Overview

Job description: 5 days on-site - Mississauga, ON (mid way between Etobicoke & Mississauga)This is a rare opportunity to step into a hands-on Director of Finance seat with a direct, stated path to VP Finance and eventually CFO, working side by side with the company's long-tenured finance leader as she transitions into a director and strategy role. The company has doubled revenue in under three years, is projecting $50 million next year, and recently signed a licensing partnership that puts a brand's name on client projects. The person who takes this on will build the future financial infrastructure, a bonus plan, and a project accounting discipline that has never existed here, with genuine ownership of how it's built.COMPANYLeading manufacturer in their space, headquartered in Mississauga, ONRoughly 75 to 77 employees; manufacturing runs two shifts, supported by a design engineering group and a small, flat finance/admin teamPrivately held with three active ownersRevenue approaching $40 million this fiscal year, projected to reach $50 million next year; revenue has roughly doubled over the past several yearsExports approximately 98% of sales to the US; recently opened a US corporate entity to support growth thereEntrepreneurial, fast-paced culture with a direct, hands-on leadership styleCOMPENSATION PACKAGEBase salary: $150,000 to $185,000 to start, flexible for the right candidate, with a stated path toward $200,000 as scope and impact grow for exceptional candidatesBonus: no formal bonus plan currently exists; designing and implementing a profitability and EBITDA-based bonus structure is one of this role's first strategic assignmentsVehicle allowance and RSP contribution: available, structure flexible based on candidateSchedule: full time, in-office, 5 days a weekPOSITION DESCRIPTIONThis is not a traditional Director of Finance role limited to close and compliance. It is a hands-on financial leadership seat inside a company that has outgrown its own systems, with a stated mandate to build what doesn't exist yet and eventually take over the CFO function entirely.Learn and own project accounting and project costing across the business; this is the single most important technical foundation for the roleTake over day-to-day financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, and bank and government reporting currently managed by the company's finance leaderOwn general ledger integrity, journal entry review, and account reconciliation sign-offDesign, document, and maintain internal controls and accounting processes appropriate to a scaling private manufacturerManage cash flow forecasting, banking relationships, and foreign exchange exposure given the high volume of US-denominated salesOwn job costing methodology, work-in-progress tracking, and variance analysis between estimated and actual project costsLead the annual budgeting process and ongoing budget-to-actual variance analysisBuild and maintain a monthly management reporting package with meaningful KPIs, an area the business does not currently have in placeTrack fixed assets and capital expenditures, including planned investment in manufacturing automationCoordinate sales tax and cross-border compliance considerations tied to the company's new US corporate entityOversee the outsourced US accounting firm supporting the company's new US corporate entity, expected within the first 12 monthsManage and mentor existing accounting and administrative staff, including a senior accountant and a service/contracts coordinatorDesign and implement a profitability and EBITDA-based bonus plan, targeted to begin after year oneIdentify and implement process, systems, and controls improvements, and follow through until changes hold, rather than flagging issues and handing them offContribute financial analysis to a future ERP evaluation; Microsoft Dynamics has been explored previouslySupport cost analysis on manufacturing automation and equipment investment initiativesPartner directly with owners