VP of Finance - Remote (Global)

SAM Labs; Canada; Remote; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as the VP of Finance overseeing a global team. You will influence resource allocation, manage liquidity, and lead financial planning efforts in a high-growth startup environment. The role requires strong financial acumen, effective communication with stakeholders, and the ability to thrive in dynamic conditions. Consider a unique opportunity to shape the financial future of the company while working remotely.

Benefits

Equity options

Flexible remote work

Travel opportunities to NYC

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and build complex financial models.
• Experience leading finance in high-growth startups with US operations.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and solid operational experience in SaaS.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance function and report directly to the CEO.
• Manage liquidity and evaluate investment opportunities for targeted liquidity events.
• Own FP&A, statutory reporting, and oversee accounting.

Skills

Financial modeling

Communication

Operational experience

IFRS knowledge

SaaS experience

Job description

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About SAM Labs

We create hands-on STEAM and computational-thinking solutions that currently help over 1,000,000 K-8 students build career-ready skills. Our goal is to reach 100 million learners and complete a liquidity event over the next 24 months.

About SAM Labs

We create hands-on STEAM and computational-thinking solutions that currently help over 1,000,000 K-8 students build career-ready skills. Our goal is to reach 100 million learners and complete a liquidity event over the next 24 months.

The role

You will lead the entire Finance function and report directly to the CEO. Your mandate is to influence resource allocation, manage liquidity, build and maintain a strong control and reporting environment, and evaluate investment opportunities, including potential M&A, to support a targeted liquidity event within 24 months. You will own FP&A and statutory reporting, oversee accounting, tax, and legal, and partner with Operations on HR (payroll and benefits). A robust integrated financial model is one of the key tools you will maintain to drive these outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve the company’s integrated financial model
• Own FP&A: budgets, forecasts, scenario planning, board packs
• Lead the accounting team, ensuring proper execution of functional tasks and controls
• Manage cash, tax, audit, and banking relationships
• Primary point of contact for the board and investor community on finance-related matters
• Oversee legal matters and coordinate external counsel
• Coach a senior accountant and help shape future Finance headcount
• Partner with Ops on HR processes (payroll, benefits) and cross-team initiatives
  
  

Must-have Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and build complex financial models yourself
• Senior FP&A or Finance leadership experience in a high-growth startup with US operations
• Strong IFRS knowledge
• Multiple years of operational experience in a SaaS organization
• Experience in quality checking the month-end close and familiarity with inventory or hardware costs
• Clear communicator who can hold the room with investors and board members
• At least five hours overlap with US time zones; fluent English
  
  

Nice-to-have Experience

• Exposure to liquidity events (M&A, secondary, or IPO)
• EdTech, K-12 sales, or public-sector customer environment
• Multi-revenue-stream businesses (SaaS plus hardware)
• Familiarity with US state-tax nexus and sales-tax considerations
  
  

Compensation & location

• Target OTE up to USD 200,000 plus equity
• Fully remote with required US-time-zone overlap; NYC travel a few times per year

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education

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