Vice President Finance

NWI Precision specializes in high-precision machining of helicopter masts, turbine shafts, engine thrust links, and nuclear pressure vessel components used in the aerospace and nuclear industries worldwide. NWI Precision’s 120,000 sq. ft. facility is located at 9 Fenmar Drive in Toronto. Our dedicated team pride themselves on delivering the highest quality products, to specifications and on time. NWI Precision is currently seeking a Vice President, Finance.

The Vice President, Finance is the financial leader of the manufacturing facility, accountable for safeguarding assets, ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting, and providing actionable insights that directly improve P&L results and cash flow. This role partners closely with the CEO, the Senior Leadership Team, Corporate Shared Services and Board of Directors to enhance profitability, improve cost controls, accelerate operational efficiency, and deliver measurable financial outcomes, while ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.

This role has full leadership responsibility for the finance function at the site, with all finance team members reporting into the position directly or indirectly, and is accountable for building a high‑performing finance organization that supports both operational execution and strategic decision‑making.

• Lead the full finance function for the site, ensuring strong execution, clear accountability, and alignment across financial reporting, FP&A, cost accounting, inventory management, and compliance activities.
• Serve as the senior finance leader on the site leadership team, providing financial guidance to support both day‑to‑day decision‑making and long‑term business strategy.
• Establish and maintain a disciplined finance operating model, including policies, processes, controls, and performance expectations across the department.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of financial results, forecasts, and business risks to the Board of Directors, ensuring clear communication of performance, outlook, and key decision points.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results in accordance with Canadian GAAP (ASPE) and corporate standards.
• Oversee cost accounting, inventory valuation, and product costing processes to ensure accuracy and transparency.
• Maintain strong internal control environment and compliance with corporate/business internal policies, audit standards, and safeguarding of plant assets.
• Accountable for early identification and resolution of risks or discrepancies that could materially affect reported financials
• Ensure finance processes and reporting structures are scalable, disciplined, and responsive to both business needs and corporate requirements.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning, ensuring alignment with company objectives and measurable performance targets.
• Provide clear, actionable analysis of variances and trends that directly inform operational decision‑making and drive corrective actions.
• Evaluate, prioritize, and track financial impact of cost savings initiatives, capital investment projects, and productivity improvements.
• Own delivery of cash flow visibility and forecasting accuracy, including proactive working capital management.
• Lead an integrated planning process that connects financial forecasts, operational assumptions, capital requirements, and business priorities into a coherent view of plant performance.
• Provide forward‑looking financial leadership to support resource allocation, business cases, scenario analysis, and strategic decision‑making.

• Own site cash flow planning, visibility, and performance, ensuring the business…