As the Corporate Controller – Shared Services Finance, you will report directly to the VP, Finance and be responsible for consolidation and corporate accounting of the Company’s shared services – including Finance, Legal, People, Data, Information Technology, Infrastructure, and Information Security teams. In this role, you will get the opportunity to be a transformative leader by working with existing finance professionals to evolve both shared services and company systems and processes with the goal of driving efficiency and simplicity within a complex business.

• Contribute and participate in contract review and business analysis as it relates to services within Tucows’ Shared Services groups.
• Overseeing day-to-day finance operations functions as well as month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles and internal reporting in accordance with accounting policies.
• Developing and implementing best practices, including assistance with the scoping and implementation of tools, to drive end-to-end efficiency and simplification.
• Support statutory compliance as relates to jurisdictional registrations and compliance.
• Engage, motivate, and develop a motivated team of high-performing professionals through your ability to communicate, empower and develop team members.
• Partner closely with senior Shared Services FP&A group management or Executive teams to support reports, analyses, and findings.

• Post-secondary education with a CPA or equivalent designation.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in similar roles, with significant, successful, and proven experience in a manager capacity within an accounting department.
• A creative problem-solver who thrives in complex, ambiguous situations and prides themselves on staying one step ahead of potential issues.
• Respected as a people person and a strong collaborative team player with the ability to build strong relationships in a cross-functional team environment.
• Proven experience designing and implementing process improvements and controls surrounding an accounting function.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and help others prioritize to meet deadlines and goals in a dynamic, ever-changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Ability to hire, supervise, motivate, and mentor others remotely.
• Ability to operate in a startup environment, requiring organizational and strategic agility and resilience.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and interpretative skills.
• Detailed understanding of financial statements, and consolidation activities.
• Experience with intercompany allocations and shared service team billing models preferred.
• US GAAP exposure is an asset but not required.
• Multi-location and technology/telecommunications industry exposure is an asset but not required.