Job description

Role Overview

AptPay Inc. is looking for the ideal candidate with present or future career aspirations towards Controller who has a solid and strong work ethic and is a passionate self-starter that can fluidly synthesize data. We are looking for someone who can track, evaluate, and organize the company’s day-to-day operations, and make recommendations on daily financial operations.  You would have graduated with a Bachelor or Masters degree in a related field and have several years of experience under your belt. You are focused on numbers and reconciliation, and understand how to mitigate and manage risk and protect financial assets with an eye for ongoing compliance as well as present and future business needs and opportunities.

Experience in handling a wide variety of payment types, including credit cards, EFT and interac is well seen. If you have a strong background in accounting, analyzing financial statements, creating budgets, making short-term and long-term financial forecasts and identifying opportunities for process improvements, this just may be the position for you!

Responsibilities

• Act as a steward of financial resources managing risk and preserving assets by ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the organization’s business operations
• Assist management with important financial decisions in present and future
• Manage the budget process -actively track, plan and control budgets, funds and expenditures and work with executive leadership to set budgetary requirements and action plans for follow through
• Investigate and evaluate internal accounting control systems
• Provide input into organizational direction and drive execution of the vision
• Prepare financial documents such as business reports, financial forecasts and statements to understand the financial state of business
• Establish and implement policies and procedures for accounting and financial control
• Create dashboards and tracking mechanisms to produce accurate reporting and trend analysis
• Supervise employees in preparing financial reports and budgets
• Evaluate accounting and internal control systems
• Examine the effectiveness of accounting software and databases as required
• Develop and monitor business performance metrics
• Oversee regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance
• Prepare audits

Required Skills

• Financial and Numerical Literacy
• Financial Acumen
• Accountable
• Strong sense of responsibility and leadership of financial recommendations and results
• Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong Work Ethic
• Accuracy
• Detail Oriented
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Organized
• Ability to be self-directed and manage work independently while keeping the team up-to-date

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of the requirements and functioning for a wide variety of payment types, including credit cards, EFT and interac

Experience and/or Education Qualifications We Like

• Bachelor degree in Accounting and Finance (a Master in Business Administration [MBA] is well seen as well)
• Several years of experience leading the financial, planning and analysis of an organization
• A valid and active membership as a CPA
• Knowledge in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), accounting standards for private enterprises (ASPE)

Important Note on Work Schedule and Location:

This is an in-office position. The successful candidate will be required to work from the Toronto office five days a week.