Full-Time

Financial Controller

Posted on 10/1/2025

ShyftLabs

ShyftLabs

11-50 employees

Data-driven decision-making platform for organizations

No salary listed

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Three days in-office per week required.

Category
Accounting (1)
Required Skills
Quickbooks
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • 3+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or controllership
  • Experience working with multi-entity structures (Canada, U.S., and/or international subsidiaries)
  • Strong background in financial reporting, forecasting, and project-based accounting
  • Strong proficiency in Excel
  • Proficiency with accounting and finance tools (QuickBooks, Xero, or similar)
  • Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to build processes from scratch
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where you’ll be both hands-on and strategic
  • Ability to work independently and on tight timelines
Responsibilities
  • Track all income, expenses, payroll, and software subscriptions across Canadian, U.S., and Indian entities.
  • Build accurate and timely P&L statements for individual projects, products, and clients.
  • Consolidate financials across entities and ensure compliance with local reporting requirements.
  • Develop financial models, forecasts, and projections for products, projects, and clients.
  • Support leadership with strategic decision-making through data-driven insights.
  • Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and optimize operations.
  • Create, distribute, and manage invoices for all clients.
  • Ensure timely collections and vendor payments.
  • Maintain strong cash flow management across all entities.
  • Implement scalable financial processes, tools, and controls as we grow.
  • Partner with external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors to ensure compliance.
  • Serve as the internal go-to for all finance-related systems and reporting
Desired Qualifications
  • CPA designation (or international equivalent) strongly preferred

ShyftLabs helps organizations adopt a data-first approach to decision making by designing and implementing processes that turn data into actionable insights. Its solution builds structured analytics workflows and governance, so teams access trustworthy data, follow defined steps, and act on results with clarity. Unlike tools that only show dashboards, ShyftLabs focuses on repeatable data practices and governance that speed up decisions and reduce ad hoc analysis. The goal is to help organizations stay ahead of the competition by enabling faster, more informed decisions across the business.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Canada

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • ShyftLabs hires Apache Druid Engineers and Data Architects in Gurugram and Toronto.
  • ShyftLabs powers 200+ experts streamlining operations for major public agencies.
  • ShyftLabs modernizes legacy systems with cloud migration for scalable citizen services.

What critics are saying

  • Databricks Lakehouse erodes consulting margins as clients build in-house pipelines.
  • Snowflake Cortex AI bypasses ShyftLabs BI with native serverless ML functions.
  • Talent exodus to AWS drains ShyftLabs engineers amid 30% higher salaries.

What makes ShyftLabs unique

  • ShyftLabs delivers privacy-first Carter platform for secure public sector AI.
  • ShyftLabs unlocked $500 million value via data and AI for retailers and health.
  • ShyftLabs builds custom low-latency pipelines embedding intelligence for real-time decisions.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Budget

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