Controller running close, reporting, forecasting, controls, and systems for Treewalk’s growing private - company clients. Delivering outsourced finance leadership across diverse Canadian industries.
About the role
- Financial Controller building scalable accounting, controls, and forecasting for Renewal by Andersen’s British Columbia replacement business. Partnering with leadership across Canada and Alaska to enable growth.
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to ownership and executive leadership
- Provide forward-looking financial insights supporting growth and investment decisions
- Develop scenario models for expansion, hiring, and operational capacity
- Communicate financial risks, margin trends, and business opportunities
- Partner with the CFO and CEO on accounting methods, cash flow, and transaction structure
- Serve as the primary financial partner between Finance and Operations
- Lead performance reviews and improve transparency across business functions
- Develop revenue and booking forecast metrics and KPIs
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes across three operating entities
- Prepare working papers, general ledgers, reconciliations, and financial statements
- Deliver budget-to-actual variance analysis and recommendations
- Lead financial audits and support banking relationships
- Own tax compliance and filings across Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions
- Design and implement internal controls and standardized workflows
- Identify margin leakage and operational inefficiencies
- Build financial infrastructure for marketing and advertising spend
- Oversee day-to-day financial operations
- Strengthen project accounting, job-costing accuracy, and WIP reporting
- Manage subcontractor invoicing and payments
- Participate in annual budgeting and manage working-capital and cash-flow planning
- Manage 13-week and long-range cash-flow forecasting
- Support lender reporting and bonding requirements
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for margins, WIP, AR turnover, labor efficiency, and cash flow
- Lead and develop an accounting team of approximately four employees
- Oversee in-house payroll and benefits administration in Canada and the United States
- Drive AI adoption, workflow automation, and process improvement across Finance
- Identify, hire, and retain accounting talent
Requirements
- CPA designation (required)
- At least 7 to 10 years of progressive finance leadership experience
- Advanced knowledge of job costing, WIP reporting, and margin analysis
- Demonstrated success building internal controls and scalable financial systems
- Proven ability to partner with operational leaders and influence leadership decisions
- Strong communication skills and ability to make complex financial information accessible to non-financial audiences
- Multi-entity and/or multi-location experience (required)
- Cross-border Canada/U.S. accounting experience (preferred)
- Strong full-cycle accounting and month-end experience
- Solid grounding in accounting principles, financial controls, and year-end preparation
- Comfortable using Claude Cowork, Gemini, and Copilot in accounting workflows
- Experience with process improvement and workflow automation considered an asset
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to make decisions and move work forward independently
- QBO experience, where applicable
Benefits
- Professional development expectations and opportunities
- In-house payroll and benefits administration processes
- Workflow automation and AI adoption opportunities
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