Group Corporate Controller

Group Corporate Controller – Canada, U.S. and International Finance

We are seeking an exceptional Philippines-based finance executive with active Canadian and U.S. CPA credentials to serve as Group Corporate Controller.

Operating across industrial, manufacturing, drilling, technology, and international markets, our group requires a senior financial executive who can oversee accounting, tax coordination, payroll, reporting, treasury, compliance, controls, and financial planning across Canadian, U.S., and international entities.

The Group Corporate Controller will report directly to the President, maintain a clear understanding of the group’s overall financial position, identify financial and compliance risks early, and provide ownership with practical, evidence-based recommendations.


Position Details

Job title: Group Corporate Controller – Canada, U.S. and International Finance

Location: Fully remote executive position for candidates based in the Philippines

Employment: Full-time, stable, and long-term

Reporting relationship: Reports directly to the President and works with Canadian, U.S., and international tax, legal, banking, insurance, payroll, and audit professionals

Schedule: Requires substantial overlap with Canadian and U.S. business hours, with reasonable flexibility for urgent executive matters

Travel: Occasional company-paid travel to Canada, the United States, or other international locations may be required

Candidates may live anywhere in the Philippines, provided they have a secure professional workspace, reliable primary and backup internet connections, and the required schedule availability.


Mandatory Professional Designations

Applicants must currently hold:

- An active Canadian CPA designation issued by a recognized provincial or territorial CPA organization
- An active U.S. CPA license issued by a U.S. state or other recognized licensing jurisdiction
- Good standing and current CPD or CPE compliance in both jurisdictions

A Philippine CPA license is strongly preferred but is not mandatory.

Passing a CPA examination without holding active Canadian and U.S. credentials does not satisfy these requirements. Candidates who do not currently hold both active credentials should not apply.

Professional credentials and good-standing status will be independently verified for shortlisted candidates.


Required Career Experience

Applicants must have:

- At least 15 years of progressive experience in accounting, controllership, finance, audit, tax, treasury, or corporate financial leadership
- At least five years in a senior position such as Corporate Controller, Group Controller, Finance Director, Head of Finance, Vice President of Finance, Tax Director, or Chief Financial Officer
- Direct professional responsibility for both Canadian and U.S. corporations, not merely academic, advisory-only, or occasional exposure
- Multinational experience involving multiple entities, currencies, banks, jurisdictions, and professional advisory firms
- Experience reporting directly to an owner, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or board of directors
- Proven ability to manage accounting staff, bookkeepers, payroll personnel, consultants, and external accountants
- Executive-level written and spoken English suitable for banking, legal, audit, tax-authority, board, and ownership communications
- Experience with a Big Four or national accounting firm, public company, multinational organization, or major North American business is preferred.
- Experience in industrial operations, drilling, manufacturing, inventory, logistics, import and export, software, technology, or international trading is also desirable.


Canadian Accounting and Tax Expertise

The successful candidate must demonstrate substantial practical experience in:

- Canadian corporate accounting, year-end preparation, adjusting entries, working papers, and financial-statement packages
- Federal and provincial corporate income-tax concepts, including Alberta requirements
- GST, HST, and applicable PST or QST registrations, filings, reconciliations, reviews, and audits
- Canadian payroll, source deductions, taxable benefits, vacation obligations, T4, T4A, Records of Employment, and remittance controls
- T5, NR4, non-resident payments, withholding tax, and information returns
- Canada Revenue Agency accounts, notices, reviews, audits, information requests, objection support, documentation, and correspondence
- Intercompany and shareholder transactions, management fees, loans, dividends, capital assets, and foreign exchange
- Budgeting, forecasting, banking, lender reporting, and coordination with Canadian CPA firms and tax counsel


United States Accounting and Tax Expertise

The successful candidate must also demonstrate substantial practical experience in:

- U.S. corporate accounting and reporting for C corporations and other applicable business structures
- Federal income-tax coordination, tax provisions, estimates, extensions, and year-end tax packages
- State income, franchise, gross-receipts, sales and use tax, nexus, and multistate compliance
- U.S. payroll concepts, federal and state withholding, unemployment obligations, worker classification, W-2, and 1099 processes
- Internal Revenue Service notices, examinations, information requests, penalties, and audit support
- Canada-U.S. transactions, intercompany billing, withholding tax, treaty considerations, foreign reporting, and permanent-establishment risk
- Inventory accounting, landed cost, warehouse controls, fixed assets, depreciation, and capital expenditures
- Coordination with U.S. CPAs, enrolled agents, tax attorneys, payroll firms, banks, and government authorities


International and Multinational Expertise

The successful candidate should be highly capable in:

- Multi-entity consolidations, intercompany eliminations, close management, and global chart-of-accounts governance
- Multi-currency accounting, foreign-exchange gains and losses, exposure monitoring, and treasury controls
- International banking, wire controls, cash management, authorization procedures, and fraud prevention
- Transfer pricing, intercompany agreements, management charges, royalties, services, and cost allocations
- Withholding tax, permanent-establishment risk, treaty considerations, and management of local professional advisers
- Import and export transactions, customs, freight, landed cost, inventory in transit, and supply-chain accounting
- Coordinating multi-jurisdiction compliance through local accountants, auditors, tax specialists, and legal advisers
- Applying IFRS and U.S. GAAP to practical accounting and reporting matters


Principal Responsibilities

The Group Corporate Controller will:

- Own and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closes across all entities
- Maintain accurate books, ledgers, reconciliations, journal entries, schedules, and supporting records
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, payroll, expenses, and cash application
- Prepare consolidated management financial statements, dashboards, variance analyses, and executive reports
- Develop annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash-flow models, scenario analyses, and capital-expenditure plans
- Maintain a group-wide compliance calendar covering tax filings, payroll obligations, annual returns, licenses, insurance, banking requirements, and other deadlines
- Coordinate tax planning and compliance with Canadian, U.S., and international advisers
- Present practical financial, tax, cash-flow, and risk-management recommendations to the President and ownership
- Manage banks, credit facilities, liquidity, foreign exchange, wire transfers, and treasury operations
- Establish and enforce internal controls, segregation of duties, approval authorities, fraud-prevention measures, and record-retention requirements
- Improve inventory, warehouse, job-costing, landed-cost, fixed-asset, and profitability reporting
- Support acquisitions, incorporations, reorganizations, international expansion, due diligence, and financing
- Prepare and review audit, tax, banking, insurance, and legal working papers
- Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate finance and accounting personnel
- Identify errors, waste, duplicate costs, control weaknesses, process failures, tax exposures, and cash-flow risks
- Serve as a discreet, solutions-oriented, and trusted senior financial adviser to the President


Systems and Technology Requirements

Applicants should have:

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, data validation, financial modelling, and error controls
- Strong experience with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or both
- Experience with NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle, Sage Intacct, or a comparable ERP platform
- Experience with payroll, expense, accounts-payable automation, banking, inventory, and financial-reporting systems
- The ability to improve financial systems, automate workflows, and maintain reliable digital audit trails
- Strong standards for cybersecurity, access control, confidentiality, and secure financial-information handling

Power BI or comparable dashboard and business-intelligence experience is preferred.


Professional and Leadership Standards

The successful candidate must demonstrate:

- Exceptional integrity, discretion, confidentiality, and professional judgment
- Strong executive ownership and accountability
- Exacting standards for reconciliations, documentation, controls, and reporting
- The ability to identify problems before they become material financial or compliance issues
- Evidence-based decision-making and practical problem-solving
- Clear communication with ownership, employees, banks, auditors, tax authorities, legal advisers, and other professional stakeholders
- The ability to direct internal personnel and external professional firms effectively
- Reliable follow-through on commitments, deadlines, filings, and corrective actions
- The professional judgment to challenge incomplete, unsupported, or excessively risky decisions
- The ability to remain objective, organized, and effective when handling complex or sensitive matters


Compensation and Executive Support

The proposed compensation package includes:

- PHP 500,000 gross monthly base salary
- PHP 7,000,000 total annual compensation package
- Thirteenth-month compensation
- Performance incentives
- Executive medical coverage
- Professional membership dues
- Approved CPD and CPE expenses
- Premium company-provided equipment
- Secure connectivity support
- Reimbursement of approved business travel and reasonable business expenses

The PHP 7,000,000 total annual package includes the base salary, thirteenth-month compensation, performance incentives, executive medical coverage, professional dues, CPD or CPE expenses, and other applicable benefits.

The detailed compensation structure, eligibility requirements, performance conditions, and employment terms will be discussed with the selected candidate and documented in the final written employment agreement.


Important Role Boundary

The company may retain Canadian, U.S., and international tax specialists, lawyers, auditors, and local advisers for formal opinions, tax filings, attest engagements, litigation, or jurisdiction-specific representation.

The Group Corporate Controller will be expected to direct and coordinate these professionals, review and question their work, ensure that management receives clear recommendations, and protect the company’s financial and commercial interests.


Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates should expect:

- Verification of Canadian and U.S. CPA credentials
- Executive and technical interviews
- A practical multi-company financial case study
- Excel, financial-analysis, and executive-writing assessments
- Employment, reference, and background checks
- A final compensation and employment-terms discussion

Detailed license information, professional references, and authorization for verification will be requested only from shortlisted candidates.


How to Apply

For this initial recruitment stage, apply directly here on OnlineJobs.ph.

Use this subject line:

WCD Group Corporate Controller – [Your Full Name]

Begin your application message with this exact sentence:

“I have read the complete Group Corporate Controller job post.”

Then number and briefly answer the following questions:

1. Which active Canadian CPA designation and active U.S. CPA license do you currently hold?
State the Canadian provincial or territorial CPA organization and the U.S. licensing jurisdiction. Do not include your license or membership numbers in the initial application.

2. How many total years of professional accounting, finance, controllership, audit, tax, or treasury experience do you have?
Also state how many years you have worked in a senior leadership position.

3. Briefly describe your direct professional responsibility for Canadian and U.S. corporations.
Identify the types of entities and the Canadian and U.S. accounting, tax, payroll, reporting, treasury, or compliance matters you personally managed.

4. Briefly describe your multinational experience.
Include the approximate number of entities or jurisdictions involved and one significant cross-border accounting, tax, control, cash-flow, or reporting problem you personally helped resolve.

5. Which accounting, ERP, payroll, tax, banking, reporting, and business-intelligence systems have you used professionally?

6. Are you comfortable with all of the following requirements?
- Working substantial overlapping Canadian and U.S. business hours
- Completing the interview and assessment process if shortlisted
- Allowing credential, employment, reference, and background verification at the appropriate stage
- The proposed PHP 500,000 gross monthly base salary and PHP 7,000,000 total annual compensation package

Answer yes or no. If no, briefly explain what you need clarified.

Attach your updated resume or CV.

Applications that do not use the required subject line, do not begin with the required sentence, do not answer the questions, or consist only of a generic message such as “I am interested” may not be reviewed.

Applications will be handled confidentially. Only candidates selected for the next stage will be contacted.