Controller

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Job Description:

Business Unit:

Justice & Emerging Portfolio (JEM)

Job Summary:

Volaris Group acquires, strengthens, and grows vertical market software companies, enabling them to be clear leaders within their focused industries. With over 120 companies across more than 35 countries, Volaris Group continues to seek long term investment opportunities in companies, technologies, or ideas that add value to existing core markets or allow entry into new ones.  Volaris Group’s success is based on a decentralized business model where acquired companies retain their autonomy, gain access to trainings and best practices, and are never sold.

As a subset of Volaris Group, our portfolio presently includes 8 growth-oriented companies. In addition to supporting the organic growth goals of these businesses, we are actively looking to acquire new businesses that expand our functional and geographic coverage. Our team members are collaborative, engaging, and highly ambitious. Their dedication continues to help us grow and thrive. 

The Position:

This position will report directly to the Portfolio CFO and work as part of the broader JEM Finance team. They will be a key part of portfolio reporting as well as working with the portfolio business units to improve group reporting and internal processes and controls.

The ideal candidate will have a solid grounding in accounting, finance, and general business concepts, with superior technical accounting, analytical skills, a strong work ethic, and great interpersonal skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly portfolio accounting tasks, such as posting journal entries, distributing intercompany charges, processing of invoices, booking cash entries and maintaining general ledger accounts.
• Perform and review account reconciliations and identify areas of weakness across the portfolio.
• Assist in the preparation and review of multiple business unit deliverables to close quarter/year ends including note disclosures.
• Analyze newly acquired business’ accounting and reporting practices and implement consistent reporting in line with corporate requirements.
• Perform monthly and quarterly financial analysis of variances from forecast and actual financial results.
• Assist with review of Risk Control Matrix and testing at both newly acquired and existing businesses.
• Assist with preparation of acquisition deliverables, and the financial integration of new businesses including account mapping, and system integration.
• Frequent interaction with the corporate finance team on various ad-hoc requests.
• Assistance with ad-hoc assignments as required.

Qualifications and Skills

• University or college degree in business or accounting is ideal. Accounting designation is an asset
• Public accounting and/or industry experience desired.
• Ideal Candidate is Experienced Senior Accountant working towards progression
• Experience with ERP implementation is an asset
• 3 - 5 years finance or corporate accounting experience, with experience in a technology-based environment being an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel is required, as are excellent analytical and communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and applications under IFRS.
• Experience working with Great Plains and BPC consolidation software is an asset.       
• Attention to detail with an emphasis on time management to effectively meet deadlines.
• Dynamic, self-driven and motivated.

What’s in it for You?

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and remote work
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth global company
• Work with an incredible team from a wide range of cultural, educational and geographic backgrounds

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