Director of Finance

Higher Talent is excited to conduct an executive search for a strategic, hands-on, entrepreneurial Director of Finance for Fort Amherst Healthcare, in St. John's, NL.

Fort Amherst Healthcare, a subsidiary of Fort Amherst Properties, is an investment company headquartered in St. John's focused on the development of high-quality seniors housing and health care services. The company currently owns and operates approximately 400 personal care home suites across the province, consisting of both licensed personal care homes and independent living seniors' apartments. Facilities under management include Bishops Gardens (St John's), Westbury Estates (Southlands), Mountain View Retirement Centre (Corner Brook), Cambridge Estates (St.

John's).

With happiness, health and wellness as top priorities, we strive to offer an extensive range of services, living options, and lifestyle choices to meet individual needs - whether highly active, needing a little assistance day-to-day, or requiring a custom-designed care plan.

To learn more about us, please visit Fort Amherst Healthcare.

The Director of Finance is a strategic, hands-on finance leader with a strong accounting foundation and demonstrated experience managing the financial operations of a complex, people-focused organization. The successful candidate will build and professionalize the finance function, establish scalable corporate systems and partner closely with the President, Director of Operations, site leadership, the Board, lenders and external advisors.

Reporting to the President, the Director of Finance will lead accounting, financial reporting, planning and analysis, treasury, banking, tax, audit coordination, lender and Board reporting and financial controls. The role will also oversee defined corporate-support functions including information technology, insurance, contracting, procurement, supply-chain governance, vendor administration and shared-service coordination.

• Lead accounting and financial reporting across all properties and legal entities.
• Own monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, financial controls and scenario analysis.
• Standardize accounting practices, policies, controls and reporting processes.
• Translate financial results, risks and opportunities into actionable recommendations for the President and Board.

• Oversee cash management, banking, treasury, tax, audit coordination and lender reporting.
• Support financing, lender diligence, covenant compliance and transaction requirements.
• Oversee insurance, risk management and related regulatory requirements.

• Modernize financial systems, reporting and workflow automation.
• Oversee technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, continuity and third-party providers.
• Establish scalable processes for contracts, procurement, vendors and shared services

• Modernize financial systems, reporting and workflow automation.
• Oversee technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, continuity and third-party providers.
• Establish scalable processes for contracts, procurement, vendors and shared services.

• Support M&A diligence, financing and transaction execution.
• Lead finance, banking, insurance, systems and vendor integration for acquisitions and new entities.
• Build scalable shared-service processes as the organization grows.

• Serve as a trusted financial and business advisor to the President.
• Partner closely with the Director of Operations and site leadership.
• Strengthen financial understanding and accountability across the organization.
• Lead and develop finance and business-support personnel as the function grows.

• 7+ years of progressive financial…