This is your chance to join a fast-paced, rapidly growing organization in the software industry. Harris is seeking experienced finance professionals to join our team in the capacity of Assistant Controller.
The ideal candidate for this role has their professional accounting designation (or is currently enrolled as a student); a strong technical accounting foundation under IFRS; a reviewer’s mindset; and a passion for continuous learning and improvement. As Assistant Controller, you will be part of the Harris finance management team and will provide technical accounting support across our business units. You will play a critical role in the month, quarter, and year-end close, with a particular focus on revenue recognition for complex software contracts under IFRS 15, while also supporting acquisition accounting, consolidation reporting and audits. You will work closely with business unit finance teams, senior leadership and our external auditors
Harris reports under IFRS. Our parent company, Constellation Software Inc., is based in Toronto, Canada, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The role can be based in our Ottawa office or remotely within Canada. Some limited travel may be required.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Review complex revenue recognition for software contracts which are accounted for under IFRS 15, including regular review of WIP schedules
- Review purchase price allocations (PPAs) for acquisitions, including net tangible asset (NTA) workbooks, intangible asset valuations, and purchase price reconciliations.
- Help implement new accounting standards and resolve accounting matters through independent research, discussion and collaboration in areas such as revenue recognition and acquisition accounting
- Review variance analysis (actuals to forecast and prior period) ranging from a level of across all of Harris, specific verticals, or specific business units
- Review account reconciliations
- Provide coaching and mentoring to accounting staff
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
- Undergraduate degree in business, finance, or accounting
- 4+ years of experience in an accounting or finance environment
- Completed or working towards a CPA designation
- Experience with complex revenue recognition
- Experience with IFRS reporting framework
WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT
- Experience with project accounting (% complete) and software revenue recognition
- Exposure to business combinations (IFRS 3), purchase price allocations or intangible asset valuations
- CPA designation
- Formal or informal people management experience
- Public accounting experience
WHAT WE OFFER
- Three weeks' vacation (four weeks after three years and five weeks after seven years) plus five personal days
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage from your first day of employment
- Financial and professional development support for CPA candidates and members
- Employee stock ownership and RRSP matching programs
- Lifestyle rewards program
- Flexible work options
- Performance driven organization with many opportunities for advancement
- And more!
COMPENSATION DETAILS
The potential salary range for this role is $70,000 to $80,000 per year, with eligibility for bonus or merit program. Final compensation will be based on experience, skills, market conditions, and internal equity. We offer a competitive Total Rewards program including health benefits, RRSP matching, stock option, and career development opportunities.
About Us
Harris provides mission critical software solutions for the Public Sector, Healthcare, Utilities, and Private Sector verticals throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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Skills Required
- Undergraduate degree in business, finance, or accounting
- 4+ years of experience in an accounting or finance environment
- Completed or working towards a CPA designation
- Experience with complex revenue recognition
- Experience with IFRS reporting framework
- Experience with project accounting and software revenue recognition
- Exposure to business combinations, IFRS 3, purchase price allocations, or intangible asset valuations
- CPA designation
- Formal or informal people management experience
- Public accounting experience
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What We Do
For over 25 years, Harris Healthcare has been rising to the challenge of bringing together the most innovative and sustainable solutions for today’s ever-changing healthcare environment, in order to improve patient care and safety. Each one of our solutions brings organizational efficiencies on its own. Powerful synergies are achieved when multiple solutions are implemented together. The Harris Healthcare portfolio includes the following solutions: ♦ HARRIS Flex - an enterprise-level EHR solution that improves patient safety and clinical workflows. It includes a full complement of applications integrated in one single database, provides solid clinical decision support to your clinicians and helps standardize care while enforcing protocols and best practices at any Healthcare Organization. HARRIS Flex conveys the digital solution’s flexibility and strength. Healthcare organizations are continuously faced with new challenges and situations and require flexible EHR’s that can be rapidly adapted to their evolving clinical practice. Contrary to other EHR solutions which are inflexible and where customizations require costly support from the vendor, HARRIS Flex gives you the freedom to "flex" your EHR as you need it entirely on your own. The enhanced HARRIS Flex solution comes with new functionality including: ♦Flex Telehealth which enables virtual visits directly from within the EHR/EPR, and ♦Flex Clinical Insight which facilitates extraction and analysis of your EHR/EPR data to improve your processes and outcomes. ♦ SynergyCheck – a proactive interface monitoring solution watching over Clinical, Financial and other interfaces 24/7 to ensure data is flowing between systems
