Senior Accountant / Controller

The Role

We're hiring a Senior Accountant / Controller to lead the monthly close and management reporting function across a portfolio of startup and growth-stage clients. You'll own accuracy, reporting rigor, and the delivery standards that everything downstream depends on — partnering directly with the Founder on client-facing advisory work.

This is a full-time, fully remote role with senior-level responsibility. You'll have direct client relationships, influence over how the firm delivers, and a visible path into broader leadership as the firm grows.

What You'll Do

• Own the monthly close across a portfolio of client engagements — review reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements; ensure accuracy and audit-ready documentation.
• Prepare or review monthly management reporting packages, including KPI dashboards, variance commentary, and cash flow tracking.
• Partner with the Founder on technical accounting matters, cash forecasting, capital-raising support, and client advisory work.
• Design and implement chart-of-accounts structures, closing calendars, and reporting frameworks during new client onboarding.
• Review junior work, coach team members, and help build the standards that the firm operates on as it scales.
• Manage direct client relationships with founders and leadership teams — explain results, flag risks, and frame decisions clearly.

What You Bring

• Minimum 7 years of accounting or controllership experience, with exposure to multiple clients, business units, or reporting entities.
• CPA designation with strong technical foundation in ASPE and familiarity with IFRS.
• Proven track record owning monthly close and management reporting end-to-end.
• Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks Online and/or other ERP systems and comfort managing multi-client environments.
• Solid grasp of Canadian tax compliance — corporate tax, GST/HST/QST, and payroll-related filings.
• High organizational standards and the ability to work independently in a remote, async environment.
• Clear written communication — you can brief founders and boards concisely and without jargon.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience at a fractional CFO firm, outsourced accounting firm, or multi-entity startup.
• Experience with SaaS or tech-sector financial metrics (ARR, net revenue retention, unit economics).
• French language proficiency for working with Quebec-based clients.
• Familiarity with budgeting, FP&A, or consolidation tools.
• Experience supporting financing rounds, due diligence processes, or M&A transactions.