Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting

Benefits

Compensation: $128,000 to $176,000 CAD per year

Annual Performance-Based Incentive Bonus

5% RRSP match

Stock purchase plan

Starting 3 weeks of vacation

Benefits package (health and dental) + $600 health spending account

Half-Day Fridays

Continuous learning and career growth with global mobility opportunities

A chance to contribute to something bigger – advancing the future of healthcare through automation

Major Duties The Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting is a key finance leader for the Cambridge-based Life Sciences Systems business (over 300 million revenue), responsible for leading core accounting and reporting activities while ensuring a strong control environment and high-quality financial information. This role oversees a team of 5–8 direct reports and provides leadership across record-to-report activities, monthly close, balance sheet integrity, cash collection and forecasting, and compliance processes. The successful candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, proven leadership experience, and a solution‑oriented mindset focused on simplifying processes, strengthening controls, and driving automation.

Specific Responsibilities

Lead the financial reporting and accounting function for the Cambridge Life Sciences Systems business, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial results.

Own the record-to-report (R2R) process, including journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and governance over month‑end and quarter‑end close activities.

Direct the monthly close process to ensure deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate, and well supported.

Provide leadership over balance sheet governance, including reconciliations, review of key accounts, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of account ownership and controls.

Oversee cash collection performance and support robust cash forecasting processes to improve visibility, working capital management, and decision‑making.

Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal accounting policies, and corporate governance requirements, while maintaining a strong culture of integrity and accountability.

Partner with internal and external auditors to support audit readiness, coordinate audit requirements, and ensure timely closure of audit findings and control actions.

Help strengthen and sustain a strong compliance culture, ideally within a SOX environment, through effective internal controls, documentation, and disciplined process execution.

Identify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate accounting and reporting processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality.

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5–8 direct reports, building capabilities, accountability, and a high‑performance team culture.

Collaborate cross‑functionally with operations, project finance, corporate finance, treasury, and other business stakeholders to support financial insight and business performance.

Provide timely analysis of financial results, risks, and issues, with a proactive and solution‑focused approach to problem solving.

Responsible for ensuring that the Cambridge Systems Division financial reporting is in accordance with Canadian GAAP.

Develop and/or prepare specific financial analysis as assigned by the Vice President, Finance, Corporate Finance, or Division General Manager for the effective management of the division and interpretation of results.

Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.

Qualifications

CPA or CA designation is required.

Progressive experience in financial reporting and accounting leadership roles

Proven leadership experience, including managing and developing teams.

Demonstrated success in process improvement, simplification, and finance automation initiatives.

Experience operating within an organization with a strong compliance culture, including external audits; SOX experience is strongly preferred.

Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience with financial close, balance sheet management, reporting, and controls.

Experience with cash collection, cash forecasting, and working capital disciplines.

Strong business partnering, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced environment with a practical, hands‑on, and solution‑oriented mindset.

Additional Information If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply.

This role represents an existing vacancy within the organization.

ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary.

The ATS applicant tracking system may utilize AI software with pre‑defined, rule‑based filters to organize and manage application materials. Rule‑based filters operate solely on fixed criteria and do not perform autonomous evaluation or generate independent recommendations. All hiring decisions continue to involve human review and judgment.

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