Financial Controller

  • Full-time

Company Description

We are a business support services firm with offerings in Human Resource Management, Immigrations and Real Estate Consulting. We leverage our expertise and strategic alliances to support businesses. The role of our staff is to set the organisation’s strategic direction, ensuring delivery and upholding values that drives the organisation towards it set goals. We currently seek to recruit into our workforce a smart, intelligent and enthusiastic individual that can align his/her goals with that of the organisation.

 

 

Job Description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Financial Controller performs a wide range of duties including some or all of the following:

Financial accounting and reporting

  • Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the users and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
  • Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures.
  • Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met Withholding Payments (CPP, EI), Income Tax, Goods and Services Tax.
  • Prepare all supporting information for the annual audit with the approved external auditor.
  • Prepare all supporting information for authorized groups
  • Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions.
  • Develop and maintain financial accounting systems for cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash.
  • Reconcile bank and investment accounts; and manage cash flow.
  • Review monthly results and implement monthly variance reporting as compared to budget.
  • Manage the cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts in accordance with policy.
  • Manage the bookkeeping function, using the Simply Accounting Package, including maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures as required to ensure that personnel and financial information is secure.

Participate as a member of the Finance Committee. 

Qualifications

Education

  • BSC/HND degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Business Management/ Administration
  • ICAN or ACCA designation is an asset.
  • Knowledge and understanding of spreadsheet, word processing, accounting software
  • Two to three years of working experience

Additional Information

Knowledge, skills and abilities

      • Knowledge of generally accepted accounting and internal control principles.
      • Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills to evaluate alternatives and provide recommendations on business issues.
      • Well developed written and oral communications skills.
      • Ability to work in a team environment.