Director of Finance

Elovate; Mississauga; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Director of Finance to oversee all financial operations, provide strategic insights, and ensure robust financial practices. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in finance or accounting, a CPA or CMA designation, and excellent analytical skills. This position offers a full-time remote opportunity with a collaborative leadership team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years accounting or finance experience, preferably in a technology or production-based environment.
• Career-minded and open to mobility within the organization.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial operations and financial forecasting.
• Partner with senior management in developing financial goals.
• Lead internal and external audits.

Skills

Accounting experience

Financial forecasting

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of Excel

Education

CPA or CMA designation

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains

Adaptive Insights

SalesForce

Job description

Overview

Director of Finance role at Elovate. As a member of the senior leadership team, you will be the right hand of the General Manager providing financial and data driven insights as a business partner and trusted advisor. As the Director of Finance, you will be at the center of all things relating to business growth and profitability. You will work with all departments to understand the fundamental KPI’s of the business to help develop strategies to reach company targets. The financial leader for the organization will own best practices in reporting, internal controls, systems, compliance, and corporate governance. This position requires a motivated, energetic person who is detail oriented and can meet the demands of a fast-paced working environment. The ideal candidate will be an effective people manager with solid experience in delivering financial results across functional teams in a software / technology company.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial operations and financial forecasting, reporting and analysis processes
• Proficiency in all aspects of accounting and pertinent regulations including IFRS compliance and corporate accounting policies
• Partner with senior management in developing and achieving financial goals
• Ensure FP&A processes are robust and include coordination, analysis, and reporting of the financial performance to the Leadership Team, Portfolio Management and Volaris
• Coach and develop key talent within Finance team through detailed, actionable development plans
• Motivate and lead entire finance team members and promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement
• Delivers controlling direction and financial oversight of RFPs, bids, quotes, and POC processes
• Support design and implementation of more effective and controlled cost estimate process
• Lead transformation of financial analyses away from excel driven analysis and toward business intelligence driven output and enriched business guidance
• Become knowledgeable on the company’s financial reporting tool, BPC, analytical tool, Adaptive Insights, ERP system, Dynamics Great Plains, and sales tool, SalesForce
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of financial significance
• Maintain appropriate internal control framework for the entire organization; strengthen existing internal controls
• Lead internal and external audits; being the “point person” for audit requests; consolidating and reviewing support and data provided by finance

Qualifications

• 5+ years accounting or finance experience, preferably in a technology or production-based environment
• Professional accounting designation - CPA or CMA
• Career-minded, open to mobility, and looking to progress in a large global company
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment and the hours necessary to get the job done
• Interpersonal skills to challenge the business while maintaining strong relationships both within finance and across other functions
• Strong analytical skills required with a high-level attention to detail and level of accuracy
• Ability to gather data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and propose solutions
• Advanced knowledge of Excel is required
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains and / or OpenAir a plus
• North American travel may be required (up to 25%)

Job Details

• Worker Type : Regular
• Number Of Openings Available : 1
• Location : Remote
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Finance and Sales
• Industries : Software Development
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