Senior Director, Finance
Permanent - Full Time $150,000 - $165,000 / yearJob Overview
The Senior Director, Finance is a key member of the Finance leadership team, responsible for overseeing financial reporting, accounting operations, treasury, sales taxes, audit, internal controls, financial planning, and financial systems. The role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial information while strengthening financial governance, controls, systems, and decision-making capabilities across the organization.
This role partners closely with the SVP Finance and executive leadership, to support GS1 Canada’s strategic priorities, long-term sustainability, and operational excellence.
Key measures of success include financial reporting accuracy and timeliness, strength of internal controls, quality of financial planning and forecasting, effectiveness of financial systems, audit outcomes, liquidity management, and leadership effectiveness
This role is a hybrid role, requiring in-person attendance
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Close Oversight
- Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to reporting timelines.
- Review and approve financial statements, supporting schedules, and management reporting packages.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal financial policies.
- Oversee variance analysis, trend analysis, and financial insights to support executive decision-making.
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead and oversee financial planning activities including annual budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial outlooks.
- Partner with Finance leadership and business stakeholders to develop assumptions, scenarios, and sensitivity analyses.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and resource allocation.
- Monitor financial performance against plan and support corrective actions where required.
Accounting Operations & Treasury Oversight
- Provide executive oversight of accounting operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Collections, Treasury, Cash Management, Bank Reconciliations, and Sales Taxes.
- Ensure operational processes are efficient, well-controlled, and scalable.
- Monitor liquidity, cash flows, and working capital
- Ensure timely vendor payments, effective collections practices, and cash controls.
Audit, Internal Controls & Compliance
- Lead external audit coordination and act as the primary liaison with auditors.
- Oversee the internal controls framework, risk identification, and remediation activities.
- Ensure financial processes, controls, and documentation are audit-ready and aligned with governance expectations.
- Support Audit Committee requirements, including preparation of materials and responses to inquiries.
Financial Systems & Data Governance
- Provide oversight of financial systems, including ERP, billing, reporting, and analytics platforms.
- Ensure integrity, accuracy, and reliability of financial data across systems.
- Partner with Technology and Finance teams on system enhancements, integrations, and ERP-related initiatives.
- Support automation, reporting optimization, and system-driven process improvements.
Executive & Board Reporting
- Prepare and review financial materials for the Executive Leadership Team, Board, and Audit Committee.
- Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, decision-ready insights.
- Support governance, risk oversight, and strategic discussions at the executive and Board levels.
Leadership & People Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop a finance leadership team consisting of four direct reports and an overall team of approximately ten.
- Establish clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
- Support succession planning and talent development within the Finance function
Process Improvement & Transformation
- Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, controls, reporting, and planning activities.
- Lead change management related to finance transformation initiatives, including systems upgrades and automation.
- Ensure Finance capabilities evolve to support organizational growth and strategic priorities.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
· Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or Commerce; CPA CA designation required.
· 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including senior leadership roles.
· Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, accounting operations, financial planning, audit, and internal controls.
· Experience overseeing financial systems and ERP platforms.
· Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
· Strong technical accounting and financial analysis expertise.
· Executive-level communication skills with experience supporting senior leadership and Boards.
Critical Competencies
- Financial leadership and stewardship
- Strategic financial planning and analysis
- Governance, risk, and internal controls
- Financial systems and data integrity
- People leadership and team development
- Executive communication and influence
- Process improvement and change leadership