Chief Financial Officer

Our client, a specialty manufacturing, equipment sales and service company is seeking a Chief Financial Officer.  Are you an accounting professional with strong leadership skills looking for your next challenge?  You will blend your strong financial reporting, financial systems and analysis skills with your ability to lead and motivate people in order to be a key resource for the CEO.  Specific responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer will include leadership and mentorship of multiple Controllers across North America, working closely with the Board of Directors, senior management team and CEO to define the organization’s financial and business objectives and initiating activities to achieve these objectives, identifying merger and acquisition opportunities as well as operational development plans.

The successful candidate will hold a professional accounting designation (CPA and or/ MBA) and have 15+ years experience in a financial accounting role, 5+ years of which are in a senior financial leadership position. Strong critical thinking, problem solving, organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills combined with experience in a financial and management reporting role with excellent system and team building skills are required. You must have previous experience in a multi branch environment.  A solid understanding of Canadian taxation issues & compliance requirements is considered an asset.  This is a fantastic opportunity to help a growing company take that next step and in turn give you an incredible experience.