Controller

Title: Controller

Location: St. John’s NL

Venor is proud to partner with our client, Crosbie in their search for a Controller. The Controller plays a critical role in overseeing the Company’s financial health by managing accounting operations, tax, and treasury, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing strategic financial insights to senior management. The Controller will oversee all accounting operations for the Company, while establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies, and principles to ensure the organization’s financial statements are accurate and comply with accepted accounting principles.

What you will be doing:

Customer Centric

- Analyze financial data and work closely with senior management to support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making.

- Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and provide professional development for the accounting team.

- Delegate tasks effectively to ensure efficient and accurate financial operations

Solutions Focused

- Coordinate and lead the annual audit process

- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the accounting department, general ledger, payroll, and budget preparation

- Develop and maintain internal controls to safeguard the company’s assets and ensure the integrity of its financials

- Identify any technology improvements while implementing and maintaining our current accounting systems

Results Oriented

- Prepare/publish monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal financial regulations

- Ensure timely and accurate closing of the books on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis

- Monitor compliance with company policies, procedures, and relevant laws and regulations

- Ensure proper filing of all corporate tax returns

What you will bring:

- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field required; CPA, CFA or MBA preferred

- Minimum 7-10 years of accounting/finance experience, including supervisory experience

- Strong experience with treasury, compliance, general ledger functions, month-end/year-end close processes, and financial reporting

- Experience working with private, family-owned companies would be an asset

- Strong knowledge of GAAP and/or IFRS and financial regulations

- Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills

- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage a team and collaborate across departments Positive can-do attitude

- Exceptional communication and presentation skills

- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

To learn more about this opportunity, contact Ryan Thistle at rthistle@venor.ca