VP, Finance

360insights; Whitby; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Canada is seeking a VP of Finance to oversee the financial strategy and operations. The role requires significant leadership experience in finance, ideally within the technology or SaaS sectors, and a strong background in M&A activities. The successful candidate will collaborate with teams on financial analysis and reporting, manage relationships with financial institutions, and ensure compliance across jurisdictions. This position promotes a culture of integrity and growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in progressive finance leadership roles in mid-size technology companies.
• Experience with M&A and integration.
• Strong track record of leveraging technology in finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial strategy, operational scalability, and corporate accounting functions.
• Drive financial planning and M&A activities.
• Ensure strong financial reporting and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Lead and support the Finance team in executing strategic initiatives.
• Own the financial reporting cadence and manage cash flow.

Skills

Extensive Financial Leadership Experience

Finance Automation & Operations

Collaborative Strategic Leadership

Team Builder

Forward-Looking & Growth-Oriented

Data-Driven & Commercially Minded

Global Financial Expertise

Process, Controls and Compliance

Education

CPA

Tools

ERP Implementations

NetSuite

Salesforce

Job description

Overview

VP, Finance

The VP,Finance oversees financial strategy, operational scalability, and corporate accounting functions for our team. Optimizing financial operations, they drive financial planning and M&A activities while ensuring strong financial reporting and compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Ideal background is from Technology or SaaS industry.

What you will be doing

Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Lead and support the Finance team in successfully executing strategic deliverables to achieve organizational growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with FP&A leadership on financial analysis and forecasting, providing meaningful information for decision-making.
• Assess capital allocation and investment strategies to maximize returns and ensure financial sustainability.
• Manage relationships with financial institutions and external advisors.
• Support M&A activities, including due diligence, financial structuring for acquisitions and partnerships and post-close integration efforts.
• Identify opportunities for enhanced reporting, cost savings and operational improvements.

Operational Finance & Business Scalability

• Implement a scalable financial infrastructure to support growth, international expansion, and acquisitions, introducing best practices to create a high-performing finance operations function.
• Lead and innovate with the Finance Operations and Corporate Accounting teams to develop and implement processes and workflow improvements via automation, including streamlining and standardizing billing, treasury, expense and reporting functions.
• Champion data integrity of financial related information in various interconnected and disparate systems; identify areas of risk and work cross-functionally to develop and implement solutions, supporting robust data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with Internal Controls to identify and design internal tests and audits on the financial processes to boost operational efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and deliver more accurate and timely information.

Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Own the financial reporting cadence, ensuring accuracy and rigor of financial results, and serve as a key financial voice explaining both granular financials and broader narratives to stakeholders.
• Drive robust financial reporting capabilities by developing and implementing appropriate revenue and expense tracking methodologies.
• Identify areas of exposure to complex accounting transactions, review, analyze, and interpret these transactions to ensure compliance with accounting standards, implementing best practices to reduce exposure.
• Manage and forecast cash flow to support business operations

Tax & Compliance

• Ensure financial and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions (Canada, USA, UK and the EU), including value-added tax and transfer pricing positions.
• Optimize tax structures, treasury functions, and cross-border financial strategies to maximize profitability in a growing and scaling environment.
• Enhance sales tax compliance, implementing software for efficiency where required.
• Own the end-to-end financial audit process, including relationships with external auditors and statutory account preparations.
• Own lender compliance reporting, including covenant forecasting.

What you’ll bring to this role

• Extensive Financial Leadership Experience: You are a CPA with at least 10+ years in progressive finance leadership roles at privately held, mid-size technology companies, with M&A and integration experience.
• Finance Automation & Operations: You have a strong track record of leveraging technology and automation to streamline finance operations and controls, preferably with experience in ERP implementations or system optimizations; prior exposure to NetSuite and Salesforce is an asset.
• Collaborative Strategic Leadership: You are comfortable interacting with diverse stakeholders, including C-level executives, Executive and Senior Leadership and cross-functional teams, with an ability to influence at all levels, ensuring financial strategy aligns with business objectives.
• Team Builder: Proven ability to build, lead, and mentor high-performing finance and operations teams in a fast-paced, scaling environment, promoting a culture of integrity, transparency, and collaboration.
• Forward-Looking & Growth-Oriented: You anticipate financial challenges and opportunities before they arise.
• Data-Driven & Commercially Minded: You are interested in getting into the details, understanding process flows and combining data-driven insights with strategic thinking to influence key decisions.
• Global Financial Expertise: You have experience managing multi-entity, international financial operations, including M&A, and cross-border investment strategies.
• Process, Controls and Compliance: You have deep expertise in establishing and maintaining processes, internal controls, risk management practices, and audit readiness.