This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a VP, Strategic Finance based in Canada.
Join a high-impact leadership team where strategic finance plays a central role in driving business growth, operational excellence, and acquisition success. This position offers the opportunity to work directly with executive leadership across a portfolio of software businesses, providing financial insights that shape key strategic decisions. You will lead operating finance initiatives, support an active M&A pipeline, and develop sophisticated financial models that guide investment, capital allocation, and long-term planning. Ideal for a commercially minded finance leader, this role combines analytical depth, executive influence, and hands-on execution in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with broad visibility across multiple businesses
Accountabilities:
- Lead the strategic finance function across a portfolio of software businesses, overseeing forecasting, financial planning, KPI reporting, and executive decision support.
- Develop and maintain advanced operating models, including scenario planning, unit economics, cash flow forecasting, capital allocation, and performance analysis.
- Partner closely with executive leadership teams to transform financial insights into actionable operational strategies that improve business performance.
- Lead and support mergers and acquisitions by conducting financial modeling, due diligence, valuation analysis, synergy assessments, integration planning, and post-acquisition value creation initiatives.
- Prepare board-level presentations, investor materials, and executive reporting that communicate financial performance and strategic recommendations.
- Establish finance best practices, strengthen analytical capabilities, and mentor colleagues through high standards in financial modeling, reporting, and communication.
- Evaluate strategic opportunities and provide recommendations that balance growth, profitability, operational efficiency, and long-term value creation.
Requirements
- Approximately 3–10+ years of relevant experience in strategic finance, FP&A, corporate development, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, operating finance, or commercial accounting.
- Strong financial modeling expertise with the ability to build and manage complex operating models from the ground up.
- Experience supporting or leading mergers and acquisitions, including acquisition modeling, merger analysis, due diligence, and integration planning, is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze business performance, identify strategic opportunities, and influence executive decision-making.
- Excellent understanding of SaaS or software business models, financial metrics, and value drivers is preferred.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial concepts to senior stakeholders.
- Highly analytical, proactive, and comfortable working independently in fast-moving, entrepreneurial environments with significant ownership and accountability.
- Strong collaboration, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity and deliver practical, data-driven recommendations.
Benefits
- Competitive annual compensation ranging from $200,000 to $375,000, based on experience.
- Fully remote position available across Canada.
- Opportunity to work closely with executive leadership on high-impact strategic initiatives.
- Significant exposure to mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio company operations.
- High-autonomy, entrepreneurial environment with meaningful ownership and decision-making responsibility.
- Opportunity to shape the growth and long-term success of multiple software businesses while accelerating your executive finance career.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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