Controller, Restaurants - #449893

Northland Properties is recognized throughout Canada as one of the most trusted names in hotels, restaurants, sports, and construction. Northland Properties Corporation is the force behind such brands as Sandman Hotel Group, The Sutton Place Hotels, Moxie's Grill & Bar, Chop Steakhouse & Bar, Denny's Restaurants, Shark Club Sports Bar, Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, The Dallas Stars, Grouse Mountain, Northland Asset Management Company and more to come!

The vision for the Northland Finance team is to develop a high functioning, effective and efficient finance function with scalable capabilities and processes to support finance operations, business growth, and compliance. The Controller - Restaurants will be responsible for providing insightful and timely financial reporting and analysis to support decision making by all senior leaders across Northland. This role is a key contributor in progressing the company towards more comprehensive corporate accounting and business support to establish processes that deliver the right financial information to the right people at the right time. With an emphasis on financial reporting, the Controller - Restaurants will be responsible for providing overall financial support to the Restaurant division business leaders and will report to the Director of Management Accounting.

The ideal candidate must have a collaborative, professional, and service-oriented approach when interacting with business partners, utilizing strong communication skills and interpersonal skills and excel at leading teams.

Controller – Restaurant Division Responsibilities

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Lead the restaurant accounting division which spans across 8 brands and over 180 restaurant locations
• Oversee period-end and year-end closings effectively and efficiently, producing accurate financial reports in a timely manner
• Prepare monthly profit and loss statements and various other reports to support operations
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are performed on a timely basis
• Performing other accounting duties as required

Business Support

• Responsible for the successful collaboration with inter-department stakeholders (FP&A, Payroll, Tax, AP and Treasury) to allow for month, quarter and year end close activities
• Maintain great working relationships with the business to promote synergies
• Gain a thorough understanding around stakeholder expectations and leverage accounting resources and knowledge to meet those expectation

Compliance

• Manage the year-end process including coordination with external accounting firm to run the financial statement audit process
• Investigate and resolve any audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance
• Review and ensure all relevant indirect taxes are filed and remitted on time for assigned legal entities

Process Improvement

• Review current processes and identify opportunities for change within our new ERP, focusing on process automation where possible

Training and Staff Development

• Coach, develop and provide continued support to a team of 3
• Ensure there are clearly defined roles and responsibilities within the team

Role Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
• CPA designation
• 5+ years of accounting experience post designation
• Working knowledge of GAAP
• Strong financial analysis skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel and ERP systems
• Ability to train and manage staff
• Ability to work with little to no supervision

*** We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those applicants we wish to interview will receive a reply to their application. ***