Chief Financial Officer

The CFO Centre Canada; Canada; Remote; CAD 248,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Job summary

The CFO Centre Canada is seeking seasoned CFOs to join a dynamic portfolio. You’ll work remotely within the region as a self-employed portfolio CFO, delivering strategic financial leadership to fast‑growth businesses. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years as CFO, strong network, and drive to make a real impact across client portfolios.

You’ll access global support, regional guidance, and a flexible schedule designed for work-life balance with earnings potential up to CAD 275,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years as CFO with commercial and strategic experience.
• Highly networked with ability to develop new business relationships.
• CPA/CA/CMA or MBA accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic direction and financial leadership for client businesses.
• Identify risks and optimise plans, funding and tax strategy.
• Improve systems, controls, KPI reporting and profitability.
• Support mergers, acquisitions and growth initiatives.
• Help clients manage cash flow and compliance.

Skills

Self-starter

Entrepreneurial drive

Excellent presentation

Interpersonal skills

Networking

Strategic thinking

Financial leadership

Education

CPA/CA/CMA or equivalent

MBA

Job description

The CFO Centre Canada is actively looking for CFOs to join our team. You’ll be a local, or at least an adopted local in the region.

Become Part of Our Dynamic Portfolio CFO Team

Start an amazing new career as a portfolio CFO supporting exciting fast growth businesses. If you’re a top-quality Chief Financial Officer and you’re looking for something different, or you’re an independent CFO who’s already made the break from corporate life, or a working or returning CFO parent who wants more work flexibility and work life balance, then read on, this might be for you

What we do?

We’re looking for top quality CFOs who are looking for a new challenge. Joining the CFO Centre will allow you the opportunity to provide CFO services to ambitious small to mid-size businesses with revenues of $2-$100 million. Our model provides them with a flexible, affordable option to acquire this skill set from a business whose purpose is making a real difference to our worldwide client base. Whether you come from corporate, SME, independent, parent returning to work background – we have opportunities that will allow you to achieve work flexibility and work life balance.

About the CFOC

The CFO Centre Canada has thrived since it was established in 2011, catering to clients across 10 regions nationwide with a powerhouse team of nearly 125+ CFOs, and we're primed for exponential growth in the coming year. The CFO Centre Canada is part of the CFO Centre Group, which began its journey in the UK in 2001.

Today the global CFO Centre Group:

• Is the number 1 provider of part-time CFOs
• Operates globally from 90+ locations in 18 countries and 5 continents
• Has over 750+ colleagues all across the globe, including Canada, UK, USA, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore,Dubai, India, and South Africa.

What sets us apart?

We define and deliver the numbers that really matter. We help clients identify figures that drive real impact—not just in business, but in their lives. Whether it's fostering growth, facilitating acquisitions, streamlining operations, or enabling desired lifestyles.

What Makes a Successful Portfolio CFO?

Our team consists of highly experienced, like-minded CFOs with hands-on CFO experience. Together we build and nurture a portfolio of diverse clients while you enjoy variety, freedom, and work-life balance.

You can create a successful portfolio CFO career with The CFO Centre if you are energetic, have entrepreneurial drive, and care deeply about helping business leaders thrive.

The life of a portfolio CFO is not just about changing the lives of our clients, it’s about helping you find meaning in your career as well.

You’ll work on a self-employed basis

With the full support from our wider operational team and your fellow CFOs, supporting you to build your portfolio client base.

Access to global support network

You can get the best of both worlds – 750+ global CFOs to support each other. That’s an incredible amount of knowledge and experience to share.

Dedicated regional support team

To work closely with, giving you strategic capability. Building you bespoke campaigns and building your portfolio.

Enjoy comprehensive onboarding, mentoring and a global network of colleagues to share best practices and client experiences.

Do you have experience in some of the following?

• Selling/exiting businesses
• Identifying risks
• Reviewing Business plans
• Sourcing funding
• Improving systems and controls
• Implementing KPI reporting
• Increasing profit
• Improving cash flow
• Tightening up compliance
• Optimizing tax and legal
• Driving strategic direction of a business
• Mergers and acquisitions

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Be a self-starter with ambition, energy, and a ‘can do’ attitude
• Fully engage with our ‘purpose’ of wanting to make a real difference to our clients
• Desire to work closely as part of a team together with our Regional Directors in a collegiate environment
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship‑building skills
• Track record of excellence, achievement, and entrepreneurial drive
• Desire to work directly with business owners, with a passion for making a real difference
• Well networked
• Confidence and gravitas
• Excellent presentation skills
• Able to develop a strong alignment with the company’s culture
• The role is self‑employed whilst operating in a defined model. You must be able to support yourself financially during the build‑up phase

What do you need to have?

• You have worked as a CFO for a minimum of 5+ years during your finance career – commercial and strategic
• You are highly networked and love to meet new people, develop business and ensure client satisfaction.

Desired Accreditations

• Qualified with one of the major accounting institutes CPA, CA, CMA or equivalent
• MBA asset
• You are highly networked and love to meet new people, develop business and ensure client satisfaction.

• *This is a remote based role, but you must be within the region.
• *The earnings potential of the CFO role is dependent on the size of the individual’s portfolio of clients
• *Income Up to $275,000
• *Flexible Hours
• *Min commitment 3 days a week

To learn more about the CFO Centre, please visit www.cfocentre.com/en-ca/join-the-team