Chief Financial Officer in St. John's

The Pike Group is a diversified, growth-focused organization with operations in heavy equipment, trucking, and related industries. We are seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help lead the next phase of growth.

Your Mandate

• Lead Finance, with oversight of HR and IT, ensuring sound financial stewardship, strong governance, and organizational capability to enable sustainable growth.
• Driving sustainable EBITDA growth
• Building scalable systems and processes
• Embedding financial discipline into all areas of operations
• Enabling expansion through data-driven decision-making and capital strategy

What You’ll Do

• Drive Strategy & Growth
• Partner with the CEO and COO to execute the Group’s strategic plan, including expansion and acquisitions
• Lead financial modeling, scenario planning, and capital allocation decisions
• Provide insight that drives action—not just reporting
• Manage the KPIs critical to dealership success:
• Expense ratios
• Interest expense
• Gross margin by department
• Inventory turns and aging
• Working capital and cash flow
• Deliver actionable insights at the branch and executive level
• Support a sales-driven culture with disciplined financial oversight
• Lead Dealership Financial Performance
• Own the Finance Function
• Lead all aspects of finance across a multi-entity structure:
• Budgeting, forecasting, and Financial Planning & Admin
• Financial reporting and controls
• Cash flow and working capital management
• Oversee inventory strategy and floorplan financing
• Ensure accurate, timely financials that enable fast decision-making
• Partner with Operations to Maximize Profitability
• Work closely with the COO to improve efficiency, margins, and absorption
• Support pricing strategies, cost control, and operational discipline
• Bring financial clarity to operational decisions across all locations
• Strengthen the Business Backbone (HR, Payroll & IT)
• Oversee HR, Payroll, and IT (internal and outsourced resources)
• Collaborate with the COO to drive performance management, compensation alignment, and workforce planning
• Lead IT strategy, including DMS optimization, system integration, and data visibility
• Governance, Risk & Financial Discipline
• Establish strong internal controls and financial governance
• Manage banking, audit, tax, and external stakeholder relationships
• Identify and mitigate financial and operational risks
• Ensure the business is structured to grow responsibly and sustainably

Candidate Profile

• 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

What Success Looks Like

• Consistent EBITDA growth and improved profitability
• Strong fixed ops absorption and margin performance
• Tight control of inventory, overhead expense, cash flow, and working capital
• Scalable systems and processes that support expansion
• High-performing Finance, HR, and IT functions
• A finance function that is a true competitive advantage

Why Join the Pike Group?

• Be part of a growth-focused, entrepreneurial organization
• Work directly with a driven CEO and operations-focused COO
• Lead across multiple businesses with real impact
• Help build a dealership group that outperforms the market
• We offer competitive salary and benefits, including cost-shared health, medical, dental, group RRSP, bonus opportunity.