Posted 5 days ago
Controller
@ isgSearch
Toronto, Ontario
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Overview
isgSearch is hiring a Corporate Controller on behalf of a long-established, family-owned construction company in Toronto, Ontario. The senior leadership role leads a finance team of seven and works directly with ownership on business decisions. The posting states a salary of $130,000 to $160,000, on-site five days a week, and a CPA designation required.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a finance and administration team of seven
- Own month-end and year-end close and financial statements
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
- Oversee job costing, WIP and project profitability
- Oversee payroll for a unionized workforce and benefits administration
Requirements summary:
- CPA designation
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience including Controller or Finance Manager
- Managed a team of 4 or more
- Job costing and WIP experience in construction or contracting
- Experience in a private, owner-managed company of $25M-$100M revenue
- Unionized payroll and Ontario Construction Act knowledge are assets
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CPA |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan |
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isgSearch
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
Job description
Job title: Corporate Controller
Salary: $130,000 - $160,000
Role status: Current opening
Our client: A long-established, family-owned construction company based in Toronto, Ontario.
isgSearch is hiring a Corporate Controller on behalf of our client. This is a senior leadership role: you'll lead a finance team of seven and work directly with ownership on decisions that shape the business. It suits a hands-on leader who enjoys the pace and personality of a private, owner-managed company.
Principal tasks and responsibilities include:
Salary: $130,000 - $160,000
Role status: Current opening
Our client: A long-established, family-owned construction company based in Toronto, Ontario.
isgSearch is hiring a Corporate Controller on behalf of our client. This is a senior leadership role: you'll lead a finance team of seven and work directly with ownership on decisions that shape the business. It suits a hands-on leader who enjoys the pace and personality of a private, owner-managed company.
Principal tasks and responsibilities include:
- Lead and develop a finance and administration team of seven, including credit, AP, invoicing and subcontractor pay
- Own month-end and year-end close, financial statements, accruals and variance analysis
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
- Oversee job costing, WIP and project profitability across multiple divisions
- Oversee payroll for a unionized workforce, plus benefits and pension administration
- Manage commercial insurance, claims and risk, working with legal counsel and insurers as needed
- Partner with ownership and the senior management team on reporting, strategy and growth plans
- Work with external auditors on year-end and tax filings
- Improve processes, controls and ERP reporting
- CPA designation
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller or Finance Manager
- Has managed a team of 4 or more
- Job costing and WIP experience (construction, homebuilding or contracting), or product costing in manufacturing
- Experience in a private, owner-managed or family-run company of $25M-$100M in revenue
- Comfortable presenting recommendations to owners and working through differing views professionally
- Unionized payroll and Ontario Construction Act knowledge are assets
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV or similar ERP experience is an asset
- Able to work on-site 5 days a week
- Employer-contributed pension
- 100% employer-paid health and dental benefits
- A financially strong company with a long track record and real growth plans
- A seat on the senior management team
- Reasonable hours
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