Head of Finance

BJRC Recruiting; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative consulting firm is seeking a Head of Finance to lead their financial operations. This pivotal role involves overseeing finance for both Canadian and US entities, managing a dynamic finance team, and driving strategic insights to support business growth. The ideal candidate will be tech-savvy, with experience in systems implementation and a passion for integrating AI tools within finance. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where your expertise will directly impact the company's success in logistics and sustainability consulting.

Qualifications

• Over five years experience in finance management with full accountability.
• Experience in high growth environments and systems implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Finance/Accounting for Canadian and US entities.
• Deliver accurate financial reports and KPIs to support business planning.

Skills

Finance Management

Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

AI Tools Adoption

Project Accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Zoho

Job description

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Our Client: is a privately owned, B2B logistics and sustainability consulting service headquartered in Toronto

Role Title: Head of Finance

Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will have full ownership of the finance function.

*Please note that this is a hybrid role, asking for two days per week downtown Toronto.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee Finance/Accounting for Canadian and US entities
• Actively contribute to strategic planning as part of the Executive Team
• Hire, manage, and grow a Finance team
• Manage financial operations including bookkeeping, audits, tax, compliance, AP/AR, payroll, and insurance
• Coordinate budgeting, cashflow, and project reconciliation
• Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial reports and KPIs
• Consolidate Canadian and US financials into unified reporting
• Provide strategic insights to support business planning
• Integrate Finance with other departments and business systems
• Lead migration from QuickBooks to Zoho and optimize finance tech tools
• Drive adoption of AI tools within Finance
• Manage financial aspects of global expansion, including tax and currency optimization

Requirements:

• Over five years experience having full accountability for the finance function
• Experience in an entrepreneurial/high growth environment
• Tech-savvy systems-thinker: has led systems implementations, is familiar with AI, is able to design and refine processes and systems
• Clear, confident communicator and team player
• Experience with project accounting/management
• Canada/US experience is a plus

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Business Development

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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