Senior Financial Controller (Greater Toronto Area)

About Matrix360 Matrix360 is a people‑first talent and workplace culture firm for the commercial real estate and development (CRED) industry. For more than 20 years, we’ve helped organizations build stronger teams, healthier workplaces, and more inclusive cultures because when people thrive, businesses thrive. We understand the CRED industry deeply—and we care about the people who drive it and the communities it shapes. That’s why we lead with a human‑centered approach to everything we do. We listen closely, we meet organizations where they are, and we bring the insight and guidance needed to help teams work better together. Through talent advisory, leadership support, and culture transformation, we help workplaces become places where people feel valued, respected, and able to do their best work. At Matrix360, equity isn’t an add‑on, it’s embedded in how we partner, how we recruit, and how we help organizations grow. We are committed to creating fair access and opportunity at every stage of employment and leadership, so people and businesses can succeed together. If you require accommodation or this information in an alternative format at any stage of the search process, contact us at or 416 703 3400. About The Opportunity On behalf of our client, a longstanding private Toronto-based real estate development firm, we are seeking an experienced Controller , or potentially VP , to lead the accounting and financial reporting function across the company's corporate, development project, and property entities. Reporting directly to the Managing Partner, this senior hands-on role will oversee a three-person accounting team while remaining actively involved in core accounting execution. The successful candidate will be a CPA with at least 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, technically strong, detail-oriented, and analytically minded. They will move comfortably between detailed accounting work and senior-level financial oversight across a complex, multi-entity real estate platform. The compensation package is in the range of $130,000–$180,000, depending on level of experience and exposure, plus a bonus, with a comprehensive health benefits plan, four weeks of vacation, and the opportunity to work alongside a dynamic, entrepreneurial team. Our client is an advocate for equity and diversity and recognizes the importance of leadership engagement within its framework. Candidate Profile Summary You are an accounting leader who thrives in entrepreneurial, owner-led real estate environments. You bring deep technical accounting expertise paired with the practical instincts to navigate the complexity, capital intensity, and multi-stakeholder dynamics that define modern real estate development. You are equally comfortable closing the books, owning multi-entity consolidations, and walking a Managing Partner through cash flow projections, project economics, and refinancing scenarios. You understand that in a boutique and ambitious real estate platform, priorities shift quickly, accuracy is non-negotiable, and financial information must support real business decisions in real time. As a leader, you set clear expectations for your team, mentor them with care, and stay close enough to the work to know when something is off. You are pragmatic, calm, and solutions-oriented — someone who runs a disciplined accounting function while remaining hands-on enough to execute alongside the team – and you aren’t afraid to say ‘no’ to other leaders or ownership when something doesn’t work. Responsibilities - Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements across corporate, development, project, and property-level entities - Maintain rigorous accounting controls, reconciliations, intercompany transactions, accruals, journal entries, and year-end working papers - Ensure accurate and timely reporting for internal management, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders - Coordinate external accounting, audit, tax, and advisory relationships as required - Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processes - Manage payroll and related reporting requirements - Own the accounting for active development projects, land holdings, and income-producing properties - Track project costs, budgets, commitments, capital expenditures, and recoveries across multiple entities - Partner with the development team to ensure financial reporting reflects on-the-ground project realities - Build and maintain rolling cash flow projections across corporate and project entities - Monitor liquidity, payables, receivables, debt obligations, and upcoming capital requirements - Support financing, refinancing, construction loan draws, investor reporting, and lender compliance - Oversee HST filings, statutory remittances, payroll reporting, and corporate compliance obligations - Support corporate tax planning and year-end tax strategy in coordination with external advisors - Strengthen workflows, approval processes, and controls across accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll - Lead, mentor, and develop a team while remaining actively involved in execution - Build a high-trust, high-performance culture with clear accountability and disciplined review of work Qualifications - Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with exposure to real estate development - CPA designation is mandatory - Real estate, development, construction, and/or property accounting experience strongly preferred - Strong technical accounting knowledge with demonstrated experience preparing financial statements and managing full-cycle accounting - Proven track record managing a small accounting team in a hands-on environment - Experience supporting investor reporting, lender reporting, or multi-entity corporate structures - Working knowledge of HST filings, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash flow reporting - Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills - Familiarity with Jonas and QuickBooks considered an asset - High attention to detail, sound judgment, discretion, and clear communication - Comfort operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial workplace with shifting priorities By providing us with a copy of your resume and any subsequent personal information directly, you understand that it has been furnished with your consent for the purpose of possible disclosure to our client, who has agreed to comply with our Privacy Policy and Confidentiality Policy. 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