Director Finance

Harris Computer; Nova Scotia; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and growing organization as a Director of Finance. This role offers the opportunity to lead a talented finance team while overseeing financial functions for a portfolio of businesses. You'll engage in financial due diligence for acquisitions and provide critical analyses to support senior leadership decisions. The company values flexibility, offering remote, hybrid, or in-office work options. With a commitment to professional development and a performance-driven culture, this position promises significant opportunities for career advancement and personal growth.

Benefits

Three weeks' vacation

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage

Financial support for CPA candidates

Employee stock ownership

Flexible work options

Performance-driven advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in accounting or finance.
• Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of finance professionals.
• Conduct financial due diligence for acquisitions.
• Ensure timely completion of monthly financial reporting.

Skills

Analytical Mindset

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Financial Analysis

Technical Accounting

Education

CPA Designation

Job description

This is your chance to join Harris’ Lucida Senior Finance Team – you will be joining a fast-paced organization with a large, stable, and continuously growing presence in the vertical market software industry! As a result of strong growth through acquisition, Harris’s Lucida Finance is recruiting for a Director of Finance. The ideal candidate for this role has their professional accounting designation; a strong analytical mindset; experience leading and managing teams; and a passion for problem solving. Reporting to the VP, Finance, you will oversee the finance function for a portfolio of Telecom and Revenue Cycle Management businesses and assist with financial due diligence and integrations for acquisitions while working closely with the operational senior leadership teams as their trusted business advisor. This position is based in Ottawa, ON but remote, in office or hybrid work schedules can be accommodated.

What Will Your New Role Be

• Manage, coach and mentor a team of finance professionals including CPAs and CPA candidates
• Conducting financial due diligence and oversight of the financial integration of new acquisitions, including intangible valuations and acquisition accounting entries
• Research and provide analyses that support the decision-making of the Lucida Group’s senior leadership
• Ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timely completion of monthly financial reporting within the portfolio
• Technical accounting analysis under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Analyzing; summarizing and presenting financial results to senior leadership
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• 7+ years of work experience in an accounting or finance environment
• CPA designation
• Experience building and managing relationships with direct reports and internal stakeholders
  
  

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Familiarity with IFRS reporting framework
• Progressive experience working at an accounting firm or software company
• Experience with M&A activity – on the buy or sell side
  
  

What We Offer

• Three weeks' vacation (four weeks after three years and five weeks after seven years) plus five personal days
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage from your first day of employment
• Financial and professional development support for CPA candidates and members
• Employee stock ownership and RRSP matching programs
• Lifestyle rewards program
• Flexible work options
• Performance driven organization with many opportunities for advancement
• And more!