Top Controller Jobs in Toronto

Lead and manage regulatory and legal-entity reporting for Canadian member firm entities, ensuring accurate CIRO filings, controls, reconciliations and audit readiness. Drive regulatory change implementation, process improvements, automation and cross-functional coordination with Finance, Operations, Compliance and Technology.

The Cost Controller manages project cost controls, including budget development, forecasting, cash-flow reporting, cost tracking, estimates, purchase and work orders, invoices, timesheets, and labor-cost coordination. The role reports actual, committed, and forecasted expenditures, supports project reporting, allocates costs accurately, and advises stakeholders on time entry and cost-management processes. It requires strong analytical, forecasting, communication, organizational, and prioritization skills, along with advanced Excel knowledge and familiarity with project management systems.

Manage project cost control, including budget development, cost estimates, forecasting, cash flow, expenditure tracking, and actual-versus-planned reporting. Create work and purchase orders, manage invoices and timesheets, allocate costs to capital projects, coordinate labor-cost reporting, support project reporting, and guide cost-control personnel. The role requires advanced Excel skills, project management systems expertise, strong analytical abilities, and onsite work in Pickering and Darlington one to two times weekly.

The Financial Controller will manage financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, and accounting operations, supporting strategic decisions and compliance. Responsibilities include overseeing cash flow, analyzing financial performance, and improving financial processes.

The Document Controller manages project documentation lifecycle, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Responsibilities include control processes, distribution, quality assurance, and stakeholder support.

Serve as the projectlevel financial lead ("Chief Financial Officer" of the project). Perform cost control, forecasting, billing, contract change and claims management, treasury oversight, reconciliations, monthly reporting, internal controls, and support audits and commercial negotiations.

Oversee accounting and finance operations for nominated business lines, ensuring compliance with Group Financial Manual. Prepare and analyze monthly financials, forecasts, budgets, KPIs, and reconciliations. Partner with business managers on planning, capex, pricing, cash management, and performance improvement. Support audits, treasury, tax, and continuous finance process improvements.

Manage day-to-day accounting operations including invoicing, AR/AP, payroll, remittances, bank reconciliations, month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit coordination to support management decisions.

Manage day-to-day accounting and financial reporting, ensuring GAAP compliance; oversee general ledger, cost and inventory accounting, monthly/annual close, internal controls, treasury, tax, audit, and banking. Partner with the CFO and leadership on budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, M&A and financing support. Lead and develop the accounting team and collaborate with operations to improve financial and operational metrics.

Leads accounting advisory engagements for commercial and private-equity-backed companies, overseeing operational accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, controllership, SEC filings, IPO readiness, technical accounting, systems implementation, and finance transformation. Manages client relationships, proposals, budgets, staffing, business development, and practice growth across the West Coast while mentoring teams and implementing AI-enabled solutions.

Lead accounting advisory engagements including month-end close optimization, balance sheet reconciliations, technical accounting, SEC and regulatory reporting support, ERP and finance transformation, transaction accounting assistance, client communication, project leadership, and mentoring junior staff. Drive AI and automation adoption to improve accounting processes and support external audits and financial statement preparation.

Manage project budgets and forecasts across construction developments, driving cost tracking, variance analysis, and financial reporting. Partner with project teams to advise on cost savings, ensure compliance, mitigate financial risks, and maintain auditable records through project completion.

Own month- and year-end close, maintain general ledger in Sage Intacct, prepare management reporting and analyses, manage AP/AR, payroll coordination and bank reconciliations, support the CFO with budgeting and insights, manage and mentor junior finance staff, and lead systems/process improvements and external audit liaison.

Manage archiving, indexing, and retrieval of project documents for civil engineering projects. Maintain EDMS records, quality-check and approve documents, support file migrations and audits, maintain RFI logs, distribute responses, and provide status updates to stakeholders to ensure compliant, organized project documentation.

The Controller ensures accurate financial reporting, manages a team, performs technical accounting analysis under IFRS, and supports senior leadership in decision-making and audits.

Lead all financial management activities including month/quarter/year-end close, treasury and general accounting, internal controls, budgeting and cash forecasts, compliance with GAAP/IFRS, working with auditors and vendors, and improving accounting processes and automation.

Support project managers with financial control and scheduling for projects: invoicing, cost control, change management, forecasting, reporting, contract tracking, and reconciliations.

The Senior Project Controller oversees integrated project controls, managing cost, schedule, and performance insights for major infrastructure projects while supporting JV and partnership governance.

Lead North American accounting and reporting under IFRS for Canadian and U.S. entities. Manage month/quarter/year-end close, revenue recognition (IFRS 15) for SaaS subscriptions, tax filings, audits, intercompany accounting, and coaching the accounting team. Partner with FP&A and Revenue Ops to improve processes via NetSuite, automation, and AI-enabled tools.

Lead integrated project controls for major design and engineering capital projects. Maintain Oracle and Unifier systems, coordinate timesheets and progress data, develop forecasts and KPI dashboards, and integrate scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, and performance information. Support governance, baselining, reporting, control account structures, and project setup while resolving issues and mentoring project controllers. Collaborate with project directors, commercial leads, and discipline teams, applying EVM, change control, risk frameworks, and contract knowledge.

Lead accounting operations for a credit union: prepare financial statements, oversee regulatory filings (NCUA Call Reports), manage general ledger and reconciliations, direct accounting staff, maintain internal controls and CECL allowance processes, drive month/quarter/year-end close, coordinate audits and regulatory exams, support CFO with financial analysis, and implement process improvements and automation.

Build and scale the finance function: own core accounting, reporting, close processes, internal controls, compliance, and finance systems. Improve AP/AR, treasury, tax, audit readiness, automation, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting while partnering with the CFO and leadership.

Serve as a trusted advisor delivering accounting advisory and finance transformation services. Support month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, SEC and regulatory reporting, budgeting/forecasting, internal controls, ERP implementations, AI-enabled process improvements, transaction accounting support, and external audits while communicating findings and recommendations to clients.

Serve as a client-facing accounting advisory leader delivering controllership and operational accounting support, financial reporting and SEC filing assistance, month-end close optimization, ERP/cloud finance implementations, automation/AI enablement, and team leadership across PE-backed and growth-stage companies.

SignalFire invites experienced Controllers to join a talent network connecting them with VC-backed startups. Responsibilities include owning accounting operations (GL, AR/AP, payroll, revenue recognition), month- and year-end close, audits and tax coordination, implementing scalable systems and controls, preparing GAAP financial statements and board packages, and partnering on budgeting, forecasting, and compliance while building and leading small accounting teams.