Location: Mississauga, ON

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity

A growing law firm is seeking a Controller to serve as a strategic partner to its leadership team. This role is critical to ensuring financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. You’ll oversee the full accounting cycle, manage trust accounts with precision, and deliver financial insights that empower leadership to make data-driven decisions. With visibility across the business, you will have the opportunity to shape financial processes, improve reporting, and play a key role in the firm’s continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

Audit & Controls

• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure accuracy across all accounting functions
• Oversee trust account transactions and compliance with the Law Society of Ontario
• Manage intercompany transactions, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
• Establish and continuously improve accounting processes, including month-end close

Treasury & Operations

• Manage day-to-day banking relationships and corporate credit card administration
• Oversee accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll functions

Financial Reporting

• Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting (P&L, Balance Sheet, KPI reports)
• Conduct revenue, margin, and trend analyses, along with variance commentary
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure technical accuracy under ASPE
• Provide private reporting and technical accounting research
• Develop and enhance KPI frameworks

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes, including expense forecasts and financial modelling
• Prepare rolling cash flow forecasts and profitability analyses by practice area, attorney, and client
• Provide actionable insights to support growth, efficiency, and cost management

Tax

• Oversee Canadian corporate tax compliance and filings
• Manage sales tax reporting and compliance

Required Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of full cycle accounting, including trust accounting and Law Society regulations
• Experience in financial reporting, revenue and margin analysis, and private reporting
• Strong FP&A skills: budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• In-depth understanding of internal controls and process improvements
• CPA designation required
• Experience with QuickBooks (or similar accounting software)
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships with partners and cross-functional teams

Next Steps:

• We here at Clarity Recruitment would like to thank you for your application.
• Only those chosen for a phone interview will be contacted via email and text to set up a phone interview.

Clarity Recruitment and our client are firmly committed to fostering diversity within our community. Our clients welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of their staff, including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Please notify us if you require accommodation in the application process.

Clarity Recruitment helps start-ups and scale-ups build top-performing finance & accounting teams with a structured recruitment process and better results. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!

JOB ID #3406664