Key Qualifications / Skills

• Technical accounting skills
• Managing processes
• Results oriented, driven, hands-on leader
• Extensive knowledge of acquisition, consolidation, debt and stock compensation related accounting concepts
• Proven experience with manufacturing environment and cost accounting concepts
• Financial software
• Developing standards
• Financial skills
• Analyzing information
• Building, developing and retaining effective teams
• Comfort in high growth, rapidly changing business environments
• Must be extremely hands-on self-starter who is able to work independently.

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for the issuance of timely, accurate and complete financial statements in compliance with international financial reporting standards. Including filing of quarterly and annual reports with the Canadian Securities Exchange
• Analyze and conclude on technical accounting matters
• Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting and reporting of consolidated business results.
• Develop, maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Provide financial analyses as needed, for capital investments, cash management, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations
• Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes
• Evaluating accounting and internal control systems
• Evaluating the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting database, as needed
• Coordination of quarterly and annual review and audit procedures with external audit firms.
• Recruit, train, develop and retain a highly skilled accounting team

Desired Qualifications

The controller candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in a large public company, a division of a large public company and/or public accounting firms.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting/finance
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas
• Experience with financial reporting
• Preference will be given to candidates with a Certified Public Accountant designation
• Familiarity with IFRS a plus
• Experience with managing and working with auditors
• Subject to background check per state cannabis regulations