About this role
*Location:* Hybrid / Remote-eligible (_*4 days onsite*_ _in Richmond location_)
*Department:* Finance & Accounting
*Reports To:* Finance Director
*Employment Type:* Full-Time
*About the Role*
We are seeking an experienced *Assistant Controller* to support the accounting and financial operations of our multi-brand luminous surfaces products organization (including Cooledge Lighting, Nanometer, and Velaria Systems). This role partners closely with the Finance Director to manage day-to-day accounting operations, strengthen internal controls, and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting across all brands. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working with sales order and margin data across multiple business units, and has hands-on experience with NetSuite or a similar ERP system.
*Key Responsibilities*
* Assist in managing the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across all brand entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial statements. * Review and reconcile sales order backlog, billing status, and unbilled receivables across brands; investigate and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner. * Monitor and analyze SO margin, install margin, and product margin trends by brand, customer, and project; flag anomalies to the Finance Director * Oversee accounts receivable and accounts payable functions, including invoicing, collections support, and vendor payment processing. * Maintain and improve internal controls over revenue recognition, order-to-cash, and procure-to-pay cycles. * Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for the general ledger. * Support the Finance Director in preparing management reporting packages, including backlog, margin, and cash flow summaries for leadership. * Assist with the annual audit and tax preparation process, coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors as needed. * Partner with sales operations and project management teams to ensure accurate order status tracking (Pending Approval, Pending Fulfillment, Partially Fulfilled, Pending Billing, etc.) within NetSuite. * Help maintain and improve NetSuite workflows, saved searches, and reporting to support multi-brand financial visibility. * Assist with ad hoc financial analysis, process improvement initiatives, and system enhancements. * Supervise, train, and mentor accounting staff as needed.
*Qualifications*
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or CPA candidate strongly preferred. * 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a distribution, manufacturing, or multi-entity/multi-brand environment. * Hands-on experience with NetSuite (or comparable ERP system) required. * Strong understanding of GAAP, revenue recognition, and order-to-cash processes. * Advanced Excel skills; experience working with large sales order and margin datasets. * Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with high attention to detail. * Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines across multiple brands/business units. * Prior experience in a supervisory or team-lead capacity is a plus.
*What We Offer*
* Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus * Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits * Hybrid/remote flexibility * Opportunity to grow into a Controller-level role within a growing multi-brand organization
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $100,000.00 per year
Benefits: * Casual dress * Company events * Dental care * Employee assistance program * Extended health care * Life insurance * On-site parking * Paid time off * Vision care Flexible language requirement: * French not required
Application question(s): * How many years of progressive accounting experience do you have? * What ERP systems do you have hands-on experience with?
Education: * Master's Degree (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Richmond, BC V6V 2L1