Finance Manager

Finlink Group; Grimsby; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Finlink Group seeks a Finance Manager to lead financial management, performance, and growth. You will work with ownership and senior leadership to bring financial clarity to priorities and help improve processes and controls.

You will oversee accounting functions and contribute to budgeting, forecasting, inventory, and continuous improvement initiatives. This hands-on, analytical role suits proactive professionals who collaborate across the business.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in finance and accounting.
• CPA designation preferred; candidates with relevant experience and a strong combination of financial and business expertise will also be considered.
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, wholesale, or another inventory-intensive, product-based environment is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial performance analysis.
• Strong commercial awareness, analytical capabilities, and practical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and adapt to a fast-paced, evolving business environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with financial systems.
• Familiarity with ERP platforms, business intelligence tools, and process automation technologies is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted financial partner to ownership and senior leadership, providing insight into business performance and operational priorities.
• Translate financial data into practical recommendations that support strategic planning and informed decision-making.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and management reporting to improve visibility across the business.
• Lead the development of annual budgets, financial forecasts, and ongoing performance projections.
• Evaluate financial results against expectations, identifying underlying drivers, emerging trends, and areas requiring attention.
• Develop management reports and dashboards that provide meaningful insight into organizational performance.
• Conduct profitability and margin analysis across products, customers, and business segments to support pricing and commercial decisions.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to improve business results.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning to support both immediate operating needs and longer-term objectives.
• Monitor working capital and identify opportunities to improve cash utilization and financial efficiency.
• Support banking relationships, financing requirements, and related financial activities.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into future cash requirements and potential funding needs.
• Collaborate with purchasing, operations, and warehouse teams to strengthen financial oversight of inventory and related activities.
• Monitor inventory valuation, turnover, purchasing patterns, and stock levels to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assess landed costs, freight, duties, and foreign exchange fluctuations and their impact on product costs and margins.
• Support pricing strategies and product-level profitability assessments.
• Improve inventory-related financial reporting and contribute to more effective planning and control processes.
• Oversee day-to-day accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general ledger management.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timely completion of monthly financial statements and reporting.
• Coordinate year-end processes and work with external accountants and other professional advisors as required.
• Maintain effective internal controls, sound accounting practices, and reliable financial procedures.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies while ensuring financial information remains accurate and useful to the business.
• Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes through automation, AI-enabled solutions, and emerging technologies.
• Support the ongoing development and optimization of financial systems, ERP platforms, and reporting tools.
• Lead improvements that reduce manual work, increase efficiency, and enhance access to reliable business information.
• Promote a continuous improvement mindset across financial processes and cross-functional workflows.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Problem solving

Communication

Education

CPA designation

Tools

ERP platforms

BI tools

Process automation

Job description

FINANCE MANAGER

Location:
Work Arrangement: On-site

An established and growing business is seeking a Finance Manager to play an integral role in its financial management, operational performance, and continued growth. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys looking beyond the numbers and using financial insight to influence business decisions.

Working closely with ownership and senior leadership, you will bring financial clarity to key business priorities, identify opportunities to strengthen performance, and help improve the processes and systems that support the organization. Alongside overseeing core accounting functions, you will have the opportunity to contribute to planning, profitability, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is well suited to someone who is analytical, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership in a hands‑on environment where collaboration and sound business judgment are valued.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Business Partnership

• Act as a trusted financial partner to ownership and senior leadership, providing insight into business performance and operational priorities.
• Translate financial data into practical recommendations that support strategic planning and informed decision-making.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and management reporting to improve visibility across the business.
• Contribute to growth planning, business initiatives, and special projects through financial analysis and evaluation.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis

• Lead the development of annual budgets, financial forecasts, and ongoing performance projections.
• Evaluate financial results against expectations, identifying underlying drivers, emerging trends, and areas requiring attention.
• Develop management reports and dashboards that provide meaningful insight into organizational performance.
• Conduct profitability and margin analysis across products, customers, and business segments to support pricing and commercial decisions.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to improve business results.

Cash Flow & Working Capital

• Oversee cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning to support both immediate operating needs and longer‑term objectives.
• Monitor working capital and identify opportunities to improve cash utilization and financial efficiency.
• Support banking relationships, financing requirements, and related financial activities.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into future cash requirements and potential funding needs.

Inventory & Operational Finance

• Collaborate with purchasing, operations, and warehouse teams to strengthen financial oversight of inventory and related activities.
• Monitor inventory valuation, turnover, purchasing patterns, and stock levels to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assess landed costs, freight, duties, and foreign exchange fluctuations and their impact on product costs and margins.
• Support pricing strategies and product‑level profitability assessments.
• Improve inventory‑related financial reporting and contribute to more effective planning and control processes.

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Oversee day‑to‑day accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general ledger management.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timely completion of monthly financial statements and reporting.
• Coordinate year‑end processes and work with external accountants and other professional advisors as required.
• Maintain effective internal controls, sound accounting practices, and reliable financial procedures.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies while ensuring financial information remains accurate and useful to the business.

Systems, Technology & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes through automation, AI‑enabled solutions, and emerging technologies.
• Support the ongoing development and optimization of financial systems, ERP platforms, and reporting tools.
• Lead improvements that reduce manual work, increase efficiency, and enhance access to reliable business information.
• Promote a continuous improvement mindset across financial processes and cross‑functional workflows.

Qualifications & Experience

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in finance and accounting.
• CPA designation preferred; candidates with relevant experience and a strong combination of financial and business expertise will also be considered.
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, wholesale, or another inventory‑intensive, product‑based environment is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial performance analysis.
• Strong commercial awareness, analytical capabilities, and practical problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and adapt to a fast‑paced, evolving business environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with financial systems.
• Familiarity with ERP platforms, business intelligence tools, and process automation technologies is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information clearly to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

You are a finance professional who balances attention to detail with a broader understanding of how a business operates. You are comfortable moving between financial reporting, forward‑looking analysis, and day‑to‑day operational challenges, and you take initiative when you see an opportunity to make things better.

You enjoy working directly with decision‑makers, asking thoughtful questions, and turning financial information into actionable insights. Equally, you are willing to get involved in the details, take ownership of your work, and build relationships across different areas of the business.