Director of Finance

Accountabilities:

• • Lead the finance function and manage an international team, including finance leads and their direct reports across multiple countries.
  • Own hiring, development, performance management, succession planning, and team structure while fostering a high-performing and accountable finance culture.
  • Oversee accounting operations end to end, including accounts payable, payments, reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close across multiple countries and currencies.
  • Establish and maintain standardized financial controls, including segregation of duties, approval thresholds, documented procedures, and scalable processes.
  • Manage country-specific tax, payment, compliance, audit, and statutory requirements in collaboration with local advisors and internal stakeholders.
  • Partner with the CFO and senior leadership on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
  • Deliver accurate and timely financial information to leadership and, when required, the Board, providing insight and constructive challenge for commercial and strategic decisions.
  • Serve as a trusted finance partner and senior escalation point for cross-border financial matters.
  • Own finance systems, tools, and workflows, identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency, integration, and improved data reliability.

  Requirements:

  • Extensive experience in finance at Senior Manager or Director level, with ownership of financial operations, accounting, and controls.
  • Proven leadership experience managing managers or finance leads and building effective distributed or international teams.
  • Strong knowledge of financial, tax, and regulatory requirements in Quebec or substantial experience operating within the Quebec market.
  • Demonstrated experience managing finance operations across multiple countries, currencies, legal entities, and time zones.
  • Strong technical finance and accounting judgment, combined with the ability to establish standards and scale processes effectively.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work confidently with the CFO, senior leadership, and teams across the organization.
  • Experience serving as the senior finance owner for multiple legal entities, including statutory filings and local board reporting, is highly valued.
  • Experience building or scaling a finance function within a growing enterprise SaaS environment, including exposure to revenue operations and pricing, is a plus.
  • A professional accounting designation such as CPA or an equivalent qualification is preferred.
  • Experience using AI tools to automate finance processes, improve analysis, or support financial modelling is advantageous, along with genuine curiosity about applying AI to finance.

  Benefits:

  • Competitive salary range of CAD 152,000–170,000 per year.
  • Full-time senior leadership opportunity within an international finance function.
  • Opportunity to lead and develop a distributed, multicultural finance team.
  • Significant ownership and influence over financial operations, controls, systems, and strategic planning.
  • Flexible working environment designed to support collaboration across countries and time zones.
  • Opportunity to contribute to process automation, finance transformation, and scalable business growth.
  • Inclusive and accessible working environment that values diverse perspectives and backgrounds.