Growth-Focused CFO for Multi-Unit Operations

Harvey & Company Ltd; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Cost-shared health, medical, dental

Group RRSP

Bonus opportunity

Job summary

The Pike Group is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead finance, HR and IT across multi-entity operations. You will drive strategy, financial planning, and governance to enable sustainable growth and acquisitions, while embedding disciplined financial oversight.

Key focus areas include EBITDA growth, working capital optimization, and scalable systems. The role requires hands-on leadership and collaboration with the CEO/COO to maximize profitability.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required.
• 10+ years of senior financial leadership experience.
• Experience in a dealership, industrial, or multi-unit operating environment strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of fixed operations and absorption models.
• Inventory management and floorplan financing.
• Multi-location business performance.
• Proven ability to drive growth and improve profitability.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams including HR and IT.
• A hands-on leader who can operate strategically and tactically.
• Experience with Dealer Management Systems (Proceed for example) and asset.
• Prior experience leading the HR function an asset.

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategy & Growth: partner with CEO/COO to execute strategic plan, including expansion and acquisitions.
• Lead financial modeling, scenario planning, and capital allocation decisions.
• Provide actionable insights that drive action beyond reporting.
• Manage KPIs critical to dealership success: expense ratios, interest expense, gross margin by department, inventory turns, working capital and cash flow.
• Deliver insights at branch and executive level; support a sales-driven culture with disciplined oversight.
• Lead Dealership Financial Performance and Own the Finance Function: manage budgeting, forecasting, FP&A, financial reporting and controls; cash flow and working capital; inventory strategy and floorplan financing; timely financials.
• Partner with Operations to Maximize Profitability: improve efficiency, margins, absorption; support pricing strategies, cost control, operational discipline.
• Strengthen the Business Backbone (HR, Payroll & IT): oversee HR, payroll, IT; drive performance management, compensation alignment, and workforce planning; lead IT strategy and data visibility.
• Governance, Risk & Financial Discipline: establish internal controls; manage banking, audit, tax and external relationships; mitigate risks; structure for growth.
• What We’re Looking For: CPA designation; 10+ years in senior financial leadership; dealership/industrial multi-unit experience; deep knowledge of fixed ops, inventory, floorplan financing; multi-location performance; cross-functional leadership; hands-on, strategic/tactical.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

HR & IT leadership

Hands-on leadership

Growth & profitability

DMS experience

Education

CPA designation

10+ years senior financial leadership

Tools

Dealer Management Systems (DMS)

Job description

The Pike Group is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead finance, HR and IT across multi-entity operations. You will drive strategy, financial planning, and governance to enable sustainable growth and acquisitions, while embedding disciplined financial oversight.

Key focus areas include EBITDA growth, working capital optimization, and scalable systems. The role requires hands-on leadership and collaboration with the CEO/COO to maximize profitability.