Corporate Controller

Reference number

2025-0031

Salary

Market + benefits

Details

• Optimize financial processes, KPIs, reports, and automate budget management
• Supervise the preparation of external financial statements and monthly financial close
• Contribute to monthly reports for the executive team and explain variances
• Manage a team of financial reporting and revenue specialists
• Oversee internal and external audits

Description

For a rapidly growing international SME specializing in the IT services industry, you will work as the Corporate Controller in a dynamic, cohesive, and youthful team. You will report to a very approachable manager who trusts their team and promotes autonomy. This manager is brilliant and acts as a true mentor. In addition to beautiful office spaces, the company offers a vibrant, young, and very pleasant working environment. Due to the strong growth of the SME, there are significant opportunities for advancement. The position is offered in a hybrid work format.

As the Corporate Controller, your main responsibility will be to optimize financial processes, focusing on KPIs and reporting. Your goal will be to establish a solid foundation and maximize the automation of financial processes. This includes the implementation and continuous improvement of budgeting and modeling tools to ensure effective tracking of financial projections. You will also work on streamlining revenue recognition and financial close processes to ensure greater efficiency and accuracy.

Additionally, you will oversee the preparation and timely delivery of external financial statements, managing revenue recognition and monthly financial close processes. You will be actively involved in preparing monthly reports for the executive team and providing detailed explanations of variances between forecasted and actual results. You will also manage consolidated financial audits, including statutory audits for the UK and review engagements for South Africa and Colombia.

As part of your responsibilities, you will also supervise the multi-currency consolidation, done through the company's ERP system, and manage the minority interest in consolidated entities. You will be involved in complex financial processes, including revenue recognition under IFRS 15 for SaaS, managing standard price allocations, tracking internally developed assets, and applying IFRS 16 standards for acquisitions.

Finally, you will be responsible for managing your team, which consists of two financial reporting analysts and four revenue specialists. You will support them to ensure optimal performance while overseeing the management of their tasks. You will also be responsible for month-end reporting, reviewing your team's work, and assisting them in closing the month while explaining any variances.

Profile

A perfectly bilingual CPA with a minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in accounting and financial reporting, including a few years in IT – SAAS, with a strong knowledge of IFRS standards, Microsoft Office, and Netsuite. Experience with IFRS 15 in the technology sector is a plus.

We are looking for a strategic individual, capable of seeing the big picture and making informed decisions. The candidate must be analytical, with strong problem-solving skills, and able to use data to support financial goals. They must also be organized, with excellent time management and prioritization skills, while being detail-oriented without getting overwhelmed.

Finally, the candidate must be dynamic and resilient, bringing energy to their team, and be a true team player, motivated by collaboration and developing a high-performing team.

About us

CIELO is a recruitment firm specializing in finance, accounting and management in Quebec, Canada and internationally. Our head office is located in downtown Montreal. Only successful candidates will be invited to an interview. We would like to thank all the candidates for showing interest in this position. The masculine form is used to lighten the text.