GFL
Finance
RegionalController-AtlanticCanada(Hybrid/RemoteFlexibility)
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“Regional Controller - Atlantic Canada (Hybrid / Remote Flexibility) at GFL. Skills: Financial Leadership, FP&A, Operational Finance. Ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness across financial results. Ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness across operational statistics”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive efficiency; Drive profitability; Drive smart growth
Industry & Context.
Variance analysis; Scenario modeling
Frequent travel, Occasional travel to Corporate offices, Valid work authorization
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration, 5–10 years progressive experience in operations-focused Controller or senior FP&A leadership role, Valid work authorization
Nice to Have
CPA certification, Experience in solid waste, transportation, logistics, or similar asset-intensive, multi-location service industries, Experience with Workday Finance, TM1 Cognos, TRUX, M5, or Google Workspace
What You'll Do.
and completeness across financial results
and completeness across operational statistics
Manage monthly forecasting process
Lead annual regional budget development
Oversee financial close process
Ensure timely submission of statements
Review journal entries
Review reconciliations
Oversee customer billing
Provide deep-dive variance analysis
Enforce compliance with company financial policies
Enforce compliance with internal controls
Enforce compliance with standard operating procedures
Support internal audit processes
Support external audit processes
Partner with Regional VP and senior leadership
Evaluate business opportunities
Identify financial risks
Model scenarios for data-driven decisions
Align local operational objectives with corporate financial targets
Champion rollout of corporate initiatives
Facilitate integration of financial systems for acquisitions
Facilitate integration of financial processes for acquisitions
Facilitate integration of financial policies for acquisitions
Lead financial review of major tender bids
Prepare high-impact presentations for executive approval
Provide ongoing leadership to finance team
Provide ongoing training to finance team
Educate operational staff on proper coding practices
Ensure flawless classification of revenue
Ensure flawless classification of expenses
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Regional VP; Collaborate with General Managers; Cross-functional coaching
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Synthesize complex financial data
Full Job Description
The Regional Controller is a high-visibility, critical leadership role serving as the primary Operational and FP&A champion for Atlantic Canada. Acting as the trusted business partner to the Regional Vice President, you will deliver strategic guidance and operational insights that drive efficiency, profitability, and smart growth. You will own the financial integrity of the region and directly lead, mentor, and inspire our regional finance team. **_Key Responsibilities:_** ****Financial Leadership & Reporting**** * **Accuracy & Integrity:** Ensure total consistency, accuracy, and completeness across all regional financial results and operational statistics. * **Forecasting & Budgeting:** Manage the comprehensive monthly forecasting process and lead the annual regional budget development in collaboration with local General Managers. * **The Month-End Close:** Oversee the financial close process, ensuring timely submission of statements, reviewing journal entries/reconciliations, overseeing customer billing, and providing deep-dive variance analysis. * **Compliance & Governance:** Enforce rigorous compliance with company financial policies, internal controls, and standard operating procedures. Support internal and external audit processes. ****Strategic Business Partnership**** * **Executive Advisor:** Partner closely with the Regional VP and senior leadership to evaluate business opportunities, identify financial risks, and model scenarios for data-driven decisions. * **Corporate Alignment:** Align local operational objectives with corporate financial targets and champion the rollout of corporate initiatives. * **M &A Support:** Facilitate the smooth integration of financial systems, processes, and policies for new business acquisitions. * **Commercial Growth:** Lead the financial review of major tender bids in tandem with Operations, preparing high-impact presentations for executive approval. ****Training & Team Development**** * **Upskilling Teams:****** Provide on
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