Job Title: Controller/Accounting Department Manager

NOTE: To apply you must have a CPA designation or mid CPA set to finish within the year.

Location: Brampton, ON

Department: Accounting

Reports To: VP

Employment Type: Full-Time on site, 5 days per week, M-F

Start Date: Immediate

About Graphic Transportation

Founded in 1986, Graphic Transportation is a leading provider of transportation, logistics and warehousing solutions, committed to delivering reliable, responsive, and customer-focused service. Our success is driven by strong relationships, operational excellence, and the ability to adapt in a fast-moving industry. www.graphictransportation.ca

Position Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an emerging finance professional ready to step into a high-impact role at a company that is scaling quickly. As Controller, you will be at the heart of our financial operations, not just maintaining the numbers, but helping shape how we manage, report, and think about them. This is a leadership role, and you will have direct reports. The ideal applicant will have experience leading and managing a team.

This is an entrepreneurial role in the truest sense. You will be joining a team that is actively evolving, and you will be expected to help build it by developing best practices, implementing scalable processes, and driving meaningful change. Success in this role requires more than technical accounting skills; it requires the ability to bring people along with you, lead a team, earn buy-in and commitment from peers, direct reports, and senior leadership alike. If you are someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, enjoys solving problems, and wants to leave your mark on a growing organization, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting: Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and clarity for internal stakeholders.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Support the budgeting process and contribute to financial forecasts that inform strategic planning and operational decisions.
• Process Development: Identify gaps in existing accounting processes and lead the implementation of best practices, standardized workflows, and improved controls.
• Internal Controls: Assist in developing and maintaining effective internal controls to protect company assets and ensure data integrity.
• Compliance: Enhance expectations (best-practices standard) and ensure adherence to all applicable financial regulations and internal company policies.
• Cost Management: Define and implement new COA. Monitor and analyze operational costs, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements — particularly within transportation and logistics operations.
• Payroll Management: Oversee payroll processing to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Team Development: Support, mentor, and develop accounting team members, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented work environment.
• Audit Coordination: Assist in coordinating with external auditors for annual audits and ensure timely and organized completion.
• Change Leadership: Champion process and cultural improvements by building relationships across departments and gaining alignment from peers, direct reports, and leadership.
• This is a leadership role, and you will have direct reports. The ideal applicant will have experience leading and managing a team.

What You Bring

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Accounting designation preferred

Required Experience (if you do not meet the requirements, please do not apply)

• 3–5 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance
• 2+ years experience in the transportation, trucking, or logistics industry
• Strong analytical mindset with sharp attention to detail
• Strong leadership and people management skills and a demonstrated ability to implement processes and drive change in a collaborative way
• 2+ years experience managing a team
• Excellent communication skills; able to present financial information clearly to non-financial audiences
• Proven ability to influence and build consensus across teams and levels of an organization
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where priorities can shift
• Experience in BI tools, and familiarity with databases/SQL.
• A solid understanding of logistics operations, supply chain processes and performance drivers.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary plus performance-based incentives. $90,000 - $115,000
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off and personal days
• Company mobile phone
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
• Supportive, collaborative, and performance-driven culture

How to Apply

Through LinkedIn or apply@graphictransportation.ca