Assistant Controller

Job title: Assistant Controller

Company: High Tide

Job description: Overview:Are you ready to take the next step in your career with a dynamic and growing organization? We are seeking an Assistant Controller to join our team for a contract role, 6-months in duration. This role will play a pivotal part in supporting the Director, Operations and ensuring the success of our operational accounting functions. Responsibilities:

• Review monthly account reconciliations prepared by managers and leads for AP, AR, inventory, and other balance sheet items.
• Analyze vendor-by-vendor expense reports prepared by managers and leads on a monthly basis.
• Oversee revenue reconciliations completed by the revenue lead each month.
• Support the implementation of best practices for AR, AP, and inventory management across international locations.
• Assist in the rollout of SOX controls in collaboration with managers, leads, and external partners (e.g., Big 4 firms).
• Manage all operational accounting requirements for the Canadian business.
• Serve as a backup for managers/leads in critical areas, including AP, AR, inventory, and balance sheet management.
• Partner with area managers, managing directors, and operations teams to develop more robust weekly and monthly reporting frameworks.
• Act as a hands-on expert user of the ERP system, leveraging it to drive data accuracy, reporting efficiency, and process improvements.
• Challenge existing processes professionally, using tact and diplomacy to communicate opportunities for change to managers and leads.
• Provide critical support to Directors and contribute to strategic decision-making.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A CPA or CGA designation.
• 3–5 years of experience in a similar role, with demonstrated success in operational accounting.
• Proven leadership skills, including the ability to manage and develop accounting teams with an offshore presence.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, with the ability to optimize reporting and efficiencies.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and a passion for continuous improvement.

About Us:High Tide Inc. is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world’s most powerful plant and is the second-largest cannabis retailer globally by store count⁷. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:

• Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana is the largest cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 191 current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana became the first cannabis discount club retailer in the world.
• Retail Innovation: Fastendr is a unique and fully automated technology that employs retail kiosks to facilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.
• Consumption Accessories: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory e-commerce platforms across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.
• E-commerce Platforms: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory sites across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.

Brands: High Tide’s industry-leading and consumer-facing brand roster includes Queen of Bud, Cabana Cannabis Co, Daily High Club, Vodka Glass, Puff Puff Pass, Dopezilla, Atomik, Hue, Evolution and more.CBD: High Tide continues to cultivate the possibilities of consumer CBD through Nuleafnaturals.com, FABCBD.com, blessedcbd.de and blessedcbd.co.uk.Wholesale Distribution: High Tide keeps that cannabis category stocked with wholesale solutions via Valiant.Licensing: High Tide continues to push cannabis culture forward through fresh partnerships and license agreements under the Famous Brandz name.High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine, and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in both 2022 and 2024 TSX Venture 50. High Tide was also ranked number one in the retail category on the Financial Times list of Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies for 2024.To discover the full impact of High Tide, visit . For investment performance, don’t miss the High Tide profile pages on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.

Expected salary:

Location: Calgary, AB

Job date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:33:40 GMT

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