Vice President of Finance in Mississauga

We’re passionate about pets and the pet industry. For 20 years, we’ve made really good all natural dog treats, and we’re on a journey to becoming the #1 All-Natural treat in North America with our brands Crumps Naturals, Caledon Farms and Dog Delights. We are 150 employees (and growing) and operate 2 sites, one in Mississauga, Canada and the other in North Carolina, USA. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment.

Our Core Values:

• We embody an entrepreneurial mindset.
• We act with compassion.
• We act with integrity.
• We put quality first.
• We work as a cohesive team.
• We embrace agility and adaptability.

About You: The Vice President of Finance oversees all financial matters for the organization and serves as a strategic and operational partner to the executive leadership team. The role is responsible for financial stewardship, performance management, and providing forward-looking financial insight to support profitable growth, disciplined capital deployment, and effective decision making across the business.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Provide overall financial leadership and stewardship for the organization, ensuring strong controls, compliance, and risk management across all business entities.
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to the executive team, delivering forward-looking insight to support decision making, profitable growth, and disciplined capital deployment.
• Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, and profit forecasting, coaching and mentoring the Director of FP&A and continuously strengthening forecasting rigor and insight.
• Provide financial guidance and influence on pricing, margin management, product and customer profitability, and efficiency initiatives, including analysis related to SKU rationalization.
• Proactively manage liquidity, capital planning, and financial covenant headroom, ensuring clear visibility into financial capacity under various performance scenarios.
• Support external financing activities, including lender reporting, covenant compliance, and participation in refinancing discussions in partnership with the CFO.
• Oversee the successful implementation of Sage X3, ensuring finance requirements, data integrity, controls, and adoption are achieved.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance organization, strengthening capability and preparing the function to scale with continued growth.
• Strategic finance leader with strong commercial judgment and the ability to influence business decisions without formal authority.
• Advanced capability in forecasting, financial modeling, scenario analysis, and translating complex financial information into clear business implications.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, cost drivers, margin structure, and cash flow dynamics.
• Experience supporting external financing arrangements, including covenant modeling, reporting, and refinancing support.
• Proven people leader with the ability to coach, mentor, and develop high-performing teams in a growing organization.
• Hands-on, pragmatic, and improvement-oriented, with the ability to balance rigor with speed in a dynamic environment.

Education Requirements:

• Minimum eight (8) years in a Finance/Accounting role with P&L and Balance Sheet ownership.
• Proven capability to manage, grow and develop teams.
• Install efficient technology and tools to help the finance team do its best work.
• Experience with an industrial/manufacturing company.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing profit forecasting in a manufacturing or consumer products environment, including collaboration with FP&A leaders.
• Experience providing analytical support for pricing, profitability, and efficiency initiatives, including SKU or portfolio rationalization.
• Experience working with banks or external lenders, including proactive covenant monitoring and support for refinancing or amended facilities.
• Experience overseeing ERP or major finance systems implementations, preferably in a manufacturing context.

The Crump Group is committed to equity in employment and diversity. The Crump Group will provide an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process to applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform The Crump’s Group of your requirements.

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with The Crump Group; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.