Vice President,Finance Operations & Transformation Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Management

About Kinaxis

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

About

Kinaxis

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, 6 global office and a best-in-class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption.

With more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries, we are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Location

Our headquarters and most of our team are based in Ottawa. For employees located in Ottawa,

this role follows a hybrid work model, with an expectation of approximately four days per week

in the office at our headquarters. We also welcome remote candidates from anywhere in Canada

About The Team

The Vice President, Finance Operations & Transformation is a senior finance executive responsible for leading and scaling a modern finance operations team for a public company.

This leader owns the operational backbone of Finance: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll operations, procurement, deal desk governance, customer contracting, and finance operations transformation.

The mandate is not simply to run today’s processes; it is to redesign and modernize them so the company can scale efficiently, improve the employee and customer experience, strengthen financial discipline, and operate with greater speed, consistency, automation, and insight.

The successful candidate will bring a transformation mindset and a strong operating cadence. They will be equally comfortable improving day-to-day execution, creating enterprise-wide standards, partnering with Sales and Legal on complex commercial transactions, working with IT on systems and workflow automation, and leading change across the finance organization.

Vacancy Status

This is an existing job vacancy

What you will do

Lead global finance operations across accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll operations, procurement, customer contracting and deal desk governance.
Ensure the efficient and accurate processing of all financial transactions, application of internal controls, and compliance with company policies and procedures.
Lead the team and serve as a global advisor on deal structuring, pricing strategy, and commercial terms to optimize revenue outcomes. Provide strategic insights into deal dependencies, risks, and opportunities to support global planning and execution.
Lead the transformation of finance operations by improving processes,…