Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Role Overview
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.

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the COO, you will act as a true business partner, supporting strategy, improving profitability, and building the financial, people, and technology infrastructure required to scale a high-performance dealership group.

Your Mandate
Lead Finance, with oversight of HR and IT, ensuring sound financial stewardship, strong governance, and organizational capability to enable sustainable growth.

This includes:

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
What We’re Looking For

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.

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