Wazo Furniture is a fast-growing Canadian home furnishing start up, specializing in vintage recreations of high-end mid-century style furniture solutions. At Wazo, we offer live edge and straight cut wooden tables made from Suar, Rosewood and Acacia wood. The experience of choosing your lifelong table is not one you will forget. When you invest in the table of your dreams with Wazo, we want to make sure your experience and our quality is second to none. The culture at Wazo is very open, performance driven and customer centric. Customer satisfaction, respect, innovation, teamwork, employee development and health and safety are the core values that form the DNA of Wazo.

In our pursuit to expand, we are looking for flexible, driven and passionate individuals who are looking to grow together with us. If you have what it takes to make a difference at a fast paced start up and want to build a truly dynamic career, we would like to have a chat with you!

We’re seeking an experienced controller to oversee the company’s accounting department. The ideal candidate will have experience as an accountant in our industry, preferably in an intermediate senior role. As a strong communicator and skilled financial analyst, this person will streamline our budgeting, payroll, and financial reporting processes. The controller will also produce thorough financial-status reports for senior managers to help improve our operational efficiency and aid in our continued growth.

Objectives of this role

Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points
Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscape
Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines
Achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective actions
Maximize payroll efficiency through innovative process development
Help develop and support short- and long-term operational strategies

Responsibilities

Efficiently lead the company’s cashflow management
Able to accurately provide forecasting and execute budget planning
Maintain internal safeguards for revenue receipts, costs, and team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures
Establish financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis
Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, adhering to national and local legal standards while remaining knowledgeable of proposed legislation
Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows
Oversee and support accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity

Required skills and qualifications

Ten or more years of professional accounting experience
Previous experience in a retail business, preferably a startup
Strong understanding of banking processes and financial data analysis
Working knowledge of national and local tax regulations and compliance reporting

Preferred skills and qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business, accounting, or related field
Five or more years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager
Professional certification, such as CPA (certified public accountant) or CA (chartered accountant)

We thank all applicants for their keen interest in Wazo, however, only candidates selected to proceed in the hiring process would be contacted.

Wazo Furniture is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome and respect applications from a diverse workforce and would request you to reach out to the Human Resources Team, should you require any accommodation during the hiring process. Wazo will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are extended to meet your needs, for you to participate in the process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress
Dental care
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid time off
Store discount
Vision care

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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