Director of Finance

The successful candidate can be based in Vancouver, Calgary, or Edmonton
, offering flexibility while working closely with leadership and key stakeholders across the organization.

Kingsman Scientific Management (KSM) is a management, consulting, and investment firm focused on helping organizations transform, grow, and create lasting value. Leveraging expertise in business strategy, operational improvement, technology, capital deployment, and corporate restructuring, KSM partners with companies across diverse industries to deliver practical solutions and measurable results. KSM is currently supporting strategic initiatives involving Ardenton Capital Corporation, a portfolio management and investment organization with operations across Canada and the United Kingdom, further demonstrating its commitment to complex, high‑impact business mandates.

This position is a Kingsman Scientific Management (KSM) hire engaged on the Ardenton restructuring mandate as its initial assignment. Subject to successful completion of the wind‑down objectives, the role will transition into an ongoing senior finance leadership position within KSM’s platform, potentially evolving toward a VP Finance & Chief of Staff function. The role provides leadership across internal finance resources and outsourced service providers while partnering closely with executive management.

Reporting directly to the CEO of Kingsman Scientific Management and indirectly to the CFO, the Director of Finance, Restructuring & Reporting will own and elevate the financial operations, reporting, cash flow visibility, analysis, and restructuring support required for the Ardenton CCAA wind‑down mandate (approximately 24‑36 months). The mandate includes oversight of multiple Canadian and UK entities and associated portfolio investments during the restructuring and wind‑down process.

This is a senior, hands‑on finance role that blends controllership, FP&A, reporting automation, dashboarding, financial modelling, and executive decision support. The successful candidate will be expected to manage core accounting and reporting requirements while also building tools, insights, and processes that provide management with clear visibility into financial performance, cash flow, risks, obligations, and restructuring priorities. The role is well suited to a CPA who is comfortable working in a lean environment, partnering closely with executives, coordinating outsourced transactional support, and translating complex financial information into practical, decision‑ready reporting.

• Lead the finance and accounting function required to support the restructuring / wind‑down mandate, including month‑end close, financial reporting, management reporting, treasury, audit, tax compliance, and related finance operations.
• Develop, document, implement, maintain, and monitor accounting processes and internal controls to ensure accurate reporting, accountability, and appropriate governance.
• Oversee bookkeeping performed by internal resources, third‑party bookkeepers, and/or outsourced providers; perform or review higher‑complexity accounting tasks as required.
• Prepare and/or review accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany entries, foreign currency translation, investment value changes, consolidations, and other reporting schedules.
• Manage and improve accounting system processes, including Sage Intacct or similar platforms, to support reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• Provide oversight and direction to financial analyst and staff accounting resources, while coordinating outsourced bookkeeping, payroll, HR, benefits, and other finance administration providers.

• Monitor cash balances, inflows, and outflows with a focus on short‑ and medium‑term liquidity planning.
• Maintain cash‑basis reporting and rolling cash‑flow forecasts to support executive decision‑making, covenant compliance, restructuring obligations, and wind‑down planning.
• Identify cash flow risks, funding requirements, timing issues, and reporting gaps that require executive attention.
• Support banking…