Group Finance Director

Volaris Group; Canada; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Group Finance Director to oversee financial operations, provide strategic guidance, and manage financial risks across its group of companies. This fully remote role requires strong leadership and financial expertise, with a focus on developing finance talent and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years’ controllership and/or industry experience.
• Experience with project-based revenue recognition.
• Strong communication skills across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and analysis for the group.
• Accountable for accurate monthly/quarterly financial reporting.
• Guide companies on best practices for financial operations.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Financial Analysis

Risk Management

Education

CPA

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

NetSuite

OpenAir

Job description

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The Justice Group is searching for an experienced Finance Director, reporting directly to the Justice Group Leader. The Group Finance Director has responsibility for the financial, planning and analysis for our group of companies – leading our collective efforts to establish budgets and forecasts, compare actuals to forecast and provide financial guidance and insights to each company General Manager and the Group Leader. The Group Finance Director has oversight for the financial operations of the companies within the Group. Each of our companies has finance managers (and associated finance teams) responsible for the day-to-day finance operations, including month-end and quarter-end accounting, invoicing, collections, expense management, revenue recognition, and compliance with statutory requirements. The Group Finance Director is also responsible for corporate governance, financial risk management, and associated legal matters of our companies. When we acquire new companies into the Justice Group, you will be required to take on an Integration Finance Manager role to oversee the business integration activities.

This position is right for you if you are results-oriented, have a high level of energy, can connect financial results and trends to business operations, have high attention to detail, and communicate concisely and effectively among company executives. As a member of the group leadership team, you will share a passion for developing the finance team talent across the group with a focus on building sustained long-term growth and creating a fantastic place to work. This position builds foundational knowledge and experience to support advancement to other key financial roles in Volaris.

This is a fully remote role, but the ability to meet in person on an as needed basis in Mississauga, Canada is required.

Volaris (www.volarisgroup.com) acquires, strengthens and grows vertical market software companies, enabling them to be clear leaders within their focused industries. The Volaris Group is a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (www.csisoftware.com), listed on the TSX (“CSU”). With over 240 companies across more than 50 countries, Volaris Group continues to seek long-term investment opportunities in companies, technologies, or ideas that add value to existing core markets or allow entry into new ones. Volaris Group’s success is based on a decentralized business model where acquired companies retain their autonomy, gain access to training and best practices, and are never sold.

equivant Justice is a Group of three businesses serving the justice sector within the Bacchus Portfolio. The Justice segments we currently serve include Court Case Management (and a variety of digital transformation offerings), Probation Services, Pretrial Services, Jail Classification, Jail Management, Reentry Services, Treatment Courts, and Drug-testing Lab Information Systems. In addition to supporting the organic growth goals of these businesses, we actively look to acquire new complimentary justice businesses that expand our functional and geographic coverage. Our team members are diverse, collaborative, engaging, and highly ambitious. Their dedication continues to help us grow and thrive.

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Management

• Support General Managers and Senior Leadership of each company to develop clear business plans, priorities and forecasts in line with +/- 5% forecast accuracy targets.
• Lead the company finance directors within the Group to deliver excellent proactive service to stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship and strategic guidance to Finance Directors and Managers in our group of Companies, supporting their professional growth and development within their financial leadership roles
• Provide strategic financial, planning and analysis for company leadership on issues affecting the business.
• Collaborative with and recommend initiatives to improve organic growth, EBITA, ROIC (return on invested capital), and working capital.
• While this is a Director position, when needed, you will be required to take a ‘hands on’ approach to fulfill our financial and reporting obligations, especially during Month-end and Quarter-End. The end goal is guiding each company’s financial operations teams to fully deliver on expectations without heavy assistance from the Group Finance Director.

Finance & Reporting

• Accountable for accurate and timely monthly/quarterly consolidated financial reporting to ensure compliance with internal and external reporting and requirements in accordance with IFRS,
• Responsible for the accuracy of revenue recognition, comfortable operating under IFRS15/ASC606, including being accountable for project accounting and controlling,
• Monitor and input on key metrics of individual customer contracts,
• Generate, monitor, analyze and recommend actions on Key Performance Indicators (KPI),
• Ownership of Management’s ‘Quarterly Strategic Review’ (QSR) process, using extensive Excel modeling, actuals vs budget analysis, pipeline analysis and budget variance/analysis to prepare a robust and accurate forecast.
• Manage the transition of QSR process to Company Finance Directors and move to an oversight and support role by the start of 2026.
• Support ERP conversion and implementation as introduced on master Volaris schedule
• Ensure execution of action points from the QSR review process.

Governance & Risk

• Inform and guide companies on the use of best practices to processes, people and systems to affect revenue, profitability and cash-flow, to improve operating efficiency and performance.
• Lead and implement introduction of new systems and processes such as new financial systems, expense management and other reporting systems.
• Responsible for Financial Risk Management process review, effective internal finance controls, finance policy standardization and process improvements.
• Responsible for intercompany transactions and transfer pricing documentation.
• Oversee and improve effective administration processes and systems for company records and work with Group Contracts Manager to ensure contracts are available and current contracts and amendments are easy to find when needed.
• Stay abreast of trends and regulations to ensure effectiveness and compliance for the finance functions.

Legal

• Work closely with company Finance Managers to ensure their financial compliance on project bids and contract terms, financial and otherwise, and adherence to corporate parameters.

Integration

• Accountable for acquisition target analysis, focusing on operational and financial impacts to the investment pre and post-acquisition.
• Evaluate existing finance resources and assist in the hiring of appropriate staff as required.
• Educate the acquired management team on finance topics with a focus on them understanding how it will operationally impact their departments.
• Accountable to the migration of finance systems and processes to portfolio best practices, including the training of finance resources.
• Working with Group Contracts Manager and Portfolio Legal Counsel, review and analyze legal documents for acquired businesses (including customer contracts, leases, and vendor agreements) with a goal of highlighting compliance and financial risks.
• Travel domestically and internationally for business process review and acquisition integration or due diligence.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES / EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, especially advanced / expert Excel skills.
• Experience with, or a solid understanding of, project-based revenue recognition in environments that include a mix of SaaS subscription, transaction-based revenue and professional services revenue streams
• Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines.
• High integrity and personal ethics due to sensitive issues and information this role entails.
• Desire to improve processes and systems rather than just keep the status quo.
• Strong communication skills to work across time zones and cultural differences.
• Well organized and able to work variable hours when required.
• Balance of both detail-oriented and big-picture when viewing financial results and forecasts
• Desire to support a culture of continuous learning.
• Energetic, personable and results oriented.
• A “can-do” attitude taking ownership; prepared to be held accountable for actions, behaviors and targets.

BENEFICIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

• CPA
• Thorough understanding of GAAP and IFRS for software (specifically IFRS 15 & 16)
• Experience with BPC and GP is an asset
• Experience with NetSuite / OpenAir
• Working knowledge of Public Sector agencies and an understanding of their diverse payment structures, procurement processes, and compliance requirements
• Understanding of Canada’s SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) tax credit program
• 5 or more years’ controllership and/or industry experience. Software company experience would be an asset
• Aptitude for teaching, coaching and mentoring – previous management experience would be an asset
• Positive, high-energy, self-motivated
• Ability to travel
• Excellent spoken and written English

Volaris Group is an equal opportunity employer, we recruit, hire, train, promote and provide all other privileges of employment to qualified people without regard to age, race, color, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, ethnicity, familial status, religion, sexual orientation or any other classification for which discrimination is prohibited.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Software Development

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