Vice President Finance

the Finance Group; Markham; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Finance Group is collaborating with a well-established Canadian distributor to recruit a Vice President, Finance who will lead the day-to-day finance function across the organization. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes structure, process improvement, team development, and cross-functional partnership within a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will own financial reporting, accounting operations, and performance analytics while building a high-performing finance team and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with leadership roles.
• Strong background in controllership and operational finance.
• Experience in distribution, retail, or product-based environments preferred.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close, financial reporting, accounting operations, and inventory costing.
• Deliver management reporting, KPI tracking, and variance analysis.
• Maintain strong financial controls and scalable finance processes.
• Lead and develop the finance team and partner with operations, sales, purchasing, and warehousing to support business performance.
• Provide financial insights to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements and margin enhancement.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and ERP optimization initiatives.
• Improve visibility into working capital and cash flow performance.
• Fully assume ownership of all internal finance functions and build a high-performing team.

Skills

Leadership

Controllership

Operational finance

ERP systems

Tools

Syspro

Job description

Our client is a well-established Canadian distributor with a strong national presence and longstanding industry relationships. The organization is focused on operational excellence, scalable growth, and strengthening its finance leadership team.

The Role

The Vice President, Finance will lead the day-to-day finance function, overseeing financial reporting, accounting operations, team leadership, and operational finance across the organization.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited for someone who enjoys building structure, improving processes, developing teams, and partnering cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment. The role also offers long-term growth into a broader strategic finance leadership position.

Key Responsibilities

Finance & Reporting

• Lead month-end close, financial reporting, accounting operations, and inventory costing
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial reporting
• Deliver management reporting, KPI tracking, and variance analysis
• Maintain strong financial controls and scalable finance processes

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead and develop the finance team
• Partner with operations, sales, purchasing, and warehousing to support business performance
• Provide financial insights to support operational and strategic decision-making
• Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements and margin enhancement

Process Improvement & Cash Flow

• Drive process improvements, automation, and ERP optimization initiatives
• Improve visibility into working capital and cash flow performance
• Support inventory, receivables, and payables optimization
• Fully assume ownership of all internal finance functions.
• Establish a high-performing and clearly structured finance team.
• Improve reporting quality, visibility, and insight.
• Identify and begin implementing key process improvements.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships across the business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including leadership roles.
• Strong background in controllership and operational finance.
• Experience in distribution, retail, or product-based environments preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems (Syspro experience is an asset).
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive process improvements.