Controller

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada's infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Gold Winner for Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada's Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Financial Controller to join our growing team in Toronto.

The mission of the Controller is to coordinate and oversee all daily accounting processes for Modern Niagara Toronto to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively, and within established timelines. The position is also responsible for the monthly financial reporting of the SBU's Major Projects, Special Projects, and Electrical operating units. The Controller must work with both their Finance teammates, as well as with Operations staff, to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to projects, external clients, and vendors.

Reporting to the VP Finance - Construction, the Controller must also live and promote Modern Niagara's Core Values in all their actions and support the efforts of the entire Modern Niagara team towards achievement of established financial and business Key Performance Indicators ('KPIs'). The incumbent will have the opportunity to develop professionally and advance his/her Finance career upward within Modern Niagara through a combination of both education and a breadth of professional experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the full-cycle accounting process and provide leadership to our area Finance, A/R and A/P teams, promoting adherence to Modern Niagara's core values
• Prepare monthly financial reporting package for Modern Niagara Toronto. Identify and implement opportunities to streamline the financial reporting package or add reports that will help the Executive Team achieve the Company's financial goals more effectively
• Prepare monthly forecasted financial statements by working with our Finance and Operation Managers
• Provide monthly and quarterly financial variance analysis to our various Stakeholders
• Monitor Work-in-Process ("WIP") reports and work with the Director of Finance and Operations Managers to ensure billing targets are met or exceeded
• Manage Toronto regions 5-year financial plan
• Manage financial reporting for the Toronto sheet metal and plumbing shop.
• Promote and support communication between our financial team and Project Managers to ensure contract and invoicing issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner
• Work with Project Managers and Project Coordinators to ensure billing breakdowns are established for each contract in a manner to provide maximum financing advantage
• Monitor Accounts Receivable aging reports on a regular basis and coordinate collection efforts with both Collections and Project Management personnel to ensure cash collection KPIs are met or exceeded
• Promote and support communication between Finance and Project Managers to ensure contract and invoicing issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner
• Maintain and monitor Company's cash forecasts on a daily basis, ensuring cash resources are optimized
• Review and approve cheque runs, ensure payments are accurate and managed to optimize Company cash flow and maximize cash discounts
• Mentor team members and provide guidance to ensure processes are conducted with optimum effectiveness and efficiency
• Support the Accounts Payable team and work with vendors directly to resolve invoicing and payment expectation issues.
• Monitor company CAPEX additions to ensure purchases are within budgeted targets
• Provide guidance, and company positions, to finance team\operations regarding the appropriate accounting treatment for certain transactions
• Evaluate internal controls and identify areas for improvement
• Seek efficiencies in financial transaction processing and reporting
• Coordinate responses to external auditor inquiries
• Complete special projects & analysis on an ad-hoc basis, as assigned

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Professional accounting designation required (CPA)
• Minimum of 5 years of financial management or Controllership experience
• Experience in the construction industry a definite asset
• Ability and willingness to lead people - People leadership and management experience will be a definite asset
• Team player with strong communication skills
• Integrity
• Resourceful, energetic, and strong work ethic
• Ability to meet deadlines with a high level of accuracy
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability and willingness to learn and develop professionally and personally
• Desire to continuously improve systems and processes with an open mind towards change

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.