Director of Finance And Operations

Vaco; Toronto; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a Director, Finance Business Partnering, Technology in the Greater Toronto Area. The role partners with senior technology leadership to steer budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for the technology organization, including cloud, data, AI, and cybersecurity investments.

You will help build the technology finance function, develop business cases, and drive cost governance and reporting to senior executives across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or finance business partnering experience.
• CPA designation preferred; MBA, CFA, or equivalent experience may also be considered.
• Strong experience in Technology Finance, IT Finance Business Partnering, and/or FinOps.
• Experience supporting cloud spend, technology investment planning, software capitalization, and/or technology cost governance.
• Experience serving as a finance partner to senior technology leadership or functions such as Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Data, or Enterprise Technology.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic finance partner to senior technology leadership, providing financial insights and recommendations to support key business decisions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities for the technology organization.
• Provide financial oversight and analysis of technology spend, including cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, engineering, data, and AI-related investments.
• Partner with technology leaders to improve cost transparency, financial accountability, and technology investment decision-making.
• Lead and develop business cases, investment analyses, and financial models for major technology initiatives.
• Support FinOps activities and technology cost governance, including cloud consumption and usage-based billing models.
• Analyze technology vendor costs and support vendor negotiations, commercial decisions, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Provide financial oversight of software development and capitalization, including considerations under IAS 38.
• Develop executive-level reporting and communicate key financial trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Strengthen financial governance, processes, reporting, and controls across the technology organization.

Skills

FP&A experience

Finance partnering

Budgeting/Forecasting

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

CPA designation

Tools

FinOps tools

Job description

About the Company:

Our client is a leading Canadian capital markets organization with a complex and evolving business. They are looking for a Director, Finance Business Partnering, Technology to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Highly visible role partnering closely with senior technology leadership
• Opportunity to act as the key finance business partner to the technology organization
• Significant opportunity to build and mature the technology finance and FinOps function
• Exposure to major technology investments across cloud, AI, infrastructure, cybersecurity, engineering, and data
• Opportunity to influence strategic decision-making and technology cost management
• Growing organization with ongoing transformation and M&A activity
• Strong potential for professional growth as the role and function continue to expand

About the Opportunity

• Act as a strategic finance partner to senior technology leadership, providing financial insights and recommendations to support key business decisions
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities for the technology organization
• Provide financial oversight and analysis of technology spend, including cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, engineering, data, and AI-related investments
• Partner with technology leaders to improve cost transparency, financial accountability, and technology investment decision-making
• Lead and develop business cases, investment analyses, and financial models for major technology initiatives
• Support FinOps activities and technology cost governance, including cloud consumption and usage-based billing models
• Analyze technology vendor costs and support vendor negotiations, commercial decisions, and cost optimization initiatives
• Provide financial oversight of software development and capitalization, including considerations under IAS 38
• Develop executive-level reporting and communicate key financial trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations
• Strengthen financial governance, processes, reporting, and controls across the technology organization
• Partner cross-functionally with finance and business leaders to support enterprise-wide planning and strategic initiatives
• Lead and develop finance talent while helping expand and mature the technology finance business partnering function

About You

• 10-15+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or finance business partnering experience
• CPA designation preferred; MBA, CFA, or equivalent experience may also be considered
• Strong experience in Technology Finance, IT Finance Business Partnering, and/or FinOps
• Experience supporting cloud spend, technology investment planning, software capitalization, and/or technology cost governance
• Experience serving as a finance partner to senior technology leadership or functions such as Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Data, or Enterprise Technology
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, investment analysis, and management reporting
• Experience working within a large and complex corporate environment
• Strong business partnering, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights
• Proven leadership capabilities with the ability to develop teams and influence senior stakeholders
• Hands-on and comfortable operating in an evolving environment with competing priorities
• Self-motivated, commercially minded, and able to operate with a high degree of autonomy

Salary Range

$160,000 - $180,000 / year

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.