Controller

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada's infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Gold Winner for Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada's Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

The Controller is responsible for the development and management of financial operations and policies based on the collection of financial and management information. As such, the Controller will implement and oversee financial control measures to identify and monitor standards and performance, and to communicate results, advice, and options. A key area of this role is to work directly with the executive/management team to lead and manage the AP, AR and Payroll teams.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee cash flow planning and ensure availability of funds for operational needs.
• Work with payables and AP and AR teams to develop cash forecasts.
• Review payment forecasts provided by Accounts Payable Supervisor for bi-weekly vendor payment runs.
• Implement cash management policies to safeguard company assets.
• Work with teams to develop and improve processes for AP, AR and Payroll.
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Coordinate and manage monthly financial cut-off per financial close checklist/calendar.
• Manage closure of accounting system modules (Job Cost, General Ledger, Contract).
• Review and approve intercompany and general ledger entries.
• Coordinate reconciliation of key General Ledger accounts and non-reporting jobs.
• Supervise and mentor AP, AR and Payroll teams.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Conduct performance evaluations and identify opportunities for professional development.
• Analyze company overhead and provide insights to senior management on possible cost reductions.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Post-secondary education in Business and professional accounting designation with extensive (4-6 years) financial experience.
• Ability and willingness to lead people. People leadership and management experience will be a definite asset.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills - demonstrates good initiative
• Ability and willingness to learn and develop professionally and personally
• Ability to work in an office and field environment and maintain excellent working relationships with others.
• Team player, energetic, resourceful
• Willingness to commit to continuous learning.
• Well organized with an ability to pay attention to detail.
• Effective communicator with the ability to develop effective working relationships with employees at all levels.
• Sense of urgency and drive to succeed, must be comfortable working within a deadline driven, fast paced environment.
• Resourceful, energetic and able to manage multiple priorities.
• NetSuite experience a plus, or previous experience with ERP management

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, LGTBQ2S+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.