We are seeking an experienced Vice President, Finance to provide strategic financial leadership, strengthen organizational performance, and support long-term growth initiatives across the organization in Waterloo, Ontario. This role is ideally suited to an accomplished finance executive who can balance high-level strategic planning with strong financial stewardship, operational excellence, and team leadership. The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping financial strategy, enhancing reporting and governance practices, building organizational capacity, and developing a high-performing finance function that can scale with the organization's evolving needs.
Responsibilities:
• Provide strategic leadership for all finance and accounting functions, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, payroll oversight, treasury, and financial planning and analysis.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the executive leadership team, providing financial insights, business analysis, and recommendations to support organizational strategy and key decision-making.
• Lead, mentor, and grow the finance team, establishing appropriate structure, capabilities, and succession planning to support the organization's continued growth and evolving operational requirements.
• Oversee the organization's funding programs, ensuring compliance with federal, provincial, and other stakeholder requirements while maintaining accurate reporting, monitoring, and accountability frameworks.
• Strengthen financial governance by developing and enhancing internal controls, policies, systems, and reporting processes that improve transparency, compliance, and organizational effectiveness.
• Provide executive oversight of financial operations across the parent organization and its wholly owned for-profit subsidiary, ensuring consolidated visibility, effective risk management, and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Act as the senior finance lead for external audit relationships, regulatory reporting requirements, and Board-level financial reporting, ensuring timely communication and resolution of financial matters.
• Lead the development of long-range financial plans, scenario modeling, and performance measurement frameworks to support sustainable growth and resource allocation decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance and administrative functions, including system enhancements, process optimization, and special projects requiring advanced financial and business expertise.
• Partner closely with leaders across the organization to evaluate strategic opportunities, support business cases, assess financial risks, and ensure the organization has the financial infrastructure and talent required to achieve its objectives.
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