Financial Controller

Position: Financial Controller

Work Schedule: Full-time

Employment Status: Permanent

Here is a summary of the position's responsibilities. Accounting and monthly cycle

Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounting cycle for assigned entities: journal entries, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, and payroll interface.
• Execute month-end closing according to a set schedule, supported by working papers.
• Process and reconcile intercompany transactions.
• Prepare year-end files for external accountants.

Projects and costs

• Maintain project budgets and costs; generate "cost-to-complete" reports.
• Track commitments, change orders, and budget variances.
• Development accounting: cost capitalization and tracking by phase and project.

Financing and Disbursements

• Prepare construction financing draw packages and supporting documentation for quantity surveyors and lenders.
• Manage progress billing, holdbacks, and supplier disbursements.
• Provide data required for covenant monitoring and lender reporting.
• Construction financing draw packages, including CMHC files.

Treasury and Controls

• Prepare operational cash flow forecasts for assigned entities.
• Document procedures and implement Group internal controls.
• Supervise bookkeeping staff and review their work.
• Support the preparation of financial information for investors and the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
• Support the integration of systems and the chart of accounts across the Group.

Profile

• CPA designation or equivalent proven experience.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including significant experience in construction, real estate development, or property management.
• Proficiency in project cost tracking, construction budgets, and financing draws.
• Comfortable working in a multi-entity environment and handling intercompany transactions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting or project management ERP systems.
• High level of autonomy: ability to structure work in a construction environment where processes are not yet established.
• Bilingual (French and English).