Financial Controller

Why Work Here

• Amazing opportunity to help build a team and continue to grow this portfolio
• Excellent boss who will mentor this person
• 100% remote role
• Lots of upside to grow into a Director or even VP role in the future
• Attractive compensation package inclusive of benefits

• Oversee review and compilation of various month end deliverables prepared by the portfolio businesses
• Assist in the integration of acquired companies’ financial reporting and processes, including system implementation, business combination accounting and opening balance sheet audits
• Review of journal entries and account reconciliations for the Portfolio and some businesses being integrated, as required
• Managing all intercompany relationships between the Portfolio and other affiliated entities, including overseeing documentation, entries and reconciliations
• Working with Finance teams of the businesses and group finance leads on longer-term projects to drive efficiencies or more accurate management reporting
• Act as an escalation point for technical IFRS accounting queries arising from businesses and groups
• Monitor timely completion of local external audits as required
• Track Debt covenant compliance and propose actions where appropriate
• Assist in systems implementations and best practice sharing where appropriate for Net Suite and supporting modules.
• Ensure compliance at a local level of control processes, reconciliations and financial reporting through Blackline and our global peer review process.

• A qualified accountant, with at least 5 years’ experience, potentially having worked in a large audit firm plus industry experience.
• Excellent technical accounting skills, including acquisition accounting (we complete multiple acquisitions each year)
• Preferably brings experience in risk management, systems improvement and managing finance change — for example system implementations, process redesign and post-acquisition integration
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines and willing to get into the detail
• Portuguese or Spanish skills an advantage
• Enjoy a fast-changing environment, which provides great opportunities for future growth
• Willing to go out of your way to help the Portfolio businesses
• Flexible and adaptable with ability to work flexible hours across time zones where necessary

$145,000 - $160,000 / year

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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.