Senior Controller

This is an in-person, in-office position. This role will be based 50% out of Nisku, AB and 50% out of downtown Edmonton. This role is appropriate for a designated CPA with 5 to 10 years of POST designation experience.

Please submit a resume AND a cover letter with your application. Be prepared to provide examples of how you align with our core values below.

Company description

Red Seal offers Fractional CFO and Contract Controller services to mid-sized enterprises using a team-based approach.

Our Purpose

We exist to amplify the value creation activities of entrepreneurs, their teams and the organizations they build. We do this by reducing administrative friction through the use of technology, by developing processes that can be delegated to those best suited to administer them, and by organizing & analyzing financial data to drive insights that inform good decision making.

Our Vision

We will change the future of accounting by creating a new way for professionals to work, a new way for businesses to access financial expertise, and by changing the way the world understands the profession: As adding value, not reallocating it.

Job description

We are hiring for the role of Senior Controller. The successful candidate will work under a CFO to manage a portfolio of clients. In collaboration with the Assistant Controller(s) and the clients' admin teams, the Senior Controller will be responsible for day-to-day operational accounting activities and month-end financial reporting.

We become part of our clients’ teams and help them implement systems & processes that bring efficiencies and unlock the potential in their financial data. We then use this data to provide advice, inform decisions, and focus investment on growth opportunities.

The role will involve working with a portfolio of clients in a range of industries. We use the most modern technologies from cloud-based accounting tools that incorporate machine learning, to best-in-class collaboration tools, to unified telecommunications. We love technology and use it to its fullest potential, in part because it makes us effective, and in part because it enables us to bring better back-office processes & tools to our clients as true experts. (Plus, it's just cool...)

Job Requirements

• BComm or equivalent with an accounting major or minor.

• A CPA Designation.

• 5+ years of POST designation work experience.

• Strong communication skills. You must be willing to ask questions, lots of them. You must be able to handle conflict effectively. You must be willing to pick up the phone and get answers.

• Ninja-like MS Excel skills: Despite all the amazing tools available to us, Excel is still a foundational tool in accounting.

• An understanding of relational databases. Debits and credits are just records in a table. If you understand accounting from a database perspective, you will be an awesome accountant.

• Constant upgrading. Learning is a lifelong expectation. If you’re not constantly pursuing growth, you will get left behind.

• Strong Ethics. We work with other people’s sensitive information; confidentiality, integrity and trustworthiness are an absolute must.

• Self-starter attitude – Must be eager to learn and step in and help wherever capable. The unofficial job description for a controller is “everything that doesn’t fall within any other manager’s job description… And some accounting stuff.”

Job Duties

• Operational accounting duties include: bank reconciliations, AP management, AR management, transaction posting, payroll, CRA compliance, month-end reporting to shareholders, variance analysis, identifying financial risks and implementing internal controls to mitigate those risks.

• Communication duties include: manage relationships with external providers such as bankers, insurance brokers, external accounting firms, key customer and supplier contacts, employee support for HR/payroll related matters.

• Technology duties include: manage multiple email accounts, implement new information management systems for clients, coordinate projects using project management software, provide back-office technology advice to business owners, coach and mentor clients and their staff into a 21st century way of doing business.

• Leadership duties include: provide guidance to CPA students, review output from direct reports for quality control, advise clients on key strategic matters, contribute towards internal operations, participate in business development activities.

We are looking for a designated CPA with 5 to 10 years of POST designation work experience looking to take the next step in their career. Please include both a resume AND a cover letter in your application.