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SIA Innovations

Designs and operates enterprise AI systems

Financial / Administrative Controller

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation are required.
  • At least seven years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including team management, is required.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, budgeting and forecasting software, and analytics software is required.
  • Experience with full-cycle accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, general ledger, and financial reporting, is required.
  • Professional fluency in French and English, spoken and written, is required.
  • The candidate must be able to communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
  • The candidate must be organized, detail-oriented, able to manage concurrent deadlines, and able to work under pressure.
  • The candidate must handle sensitive or confidential information with integrity and discretion.
  • The candidate must demonstrate leadership by example and collaborate closely with the executive team.
  • The candidate must be able to analyze financial trends, variances, and risks; solve problems in a structured way; and adapt to new tools, regulations, and reporting requirements.
  • The role requires on-site attendance five days per week and occasional availability outside regular hours for urgent financial matters.
  • The candidate must plan vacation and leave around designated slower periods and exclusion periods; vacation is limited to a maximum of two consecutive weeks.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements that provide management with a clear and timely view of the business.
  • Coordinate operating budgets, track expense variances, and analyze financial performance and ratios.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to use artificial intelligence and automation to optimize accounting and other administrative processes, reporting, and supporting tools.
  • Ensure contribution and performance reports are produced accurately and on time to support incentive management.
  • Support proposal and contract reviews by providing financial input on rates, profitability, and terms.
  • Provide studio leaders with the financial information and reports needed to manage their projects.
  • Coach and supervise a small corporate services team covering accounting, human resources, and administrative support, including its daily work and development.
  • Guide non-financial staff in understanding budgets, expense policies, and financial reports.
  • Help onboard new employees to SIA processes for time reporting, expenses, billing, and payroll.
  • Enforce internal financial controls and ensure tax and regulatory compliance in each jurisdiction where SIA operates.
  • Manage the annual audit process and maintain clean, well-documented books.
  • Keep current with accounting standards, tax regulations, and relevant ERP and reporting tools.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for accounting, human resources, and administrative operations.
  • Own the full accounting operations cycle, including procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, time reporting through payroll, tax compliance and filings, and banking operations.
  • Take full responsibility for the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
  • Support the annual budget cycle from planning through variance analysis.
  • Communicate proactively with internal teams and external stakeholders, including auditors, suppliers, and government agencies.
  • Prioritize competing requests, especially during month-end, budgeting, and audit peak periods.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a high-technology professional services environment or with a value-added reseller is an important asset.
  • Experience with clients and suppliers in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean, including practical knowledge of national and local tax regulations and compliance filings, is an asset.

About the Company

SIA Innovations

Designs and operates enterprise AI systems

SIA Innovations designs and operates enterprise AI systems for midsize and large organizations, connecting business processes with the data and infrastructure needed to run them. Its consultants identify a priority workflow, design the technology around it, build a working system and continue supporting that system in production. The business combines consulting and implementation projects with managed services, and resells enterprise software and security technology that it integrates into clients' systems. Its teams work across AI automation, data integration and hybrid infrastructure, covering both application logic and the systems beneath it. Founded in 1977, SIA Innovations is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1977

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