inBeat
performance creative agency
FinancialController
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“Financial Controller at inBeat. Skills: Controller, accounting operations, payroll, month-end close, multi-entity, multi-currency. Own accounting operations, payroll, and month-end close across a portfolio of Canadian and US entities. Run intercompany reconciliations across CAD and USD”
What You'll Achieve.
target of business day 10
Industry & Context.
read a P&L for a service business and tell us what to fix
Based in Canada
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
CPA designation (Canadian), Fully bilingual in French and English, written and spoken, Based in Canada, 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years as Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accountant, Direct experience in an agency, professional services, or media/marketing services environment, Hands-on multi-entity payroll experience across Canadian and US jurisdictions, working knowledge of QuickBooks Online, Multi-entity, multi-currency accounting experience (CAD/USD), Solid grasp of Quebec and Canadian tax compliance (GST/QST, T2, T4/T4A, T5, RL-1), Working understanding of US tax compliance
Nice to Have
Experience with intercompany frameworks, transfer pricing, and management service agreements (MISA), Revenue recognition experience for retainer and performance-based service engagements, Experience integrating acquired entities, including chart of accounts mapping and opening balance work, Familiarity with Notion, Deel, and modern finance tooling, Track record operating in a remote, distributed team across time zones
What You'll Do.
Own accounting operations
and month-end close across a portfolio of Canadian and US entities
Run intercompany reconciliations across CAD and USD
Design a close process that actually closes on time
Own the month-end close across all entities
with a target of business day 10
Run payroll across Canadian and US entities
including all remittances
and platform administration (Deel and equivalent)
Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations across CAD and USD
Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements for the CFO and ownership
and corporate tax compliance alongside external accountants
Build a finance operations playbook in Notion that the team can run on
Support M&A and integration work as we scale
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead a small finance operations team of 7; Lead a small team of bookkeepers, AR/AP specialists, and payroll administration; run on; operating in a remote, distributed team across time zones
Communication Scope
Fully bilingual in French and English, written and spoken
Process & Methodology
design a close process that actually closes on time, build a finance operations playbook
Full Job Description
About us inBeat is a performance creative agency. We sit inside the Fieldtrip portfolio alongside Content Allies, Creative Milkshake, and 9AM, and we build campaigns that move numbers for consumer and B2B brands across the world. We are growing fast. We are integrating acquisitions. And the finance function needs someone who can hold all of that together without losing the thread. The role This is a full-time, fully remote role based anywhere in Canada (Ideally QC) and reports directly to the CFO. We are looking for a Controller who can own accounting operations, payroll, and month-end close across a portfolio of Canadian and US entities. You will lead a small finance operations team of 7, run intercompany reconciliations across CAD and USD, and design a close process that actually closes on time. This is a hands-on role. You will be in QuickBooks Online one hour and rebuilding the close calendar the next. The right person for this role is comfortable with both. What you'll do - Own the month-end close across all entities, with a target of business day 10 - Run payroll across Canadian and US entities, including all remittances, year-end filings, and platform administration (Deel and equivalent) - Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations across CAD and USD - Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements for the CFO and ownership - Lead a small team of bookkeepers, AR/AP specialists, and payroll administration - Manage GST/QST/HST, US sales tax, SR&ED, and corporate tax compliance alongside external accountants - Build a finance operations playbook in Notion that the team can run on - Support M&A and integration work as we scale What we're looking for You are a CPA who has run finance operations inside a real business, not just audited one from the outside. You know what a clean close looks like, because you have built one. You can read a P&L for a service business and tell us what to fix. You have worked across multiple entities and multiple currencie
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