Director of Finance

Clarity Recruitment; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Recruitment is seeking a Director of Finance for a Toronto-headquartered software company. You will own the close, forecast, and commercial modeling while leading a Finance Manager and partnering with senior leadership.

The role focuses on planning, analytics, treasury, and compliance, with a hybrid work model and in-person collaboration in downtown Toronto on Thursdays.

Qualifications

• CPA/CA designation with public accounting or audit background.
• 10–12 years of progressive finance experience.
• Advanced FP&A and financial modeling skills, plus Excel expertise.
• Technical accounting fundamentals for non-standard contracts.
• Project management discipline with end-to-end close experience.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• People management or mentorship of junior staff.
• Based in the GTA with in-person Thursdays in downtown Toronto.

Responsibilities

• Own planning, forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management.
• Model revenue, ARR, margins, and pricing levers for growth.
• Lead month-end close and year-end audit processes end-to-end.
• Prepare board/investor reporting and treasury administration.
• Own finance tech stack and automation initiatives.

Skills

Advanced FP&A

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

Ambiguity tolerance

People management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

CPA/CA designation

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid — GTA-based required)

Industry: Software

Position Type: Existing Vacancy

About the Opportunity

Our client is a Toronto-headquartered software company. The business has grown roughly 30% year over year across six consecutive quarters of growth, retains 100% of its logos, and operates with a team across Canada and the US.

This Director of Finance role reports directly to a CFO. That means owning the close and reporting cycle, rebuilding the forecast model, tracking KPIs, running the year-end audit end to end, and taking ownership of the commercial modeling work - enterprise pricing, gross margin, usage-based pricing. You will also manage a Finance Manager who owns day-to-day controllership.

Key Responsibilities

Planning, Modeling & Business Partnering

• Rebuild the forecast model and own annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and cash flow management
• Set and model next year's revenue, ARR, and top-of-funnel targets
• Own gross margin analysis and the levers behind it, including delivery model, org structure, and hosting costs
• Build enterprise and usage-based pricing models to a target margin, and defend them with the commercial team
• Define and build the SaaS metrics the business reports on, from first principles rather than a template
• Partner with commercial, professional services, engineering, marketing, and HR on budget, headcount, and vendor negotiations

Reporting, Close & Compliance

• Oversee month-end close and budget-versus-actuals delivered by the Finance Manager and external bookkeepers
• Run the year-end audit end to end, including technical accounting papers and audit committee materials
• Draft quarterly board and investor reporting packages that need review, not rewriting
• Own treasury, cap table administration, and stock option accounting
• Handle Canadian and US state tax authority queries and build the process for handling them going forward
• Own the finance tech stack, software subscription governance, and AI-enabled automation of manual work

What You Bring

• CPA/CA designation — required, with a public accounting or audit background
• 10-12 years of progressive finance experience
• Advanced FP&A and financial modeling skills, and advanced Excel
• Technical accounting fundamentals — accruals, prepaids, revenue recognition on non-standard contracts
• Project management discipline: you run a close or a planning cycle as a project, and nothing falls through
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, with shifting priorities and incomplete direction
• People management or clear evidence of mentoring and developing junior finance talent
• Based in the GTA and able to be in downtown Toronto for in-person collaboration, typically Thursdays

Nice to Have

• SaaS or technology finance experience, including SaaS metrics and cohort analysis
• Pricing and gross margin modeling in a product or services business
• Cap table and stock option administration
• Experience deploying AI or automation inside a finance function

  Next Steps

  We do appreciate all interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

  Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

  Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

  JOB ID # 3671338