Bank Assistant Controller

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Remote - U.Canada Only | Full-Time
110K CAD (Canada-based candidates)
Were looking for an Assistant Controller to own the accounting engine behind a growing performance marketing agency: the close, the collections, the payables, and the controls that keep all of it clean and reliable.
You will not be handed a perfectly documented process and told to maintain it. Are comfortable jumping into the details of a reconciliation one hour and redesigning the workflow around it the next
Level Agency is an AI-powered performance marketing agency built for brands ready to shatter yesterday’s wins.
We help complex, high-consideration brands outperform their last result using AI, data science, creativity, and relentless iteration.
We specialize in markets where the stakes are high and the journeys are complex — education, B2B technology, financial services, healthcare, CPG, ecommerce, and more. Our work spans the full performance ecosystem: media planning & buying, performance creative, SEO & AI search, CRM & automation, and advanced analytics.
In 2025, Level acquired BAM Strategy — expanding our capabilities into digital experience, CRM strategy, personalization, and loyalty. The result is a fully integrated growth engine that connects acquisition to retention, media to lifecycle, and performance to long-term customer value.
Today, our 250-person team operates fully remote across the U.S. and Canada, supporting 150+ ambitious brands.
As Assistant Controller, you will take ownership of day-to-day accounting execution so our Finance leadership has the room to focus on strategy. Reporting to the VP of Finance, you will run the close, manage receivables and collections, oversee payables, and enforce expense compliance, turning inconsistent processes into clean, dependable ones.
This is a role for an experienced accountant who is equally comfortable in the details and in improving the systems around them.
Lead and continuously improve the month-end close, ensuring financials close accurately and on schedule
Own accounts receivable and collections, managing routine activity and personally handling complex exceptions such as terminated accounts, disputes, and non-standard billing arrangements
Oversee accounts payable operations, including vendor onboarding, payment processing, and troubleshooting issues with AP platforms
Manage and enforce expense reporting compliance, ensuring proper coding and documentation for all corporate card and reimbursement activity
Partner with the VP of Finance on cash flow forecasting and week-to-week cash management
Support the implementation and adoption of new finance systems, such as collections automation and expense management platforms
Document and standardize accounting processes to reduce manual work, rework, and errors
Mentor and support accounting staff, strengthening the teams day-to-day capacity and resilience
Respond to ad hoc financial questions from leadership with accurate, well-supported analysis
Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
~5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close and AR/AP management
~ CPA or active CPA candidacy strongly preferred
~ Hands-on QuickBooks Online experience
~ Experience with AP or collections platforms such as Tipalti and Bill.Proficiency with Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides), including comfort building and maintaining cash forecasts in Sheets
~ Demonstrated experience using AI tools, specifically Claude, to improve accounting or finance workflows (for example, automating reconciliations, drafting collections communications, analyzing variances, or building close checklists). Be prepared to share specific, real examples in your application and interview
~ Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts clearly to non-finance stakeholders
~ A process-improvement mindset: you fix an inefficient workflow rather than working around it

Experience managing or mentoring accounting staff
Experience leading or supporting finance system implementations

At Level, AI is part of how good work gets done, and in Finance that means using it to move faster and see more without lowering the bar on accuracy.
Use Claude regularly to improve real workflows, such as reconciliations, variance analysis, collections outreach, and close checklists
Experiment thoughtfully, share what works, and help the team adopt better ways of working
Protect sensitive financial and client data in how you use any tool

Driven by Truth

We challenge assumptions, follow the data, and tell clients what they need to hear, not just what is easy to say.

Fully remote across the U.Canada, plus monthly WFH stipend and Summer Fridays
Comprehensive health benefits, mental health support, and company-paid disability & life coverage
Employer retirement contributions (401(k) in the U.Quarterly performance reviews and career advancement opportunities

Remote First
S. and Canada residents and is fully remote. Occasional travel may be required for company events and team working sessions. Occasional evening or weekend availability may be required around month-end close. We are unable to sponsor visas at this time.
Level Is Built on Inclusion
Level Agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during your application or interview process.
AI Hiring Disclaimer

We use AI-assisted tools to support parts of our hiring process, including resume screening and interview note-taking or summarization. Télétravail – États-Unis & Canada | Temps plein
110K CAD (candidats basés au Canada)
Nous recherchons un(e) contrôleur(se) adjoint(e) pour prendre en charge la mécanique comptable dune agence de marketing de performance en pleine croissance : la clôture, le recouvrement, les comptes fournisseurs et les contrôles qui gardent le tout propre et fiable.
Level Agency est une agence de marketing de performance propulsée par lIA, conçue pour les marques prêtes à pulvériser les victoires dhier.
Nous nous spécialisons dans les marchés où les enjeux sont élevés et les parcours, complexes : éducation, technologies B2B, services financiers, santé, produits de grande consommation, commerce électronique et plus encore. Notre travail couvre lensemble de lécosystème de la performance : planification et achat média, créatifs de performance, SEO et recherche par IA, CRM et automatisation, et analytique avancée.
En 2025, Level a fait lacquisition de BAM Strategy, élargissant ainsi nos capacités à lexpérience numérique, à la stratégie CRM, à la personnalisation et à la fidélisation. Le résultat : un moteur de croissance entièrement intégré, qui relie lacquisition à la rétention, le média au cycle de vie et la performance à la valeur client à long terme.
À titre de contrôleur adjoint ou de contrôleuse adjointe, vous prendrez en charge lexécution comptable au quotidien afin que la direction des Finances ait toute la latitude nécessaire pour se concentrer sur la stratégie. Relevant du vice-président ou de la vice-présidente, Finance, vous dirigerez la clôture, gérerez les comptes clients et le recouvrement, superviserez les comptes fournisseurs et veillerez à la conformité des dépenses, transformant des processus incohérents en processus propres et fiables.
Diriger et améliorer continuellement la clôture mensuelle, en veillant à ce que les états financiers soient bouclés avec exactitude et dans les délais
Collaborer avec le vice-président ou la vice-présidente, Finance, aux prévisions de trésorerie et à la gestion hebdomadaire des liquidités
Soutenir la mise en œuvre et ladoption de nouveaux systèmes financiers, comme lautomatisation du recouvrement et les plateformes de gestion des dépenses
Répondre aux questions financières ponctuelles de la direction par des analyses exactes et bien étayées
Baccalauréat en comptabilité, en finance ou dans un domaine connexe
Titre de CPA ou candidature active au titre de CPA fortement privilégié
Maîtrise de Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides), y compris laisance à concevoir et à tenir à jour des prévisions de trésorerie dans Sheets
Expérience démontrée de lutilisation doutils dIA, en particulier Claude, pour améliorer des flux de travail comptables ou financiers (par exemple, automatiser des rapprochements, rédiger des communications de recouvrement, analyser des écarts ou créer des listes de vérification de clôture). Excellent sens de lorganisation et capacité à gérer des priorités concurrentes lorsque plusieurs échéances arrivent en même temps
Excellentes habiletés de communication, avec la capacité dexpliquer clairement des notions financières à des interlocuteurs qui ne sont pas du domaine des finances
Expérience de la direction ou du soutien de mises en œuvre de systèmes financiers

En finance, cela signifie sen servir pour aller plus vite et voir plus loin, sans jamais baisser la barre en matière dexactitude.
Évaluations de performance trimestrielles et occasions d’avancement professionnel
Nous ne sommes pas en mesure de parrainer des demandes de visa pour le moment.
Level est fondé sur l’inclusion
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