Controller

Reports To: Director of Operations

Location: Pickering, Ontario

Salary: $115,000 – $165,000 CAD

Primary Focus

Leading all financial functions for CCA’s Canadian and U.S. operations, from day-to-day accounting and job costing to budgeting, forecasting, and cash management, so that ownership and operations have timely, accurate financial visibility to make decisions.

Role Purpose

CCA is a well-established industrial services company specializing in electrical contracting, service work, and industrial automation across the commercial and industrial sectors, with operations in both Canada and the United States. As part of our next phase of growth, we are bringing core financial leadership in-house to improve reporting timeliness, cross-border visibility, cash control, and operational decision-making.

We are seeking a hands-on Controller who will own accounting, financial planning, forecasting, and internal controls across our Canadian and U.S. entities. The Controller is responsible for consolidated financial reporting, branch-level performance management, intercompany accounting, job cost and WIP reporting, balance sheet integrity, and cash stewardship, using Viewpoint Spectrum ERP.

Core Accountabilities

• Oversee full-cycle accounting for the Canadian and U.S. entities, including general ledger, AP, AR, payroll, and job costing.
• Produce timely monthly financial statements and consolidated management reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Maintain balance sheet integrity through monthly chart of accounts reconciliations and issue resolution.
• Manage intercompany transactions, branch billing, eliminations, and transfer pricing where applicable.
• Lead the annual budgeting and financial planning process in partnership with ownership and operations.
• Prepare rolling monthly forecasts and perform variance analysis versus budget and prior periods.
• Own cash management, including liquidity planning, working capital optimization, banking relationships, and covenant awareness.
• Maintain and enhance the 13-week cash flow forecast while developing longer-term cash visibility.
• Oversee job cost and WIP reporting across electrical contracting, service, and industrial automation projects.
• Support branch and project managers with margin analysis, cost controls, and financial insights.
• Lead the deployment, configuration, and governance of time tracking and expense management systems.
• Establish workflows and controls to ensure accurate time capture, expense coding, and job cost allocation.
• Continuously improve financial processes, controls, and reporting within Viewpoint Spectrum ERP.
• Ensure compliance with HST, U.S. sales/use tax where applicable, WSIB, payroll remittances, and other regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with external accountants on year-end, tax filings, and cross-border reporting.
• Oversee and mentor a bookkeeper or accounting administrator, delegating transactional work while retaining accountability.

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience in a project-based environment, such as construction, contracting, or industrial services, with hands-on exposure to job costing and project-level reporting.
• Hands-on experience with percent-complete job costing, including calculating earned revenue, over/under billings, and WIP schedules on project-based work.
• Strong leadership in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and balance sheet management.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing multi-entity, multi-branch, or cross-border (Canada / U.S.) operations.
• Deep understanding of job costing, WIP, progress billing, and service-based revenue models.
• Hands-on experience with intercompany accounting and branch-level financial management.
• Strong Excel, reporting, and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to partner with operations while maintaining financial rigor and controls.
• Proven track record of improving cash flow visibility and working capital management.
• Proficiency with Viewpoint Spectrum ERP.
• Experience implementing or overseeing time tracking and expense management systems.

What We Offer

• Benefits, RRSP matching, and a performance-based bonus tied to forecasting accuracy, cash flow performance, balance sheet integrity, and reporting timeliness
• Senior financial leadership role with direct exposure to ownership
• Ownership of financial planning, forecasting, and cash management across the business
• Opportunity to build scalable financial systems supporting Canadian and U.S. growth
• Stable industrial services business with long-term clients and expansion potential