About the role
CONTRACT Title: Corporate Controller Term: 15 months (Maternity Leave Coverage) Location: GTA – Hybrid (3 days onsite: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday)
Our Client: A well-established and growing private manufacturing organization with operations across Canada and the U.S. is seeking a Corporate Controller to join their team on a 15-month maternity leave contract.
Reporting to senior leadership, this role will provide oversight of the corporate accounting function across a large portfolio of operating companies while leading a small accounting team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the continuity of day-to-day finance operations, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting treasury, reporting, and corporate accounting activities.
This is a hybrid role based in the GTA, requiring three days per week onsite (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday).
The Role: This is a hands-on leadership opportunity combining corporate accounting oversight with day-to-day operational responsibilities.
While the role includes supporting ongoing projects and process improvements, the primary objective is to ensure the finance function continues to operate effectively throughout the maternity leave coverage.
Key responsibilities include: Providing overall corporate accounting oversight across approximately 60 operating companies in Canada and the U.S. Leading and mentoring a team of four direct reports while supporting the day-to-day accounting function. Managing corporate treasury, cash flow, banking relationships, and funding activities. Overseeing insurance administration, renewals, certificates of insurance, bonding, and credit risk management. Ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with GAAP and ASPE. Supporting financial consolidations across multiple entities. Maintaining strong internal controls and supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting activities. Coordinating with internal stakeholders and external advisors to ensure smooth financial operations. Supporting ongoing process improvements and operational initiatives while maintaining business continuity.
The Ideal Candidate will have: CPA designation (required). Strong corporate accounting experience within a complex, multi-entity environment. Experience with treasury, cash management, banking, funding processes, and insurance administration. Previous people leadership experience, ideally managing a small accounting team. Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP and ASPE. Experience with financial reporting and multi-entity consolidations. Manufacturing or related industry experience is preferred. Strong systems aptitude; experience with Kinetic ERP is considered an asset. A hands-on, collaborative, and organized approach with the ability to quickly integrate into an established team and effectively manage day-to-day operations. Process improvement and M&A experience are considered an asset.
Ref #LI1730
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About the role
CONTRACT Title: Corporate Controller Term: 15 months (Maternity Leave Coverage) Location: GTA – Hybrid (3 days onsite: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday)
Our Client: A well-established and growing private manufacturing organization with operations across Canada and the U.S. is seeking a Corporate Controller to join their team on a 15-month maternity leave contract.
Reporting to senior leadership, this role will provide oversight of the corporate accounting function across a large portfolio of operating companies while leading a small accounting team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the continuity of day-to-day finance operations, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting treasury, reporting, and corporate accounting activities.
This is a hybrid role based in the GTA, requiring three days per week onsite (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday).
The Role: This is a hands-on leadership opportunity combining corporate accounting oversight with day-to-day operational responsibilities.
While the role includes supporting ongoing projects and process improvements, the primary objective is to ensure the finance function continues to operate effectively throughout the maternity leave coverage.
Key responsibilities include: Providing overall corporate accounting oversight across approximately 60 operating companies in Canada and the U.S. Leading and mentoring a team of four direct reports while supporting the day-to-day accounting function. Managing corporate treasury, cash flow, banking relationships, and funding activities. Overseeing insurance administration, renewals, certificates of insurance, bonding, and credit risk management. Ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with GAAP and ASPE. Supporting financial consolidations across multiple entities. Maintaining strong internal controls and supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting activities. Coordinating with internal stakeholders and external advisors to ensure smooth financial operations. Supporting ongoing process improvements and operational initiatives while maintaining business continuity.
The Ideal Candidate will have: CPA designation (required). Strong corporate accounting experience within a complex, multi-entity environment. Experience with treasury, cash management, banking, funding processes, and insurance administration. Previous people leadership experience, ideally managing a small accounting team. Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP and ASPE. Experience with financial reporting and multi-entity consolidations. Manufacturing or related industry experience is preferred. Strong systems aptitude; experience with Kinetic ERP is considered an asset. A hands-on, collaborative, and organized approach with the ability to quickly integrate into an established team and effectively manage day-to-day operations. Process improvement and M&A experience are considered an asset.
Ref #LI1730