Job Title: Manager, Corporate Financial Reporting
Location: Greater Toronto Area, ON (Vaughan / Markham) - 100% On-Site
Industry: Environmental Services & Industrial Infrastructure (Private Equity-Backed)
Position Overview:
A high-growth industrial and environmental services leader operating across North America is seeking a Manager, Corporate Financial Reporting to join its corporate head office team.
Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, this role serves as the primary technical and quality control layer across monthly close cycles, multi-entity consolidations, IFRS 16 lease accounting, and executive/board financial reporting. This is a hands-on, on-site role providing day-to-day technical direction and review for senior financial analysts supporting the close.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Reporting & Consolidations: Oversee multi-entity consolidations, initial review of external financial statements, cash flow statements, and quarterly Board reporting packages including variance analysis against budget and prior periods.
- Close Governance & Review: Direct operational review and sign-off for monthly journal entries, complex balance sheet reconciliations, month-end cutoff procedures, intercompany eliminations, and payroll postings across corporate entities.
- Technical Accounting & Compliance: Manage corporate lease accounting schedules in compliance with IFRS 16; lead purchase price accounting for recent acquisitions; oversee the project rollout for IFRS 18 adoption; draft complex technical accounting memos (impairments, AROs, hedge accounting, discontinued operations).
- Tax & Statutory Reporting: Prepare standalone legal entity financial statements for corporate tax filings, resolving statutory-to-IFRS reconciliations.
- Audit & Internal Controls: Serve as the primary operational contact for external auditors; evaluate and refine internal accounting controls, workflow efficiencies, and SOPs across the reporting cycle.
- Team Leadership: Provide day-to-day technical direction, review feedback, and coaching to senior financial analysts.
Target Qualifications & Technical Requirements:
- Credentials & Education: Active CPA designation required (or international equivalent with strong IFRS experience); Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Experience: 5+ years of progressive corporate accounting experience within a complex, multi-entity environment under IFRS.
- Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in IFRS 16 (lease accounting), acquisition accounting, multi-entity consolidations, and complex balance sheet reconciliations; hedge accounting and ARO experience preferred.
- Systems: Hands-on experience with tier-1 ERP platforms (NetSuite, Workday, SAP, or Oracle) and lease management/reconciliation software; advanced Excel skills.
- Work Arrangement: Ability to work 100% on-site at the corporate head office in the GTA, with extended hours during close and audit cycles.
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
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