Controller

About Our Client
Our client is sourcing a Controller for a 6-month contract.

About the Opportunity

• Oversee the operational finance/accounting function to ensure that claims, premiums are appropriately processed.
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reporting activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Oversee key accounting processes including reconciliations, financial analysis, accounts receivable monitoring, recoveries, and operational reporting.
• Manage quarterly close deliverables, including journal entries, financial statement reviews, forecasting, and supporting workpapers.
• Serve as a key liaison for external audits, regulatory filings, and annual budgeting processes.
• Review and approve critical finance deliverables, ensuring strong financial controls and reporting integrity.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management for a team of finance professionals.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, automation, and control enhancements.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to support financial reporting, issue resolution, and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor compliance with internal policies and identify, assess, and mitigate financial and operational risks.
• Support special projects, business initiatives, and ad hoc finance activities in a dynamic and evolving environment.

• CPA or equivalent designation
• Manager level experience and up
• Experience overseeing finance/accounting operations in an insurance company
• Health insurance experience is an asset but not required

How to Apply
Click the Apply Now button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote # 479557.

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highsprings client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area, or Nova Scotia, and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our clients requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individuals skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the companys 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.