initiatives
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards and KPIs, including occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, and cost trends
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and clearly communicate the story behind the numbers to leadership
• Incorporate relevant external data to support benchmarking, competitive analysis, and informed decision-making
• Support strategic initiatives, investment analysis, and growth planning across the organization

• Manage daily liquidity, working capital, and short- and long-term cash flow forecasting
• Support banking relationships and organizational financing requirements
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and ensure financial processes and procedures are appropriately documented
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements
• Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors

• Integrate financial and operational data from Quick Books, CRM, and other business systems to strengthen reporting and analysis
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across financial and operational data sources
• Leverage advanced Excel, Power BI, and other technology to automate and enhance reporting
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual work, standardize reporting, and improve scalability
• Support data centralization and systems initiatives that enhance financial visibility across the business

• Act as a trusted financial partner to Operations, Sales, Marketing, and other functional leaders
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, banks, auditors, and external partners
• Promote accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making throughout the organization

• CPA designation is required
• 7+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, and financial planning and analysis experience
• Strong expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance analysis
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI or similar tools is preferred
• Strong knowledge of Quick Books Online and…