Vice President, Accounting Operations
Hiring Company
About the Role
Greater Ottawa, Canada Area (On-site)
The Company is seeking a Vice President, Accounting Operations to lead controllership and finance operations across a complex, multi-entity organization. Responsibilities include overseeing accounting, consolidations, financial close, settlements, accounts payable, lender reporting, and financial governance, while ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with applicable accounting standards. The role will strengthen internal controls, lead finance-system modernization and implementation, and advance automation, data quality, and process improvement. The successful candidate will also advise executive leadership, guide organizational change, and develop high-performing teams. Candidates should have at least 15 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including senior leadership in a large, complex environment, and an active CPA designation or equivalent with public-company experience. Deep expertise in IFRS, U.S. GAAP, consolidations, financial close, technical accounting, audit management, and SOX/ICFR is required. Applicants should have a record of leading finance transformations, system implementations, operating-model redesign, and automation initiatives, along with experience in areas such as settlements, procure-to-pay, lender reporting, or multi-entity accounting. Strong knowledge of data governance, system controls, and implementation risks, as well as exceptional judgment, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, is essential.
Functions:
- Finance
About the Company
International alternative asset management firm
Industry
Renewables & Environment
Type
Public Company
Age
employees
1001-5000