Controller
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Your missions
My name is Melissa, I am a recruitment consultant in finance, accounting and payroll. I work in permanent and temporary positions in the Greater Montreal Region.
I am looking for a CPA Controller for a distribution company located in Anjou. The Controller will be responsible for managing the full cycle of accounting and team supervision. This position is permanent, full-time, with the possibility of remote work.
• Administer general accounting.
• Supervise staff in the areas of accounting, taxation and cost analysis (accounting team of 6 people).
• Consolidate the company's fixed assets and operating budgets, verify credit requests against approved budgets to ensure the availability of funds before committing them; and exercise accounting control to ensure that budgeted expenditures do not exceed authorized amounts.
• Interpret operating results that affect the financial aspects of the business, and make specific recommendations that will reduce costs and improve the profitability of the business.
• Supervise the maintenance of the company's chart of accounts and assign new classifications if necessary.
• Take responsibility for the correct and accurate accounting classification of all expenses and documentation, including capital and other expenditures.
• Manage the preparation of statistics for periodic and annual financial statements, including the preparation of tables and charts showing progress, conditions and results.
• Certify supporting documents for payment by the Treasurer's Department.
• Supervise the payroll process.
Your profile
• Be bilingual (advanced French/English)
• Have completed your BAC in accounting or other related field and have your CPA title
• Worked for at least 7 years as an accountant or financial controller or other
Relevant experience
• Have experience developing and administering internal controls
• Play a supervisory role for 2 to 3 years.
• Have experience in accounting in the corporate and public sector.
• Have worked at least 2 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Have a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills (French and English), as the position requires communicating daily with our colleagues in Ontario and the United States.
• Have Microsoft Excel as your daily best friend.
• Have experience managing IT/payroll/accounting system change.