Assistant Controller in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at Dakota Dunes Resort

Financial Management & Reporting

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Lead month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Analyze financial results and provide meaningful insights to management.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management activities.
• Monitor key performance indicators across hotel, golf, spa, and food & beverage operations.

Accounting Operations

• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, revenue accounting, and general ledger functions.
• Ensure timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and bank accounts.
• Maintain strong internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Support external audit and tax compliance processes.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and regulatory requirements.

Resort Operations Support

• Partner with operational leaders to improve financial performance and operational efficiencies.
• Monitor revenues and expenses across hotel, golf, spa, retail, and food & beverage departments.
• Assist department managers with budgeting, financial analysis, and decision-making.

Leadership & Team Development

• Supervise, mentor, and develop members of the accounting and finance team.
• Foster a collaborative, service-oriented, and high-performance culture.
• Assist with recruitment, training, performance management, and succession planning initiatives.
• Promote continuous improvement and process enhancement within the finance department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience in hospitality, hotel, resort, golf, gaming, or service-based industries is considered a strong asset.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, and accounting systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial management software.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic resort environment.

Visa Requirements: Must be legally authorized to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Employment Equity Opportunity
This position is part of a dedicated employment equity initiative. We strongly encourage candidates from Whitecap Dakota Nation and other Indigenous communities—including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit—to apply. If you wish to be considered under this initiative, please self-identify in your application.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Reconciliation
At Dakota Dunes Resort, we believe that the strength of our team lies in its diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that respects the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of the individual. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are dedicated to providing equal access to opportunities. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

We acknowledge that we are on treaty land. These treaties serve to govern our relationships with Indigenous people. We come together today on Treaty 6 territory, which is the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Stoney Nakota, Dakota peoples. We also acknowledge the traditional homeland of the Metis and honor their contributions.

It is important that we recognize that we all have benefits and responsibilities under these agreements. We acknowledge the harms and injustices of the past and present. We dedicate our efforts to working together in a spirit of collaboration and reconciliation. We are all treaty people.