Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Mississauga, ON (Hybrid - 4 days in-office)

Salary: $200,000–$225,000

Industry: Agriculture

About the Opportunity

Our client is a private equity-backed agricultural producer operating a large network of nursery and seed-orchard sites across Canada and the U.S., producing several hundred million units annually to support reforestation and sustainable land management. The business has grown quickly and is now mid-way through a broader finance transformation as new permanent leadership is put in place.

This Controller role exists to bring stability and credibility to the accounting function during that transition. You'll own day-to-day accounting end-to-end — close, reconciliations, and the timely delivery of management and private equity reporting — while partnering closely with operations and the executive team to rebuild trust in the numbers.

The mandate goes beyond steady-state accounting: you'll strengthen controls and governance, reduce manual workarounds, and support active ERP and payroll system initiatives. Reporting to the VP Finance/CFO, you'll also help stabilize and coach the existing accounting team. It's a hands-on, builder's role for someone who wants real ownership over how a finance function gets rebuilt.

Key Responsibilities

• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
• Lead consolidations and intercompany eliminations, including FX translation and CTA calculations
• Prepare financial statements and KPI reporting; own private equity reporting deliverables
• Oversee AR, AP, and payroll functions and review outputs for accuracy
• Manage bank positions, covenant compliance, and working capital; own the statement of cash flows
• Ensure US/Canada tax compliance
• Lead the external audit relationship and drive improvements to internal controls
• Re-engineer processes and automate manual workarounds; contribute to finance systems strategy and org design
• Support ERP and payroll/time & attendance system implementations
• Support M&A activity, including acquisition integration, due diligence, and debt financing
• Partner with operations and executive leadership to improve data integrity and transparency; lead cross-functional meetings and turn discussion into decision-ready insight
• Stabilize, coach, and build capability across the accounting team as permanent leadership is established

What You Bring

• CPA designation
• Strong full-cycle accounting and financial reporting background in a complex, multi-entity or private equity-backed environment
• Proven ability to lead month-end/quarter-end close
• Hands-on experience strengthening internal controls and rebuilding financial credibility in a transitional environment
• Experience with ERP systems and driving system/process improvement
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building infrastructure from the ground up
• Strong stakeholder management — able to partner across finance, operations, and the executive team

Nice to Have

• M&A integration or due diligence experience
• Payroll or ERP implementation experience
• Change management experience in a scaling, PE-backed organization

Next Steps

We do appreciate all interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

JOB ID # 3631251

About Clarity Recruitment

Clarity is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in Finance & Accounting talent across Canada - from accountants to CFOs. Additionally, Clarity partners with organizations to hire exceptional talent in HR, Operations, and IT, helping build the teams that power business success. Our process is designed to minimize risk, maximize alignment, and move quickly. With dedicated practices in Executive Search, Full-Time Search, and Project & Interim Consulting, we help organizations grow with confidence. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!