At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial management and reporting for a new initiative in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join a leading Canadian services organization with a strong backing.
- Benefits: Comprehensive health benefits, three weeks vacation, and mental wellness resources.
- Other info: Hybrid work model with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Shape the finance function from the ground up and make impactful decisions.
- Qualifications: 8-12 years of finance experience, including senior leadership roles.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
Oakbridge Search Partners has been retained by a leading, multi-entity Canadian services organization to hire a VP of FP&A. This is a ground-floor opportunity to build the finance function for a new initiative with the backing of an established parent organization.
The Opportunity
As VP of Finance, you'll own financial management, reporting, and controls for a complex, multi-workstream initiative. You'll lead budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and audit, design processes and controls from scratch, and report into the broader organization. This role is for a builder who takes ownership, makes decisions independently, and wants to shape something from day one.
What You'll Do
- Own financial tracking and reporting (monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc) for leadership and the ownership group
- Build and maintain budgets and forecasts across all workstreams; monitor variances and recommend corrective action
- Lead treasury management and the annual audit process
- Design and implement financial processes and internal controls
- Review vendor contracts, invoices, and POs, and support procurement decisions with financial analysis
- Partner with Project Managers and Leadership to provide financial input into planning and prioritization
- Identify and mitigate financial risk while ensuring compliance with policies and standards
What You Bring
- 8 to 12 years of progressive finance experience, including 3 to 5 years in a senior finance leadership role
- Direct experience managing an annual audit and preparing financials under ASPE
- Strong technical accounting skills and Canadian tax knowledge (corporate income tax, GST/HST, payroll compliance)
- Proficiency with accounting software (QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, or similar) and advanced Excel modelling
- Comfort operating at both a strategic and hands‑on level, from presenting to ownership to booking a month‑end entry
- Experience managing financials for projects, operations, or business units in a fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder environment
- Nice to have: experience in project‑based environments (construction, technology, implementation, or consulting), procurement and vendor management, or system implementation projects
Location & Travel
Hybrid, with two days per week in office at one of the organization's Ontario locations, plus travel to other Ontario sites approximately twice per month.
What's Offered
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, plus mental health and wellness resources
- Three weeks of vacation to start, paid sick and personal days
- Full company shutdown between Christmas and New Year's
- A collaborative, supportive culture with a genuine commitment to growth and development
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