Financial Controller

To apply to this role, please send your resume to: Tara.Ebrahimi@randstad.ca

Location: Toronto

Are you a natural leader and looking for a strategy based controller role? Are you driven, motivated and want to help in the continuous improvement of a great organization? Whether you've had industry or public accounting firm experience, and looking to join a great environment, this may be the opportunity for you!

Corporate Controller

Responsible for direct supervision of all accounting and financial functions. Primary responsibilities include supervision of the monthly close process, monthly, quarterly and annual billings to clients for services provided, billing reimbursements from clients, collection of accounts receivable, supervising accounts payable, payroll, monthly reporting for the owner, monthly preparation of a reforecast, annual preparation of a budget, assist in the preparation of quarterly tax projections and annual tax return preparation and all treasury administration. The Corporate Controller will also be part of a team that creates and implements policies and procedures to identify, resolve and document accounting issues in addition to creating procedures to make the close and reporting processes more efficient and accurate.

Essential Functions:

Preparation of annual budget
Preparation of workpapers supporting the annual tax return
Coordinate the preparation of annual tax return with outside CPA firm
Implement a process to record transactions by department and compare costs incurred to budget and performance analysis of profit centers
Review and recordation of journal entries required to reflect the monthly activity
Preparation of workpapers supporting the monthly close process and month end balances
Review monthly accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained
Preparation of monthly financial statements and related footnotes
Preparation of the year to date cash flow
Perform cash projections to effectively manage cash balances and maximize the return on any excess cash balances
Preparation of monthly reforecast incorporating historical results and future assumptions
Preparation of semi-monthly payroll
Supervise the billing of asset management, incentive fees, acquisition, disposition, and other fees monthly, quarterly, annually in accordance with the respective agreements
Supervise the accumulation of permitted reimbursements from clients through the accounts payable process and bill these reimbursements to the clients monthly
Coordinate and record investments made in Funds, securities, overnight funds, etc.
Supervision of all accounts payable processed in corporate office. This includes corporate payables, payables for Title Holding Entities, allocations of costs incurred on behalf of multiple entities
Review of expenses incurred on behalf of multiple entities such as software (MRI) costs, accounting services, analytical services, etc.
Maintenance of fixed asset records for coordinate quarterly inventory of fixed assets with the information technology department
Assist Fund Controllers in the implementation of corporate policies and procedures such as invoice processing, cash management and calculation of fees
Implement, document and maintain adequate and effective internal controls
Implement, document and maintain adequate and effective processes to improve the close and reporting cycles to ensure timely and accurate reporting
Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations
Commission, and all federal regulations related to investment Companies
Supervise two accounts payable clerks to ensure:
Accurate and timely production of all financial information
Proper analytical review of the asset operations from a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow perspective as well as an overall business perspective
Any other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

Education:
Bachelors and/or Masters Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting. The degree should be obtained from a well recognized university.
C.P.A. is highly preferred but not required

Experience:
5+ years experience in the accounting and finance sector.
2-4+ years experience managing accountants and the accounting and finance process.


Able to analyze, organize, summarize and articulate complex legal and financial information
Good command of the English language and be able to proofread work
Able to read and interpret agreements, then implement the relevant provisions of these agreements
Detailed, organized and communicative
Understanding, yet persuasive and decisive when dealing with others in the organization
Responsive team player with ability to quickly prioritize among numerous pressing tasks
Task and goal oriented and capable of functioning in an entrepreneurial and corporate setting
Able to prioritize and work with multiple supervisors


Thank you for your interest.

-Tara Ebrahimi
Manager, Senior Finance & Accounting Recruitment

To apply to this role, please send your resume to: Tara.Ebrahimi@randstad.ca

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Tara

Phone Number:
416.640.1975
Fax Number:
416.962.4489

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