Interim Controller
Oakville, ON
Public opening managed by Clarity Recruitment. You can apply directly through RBB without creating an account, or view the original posting.
- Recruitment agency:
- Clarity Recruitment
- Location
- Oakville, ON
- Work model
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Contract
- Experience level
- Not publicly disclosed
- Department
- Not publicly disclosed
- Function
- Not publicly disclosed
- Industry
- Commercial Services
- Published
- Not publicly disclosed
Role description
About the opportunity
Our client is a PE-backed franchised commercial-services organization with multiple entities across Canada and the United States. This three-month Interim Controller mandate reports to the VP, Finance and is intended to stabilize and rebuild core finance operations while the search for a permanent Controller continues.
The environment is in active cleanup following a leadership transition, with a recently implemented mid-market ERP and several important workflows that remain manual. The Interim Controller will work closely with the VP, Finance and senior leadership to create structure, reduce risk and leave documented, repeatable processes for the permanent hire.
Key responsibilities
• Own hands-on bookkeeping and month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations and internal reporting.
• Build and maintain a complete task inventory across the finance function.
• Reduce the franchisee remittance backlog and improve the related process.
• Help rebuild remittance workflows for a more stable future process.
• Re-establish key processes, including buyback/amortization tracking, franchisee chargebacks, intercompany chargebacks and duplicate-customer cleanup.
• Review outsourced finance support and document what each provider currently handles.
• Build clear documentation for the close process and other critical workflows.
• Identify ERP configuration issues and describe the desired target state.
• Support ongoing reviews and recommend practical resolutions for older accounting issues when required.
Qualifications
What you bring
• Proven Interim Controller or Controller-level experience.
• Hands-on accounting capability and willingness to perform the work directly.
• Experience with an ERP implementation or recent ERP transition.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience is preferred; comparable mid-market ERP experience such as NetSuite is also relevant.
• Experience in franchise environments and/or complex multi-entity structures.
• Strong process-building and documentation skills.
• Comfort working in a high-pressure cleanup environment with manual workarounds and incomplete processes.
• CPA preferred.
Additional information
Position details
• Contract length: 3 months.
• Location: Oakville — Hybrid.
• Rate: $100–$110 per hour.
• Industry: Commercial Services.
• Position type: Existing Vacancy.
Other openings at this employer
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