Corporate Controller

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Corporate Controller based in Canada.

The Corporate Controller will be a senior finance leader and strategic partner to the CFO within a rapidly scaling, multinational technology organization.

You will own the financial integrity of the business, overseeing accounting infrastructure, close processes, controls, compliance, and international operations.

This is a builder role focused on creating institutional-grade finance capabilities while maintaining the speed and pragmatism required in a high-growth environment.

You will work closely with FP&A and business leaders to transform financial data into actionable insights that support stronger operational and strategic decisions.

A major priority will be modernizing accounting through AI, automation, robust data architecture, and scalable systems.

You will also lead audit readiness, support M&A activity, and communicate complex accounting matters effectively to executives and board-level stakeholders.

This is an opportunity to shape a high-performing finance function with significant ownership, visibility, and long-term business impact.

Accountabilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accurate, timely reporting while continuously improving efficiency and controls.
• Own general accounting activities, including GL management, journal entries, reconciliations, and technical accounting policies covering areas such as equity compensation, capitalized development costs, and lease obligations.
• Oversee accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing, payroll, and treasury operations, monitoring DSO, DPO, billing accuracy, liquidity, and working capital performance.
• Manage payroll operations across jurisdictions and maintain cash visibility, banking relationships, operational cash management, and close coordination with FP&A on cash forecasting.
• Oversee global tax compliance and work with external advisors to manage obligations, reduce risk, and support continued international expansion.
• Manage the accounting framework for a multinational, multi-entity structure, including intercompany accounting, consolidations, entity maintenance, and transfer pricing.
• Design and maintain an internal control environment that addresses current risks while building toward public-company-level audit readiness.
• Own external audit relationships, coordinate deliverables, and prepare the organization to transition from reviewed to audited financial statements when required.
• Partner closely with FP&A to ensure actuals are clean, timely, and structured to support forecasting, reporting, and meaningful variance analysis.
• Provide operational and financial insights to commercial and business leaders, using accounting and cash-cycle metrics to support business performance.
• Support M&A activity through accounting diligence, purchase price allocation, and post-acquisition integration.
• Lead audit committee communications, including financial results, control updates, accounting positions, audit findings, and policy changes.
• Build an AI-first accounting function by applying automation and emerging technologies to reconciliations, close activities, high-volume processes, and other workflows.
• Own accounting data architecture and systems, ensuring transactional data and chart-of-accounts structures support accurate reporting and product- and segment-level profitability analysis.
• Lead and develop the accounting team, establishing high standards, building talent thoughtfully, and creating a function trusted across the organization.
• Continuously improve accounting processes, systems, data quality, automation, and overall operational effectiveness.

Requirements

• CPA designation with 15+ years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including significant experience in high-growth technology businesses.
• Strong proficiency in US GAAP and working knowledge of IFRS, with experience handling complex technical accounting matters.
• Deep experience with multinational, multi-entity structures, including intercompany accounting, consolidation, and transfer pricing.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale internal controls and financial infrastructure with public-company readiness as a long-term objective.
• Proven experience overseeing the full accounting function, including close, AR, AP, billing, payroll, tax, treasury, and compliance.
• Hands-on M&A accounting experience covering diligence, purchase price allocation, and post-acquisition integration.
• Demonstrated experience using AI and automation tools to improve accounting productivity, accuracy, and workflow efficiency.
• Strong data and systems literacy, including experience designing purposeful chart-of-accounts structures and governing transactional data for multidimensional financial analysis.
• Strong operational instincts, with experience managing through metrics, monitoring cash-cycle performance, and connecting accounting activities to business outcomes.
• Ability to partner effectively with FP&A and ensure accounting data supports planning, forecasting, analysis, and decision-making.
• Experience with growth equity-backed organizations and familiarity with sophisticated investor reporting and compliance expectations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex accounting topics into clear, practical language for executives, business leaders, and board stakeholders.
• Strong people leadership and development capabilities, with a track record of building high-performing accounting teams.
• Pragmatic, strategic mindset with the judgment to distinguish between infrastructure that must be built immediately and initiatives that can be sequenced over time.
• High attention to detail, reliability, sound judgment, and the ability to operate effectively amid ambiguity and rapid growth.

Benefits

• Base salary: CA$170,000-CA$200,000.
• Eligibility for equity and bonus compensation.
• Market-based, data-driven compensation approach reflecting role scope, qualifications, experience, skills, and location.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plan with company matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Annual education and training stipend equivalent to CA$1,000 in local currency.
• Flexible remote working arrangements designed to support collaboration and productivity.
• Wellness workshops, events, and a complimentary Headspace subscription.
• Employee Resource Groups offering community, inclusion, learning, and connection opportunities.
• Opportunities to work with AI and emerging technologies while modernizing a global finance function.
• Significant exposure to executive leadership, including direct partnership with the CFO and interaction with audit committee stakeholders.
• Professional growth opportunities within a scaling, multinational technology environment.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and people-focused workplace culture.