Controller - Contract/Temporary

About the Company

Our client is a private educational institution. They are looking for a Controller to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Voice at the leadership table and opportunity to influence strategy and growth.
• Exposure to private equity, acquisitions and due diligence.
• Opportunity to lead and develop an autonomous accounting team.

About the Opportunity

• Lead all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial reporting, and overall financial stewardship of the organization.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, management reports, compliance reporting, and financial analyses to support strategic decision-making.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records in accordance with ASPE.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial policies, procedures, and internal controls to support regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational effectiveness.
• Manage banking relationships, debt compliance reporting, cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and investment activities to optimize financial performance and support business growth.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process, working closely with operational leaders to monitor performance, analyze variances, and drive accountability for financial results.
• Coordinate external audits, tax compliance activities, regulatory reporting, and relationships with external advisors, ensuring timely and accurate reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
• Oversee payroll, employee benefits administration, commission calculations, and cost allocation processes while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and effective cost management.
• Drive financial systems optimization, process improvements, consolidation reporting, data analytics, and technology adoption to enhance efficiency, scalability, and reporting capabilities.
• Provide strategic financial leadership by supporting growth initiatives, evaluating investment opportunities, developing financial models and scenario analyses, leading and mentoring the finance team, and partnering with leadership to improve profitability, cash flow, and long-term business performance.

About You

• CPA Designated.
• 5 to 10 years of progressive accounting experience, with experience at the Assistant Controller or Manager level.
• Effective Team Management

Salary Range

$120,000 - $150,000/year

How to Apply

Click the "Apply Now" button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats.

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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring's client. You must currently reside within the Greater Calgary 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.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on click.jobroute.io.

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.