Assistant Controller, Canada

Hexagon Autonomous Solutions is looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Assistant Controller to oversee and manage the financial operations of our organization. In this position, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards, and the overall efficiency of the accounting department. This role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and a deep understanding of accounting principles and practices. While part of the Global Controlling Team, this position will join a high-performance team focused on financial management and strategic planning, supporting the region.

The Location: Hexagon is a global company with locations around the world. This position can be based in Calgary, Alberta.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning

• Assist in the development of financial forecasts
• Monitor forecast performance and provide variance analysis to ensure financial goals are met
• Contribution to finance initiatives, including special projects and other requests
• Continued review and implementation of internal processes and procedures as needed.
• Management of own deadlines and corporate deadlines
  

Cashflow Management

• Monitor and manage cash flow, providing regular updates on its status and projections
• Manages the payment approvals and authorizations

Financial Management and Reporting

• Oversee the preparation of the Financial Statements, ensuring compliance with IFRS
• Ensure monthly reporting and analytics deadlines are met
• Follow the Hexagon Financial policies on reporting, in OneStream, including Inter Company Transactions (ICO)
• Prepare relevant documentation and manage all local tax filings
• Review GL analysis for validity and ensure proper authorization of Journal Entries
• Support and provide assistance to the FP&A team for analysis as required
  

Accounts Payable and Receivable

• Oversee accounts payable and receivable functions to ensure timely payments and collections
• Review and approve invoices, reconciliations and accounts adjustments
  

Team leadership and collaboration

• Supervise and mentor accounting and controlling staff
• Assign tasks, set performance goals and provide regular feedback and training opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external partners
  

Compliance and Auditing

• Ensure compliance with relevant tax regulations, laws, and internal policies
• Ensuring compliance with all internal control procedures
• Coordinate and manage external audits, providing necessary documentation and addressing any audit findings
• Management of all related insurance polices, including global group policies
• Compliance with all company policies
  

Building Skills, Talent, and Bench Strength (Corporate Services)

• Skill Development: Alignment for career path planning, including skills enhancement, encouraging continues learning. Encouraging training programs relevant to the team
• Assist with succession planning
  

Must Have:

• At least 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with at least 2 years in a managerial or supervisory role
• Tertiary Qualifications – bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field (CPA designation is highly preferred)
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP / Oracle / Syteline / OneStream etc.)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Ability to analyze complex financial data
• Understanding of International Financial Reports
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally occasionally
• Ability to foster a positive team culture and build strong relationships across departments
• Ability to lead and motivate a high-performing team
• Adaptable to a fluid environment, and management of tight deadlines
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and strong organizational abilities
• Skills in training and onboarding staff during transitions

Nice-to-Have:

• Familiarity with cost accounting, inventory management, or revenue recognition standards relevant to the sector

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide! At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. For any questions about the role or our company, please email our team at hrrecruitingteam.ap@hexagon.com and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.

The Company: Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. You’ll be joining over 24,000 people in 50 countries on the leading edge of your field. 

Hexagon’s Autonomous Solutions division is a global technology leader, pioneering end-to-end solutions for assured positioning on land, sea, and air. We are an industry leader recognised for technical innovation, unsurpassed quality, and industry-leading customer support. Our solutions power intelligent positioning ecosystems in vital industries and safety-of-life applications. We enable the advancement of autonomous technology, where cars, UAVs, industrial vehicles, trains, vessels and more will operate safely, securely, reliably, and efficiently thanks to our solutions that provide assured autonomy and positioning.