Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Stittsville, Ontario
Industry: Transportation & Logistics (Essential Service)
Position Type: Full-time
Job Type: In-office (Stittsville)
Position Status: Position to be filled by April 15/26
About Us
Triple K Transport Limited (TKTL) is a well-established private trucking company located in Stittsville, Ontario. The company specializes in safe and efficient transport of heavy industrial commodities locally, within Canada and the United States. Customers range from Fortune 500 industrial giants to small family businesses. As part of Canada’s essential service infrastructure, we play a critical role in keeping supply chains moving and communities supported. Our company is entrepreneurial, team-oriented, and operates in a fast-paced environment where decisions matter. The focus of the company has remained the same since its inception; offer superior services to customers, one load at a time.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a highly capable Financial Controller with strong financial and business acumen to join our leadership team.
Reporting directly to the Owner, the Financial Controller is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the financial health of the organization. This position provides strategic financial guidance to the management team while ensuring accurate reporting, sound controls, and proactive business insights.
This is not a bureaucratic corporate environment — you will have the autonomy to make meaningful decisions in a collaborative team setting. Your leadership and financial expertise will directly impact our employees, customers, and continued growth.
Core Responsibilities
- Provide strategic financial analysis and business insights to the Owner/Management team.
- Support operational decision-making with data-driven financial guidance.
- Lead all financial operations including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for TKTL (Operating Company) and PCML (Holding Company).
- Own and manage the monthly close process end-to-end including deadlines, reconciliations, review, and deliverables.
- Prepare accurate monthly financial statements in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
- Generate and distribute weekly financial and operational reports to management.
- Oversee payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and invoicing processes.
- Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
- Oversee cash flow management, cost controls, and profitability analysis.
- Develop and maintain internal controls and financial policies.
- Supervise, train, and mentor three administrative office staff.
- Learn, maintain and enhance the use of 3rd party financial software (TMW-TruckMate).
- Supervise company health and dental employee benefit program.
- Oversee company RRSP employee benefit program.
- Verify and approve government and regulatory remittances including but not limited to CRA, EHT, HST, QST, IFTA, WSIB and insurance filings.
- Verify and approve purchase orders.
- Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, and financial institutions.
- Provide support for federal/provincial apprenticeship tax/grant incentives.
What Success Looks Like:
Organizationally:
• Fitting in with the management team and staff, providing knowledgeable and friendly financial support to all
members of the company.
• Customer focused, being available, accessible and contributing to the success of the company.
• Acting with integrity on all financial matters.
Technically:
• Providing timely and strategic direction to the management team.
• Accounting team has clear objectives with disciplined processes in place to ensure timely and accurate completion
of payroll, receivable and payroll processes.
• Month-end close is timely, predictable, and accurate.
• Operational and financial reports are delivered on time with minimal rework.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules are complete, current, and easy to audit.
Qualifications & Experience
- CPA designation (or near completion).
- 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, ideally within transportation, logistics, or a related industry.
- Attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, self-directed and proactive.
- Proficient using Excel spreadsheets including pivot tables and macros.
- Quick learner, comfortable and adept at using new computer applications.
- Leadership experience supervising and mentoring staff.
- Ability to work closely with senior management team.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, open office, hands-on environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven financial, analytical and organizational skills.
- Proficient in Crystal reporting is an asset.
- Ability to speak French is an asset.
What We Offer
- A leadership role within an essential service industry.
- Direct reporting relationship to the Owner with meaningful influence.
- Autonomy to make impactful decisions.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Financial bonuses based on performance.
- Convenient location with accessible commuting.
Why This Role Matters
This is more than a financial reporting role — it is a strategic position at the core of our organization. The decisions you make will influence operational success, employee stability, customer satisfaction, and long-term growth.
If you are a financially strong, business-minded leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants your work to truly matter, we encourage you to apply.
