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Excellent FP&A leadership opportunity with a successful, reputable, and well-established Canadian organization.  Lots of opportunity to take on interesting and ever-changing FP&A work within a complex and ambitious business. Were looking for a Director of FP&A who is a Change Maker and a Storyteller! Someone who can partner across the business to support strategic growth and achieving corporate goals.
 

Who- the Company:

Our client is an award-winning company with a fun-loving, fast-paced, diverse, and creative culture that is people-centric and embraces changes. They partner with huge high-profile corporations. The company is undergoing positive transformation and is looking for dynamic people to join them on this journey!
 

What- the Role:

On behalf of our client, Swim Recruiting is seeking a Director, Financial Planning & Analysis. The new Director will report directly into the CFO and will have FP&A responsibilities for several entities. This role is both hands-on (yes, the Director, FP&A will be building their own financial models from scratch) and strategic (yes, the Director will contribute to decision support, will have the opportunity to get involved in M&A, will present and explain their findings to the Board and the SLT).
We are looking for a Director, FP&A who can build a meaningful, trusting, and valuable business relationships with everyone and anyone- whether or not that person knows what a financial model is.
This is a very well-rounded role, and the Director, FP&A will take the lead on routine FP&A (i.e. long-term planning, KPI and metrics reporting, budgeting, revenue recognition, Board reporting) and ad hoc strategic responsibilities (investor relations, M&A related analysis, competitor analysis, new market analysis, the list goes on!).  The Director, F&A will be using a sophisticated ERP and a finance tool for data extraction, as well as plenty of Excel. The company is open to leveraging other data visualization, BI, and AI tools. This is a great role for someone who enjoys variety in their day-to-day work and who is eager to contribute their skills to a successful, innovative, and collaborative company.
 

Who- the Candidate:  

We are looking for a senior FP&A professional who is an excellent mentor and coach, business savvy, a great relationship builder, and who enjoys taking on a variety of FP&A responsibilities based on business needs. Qualified candidates will have at least 8 years of relevant and progressive FP&A work experience. Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, non-verbal/in-person) are crucial in this role. The leaders at this company have built a fantastic team culture that has a lot of fun together while doing interesting and important work.

• Work experience working in a complex, fast-paced, and multi-entity business. Public company experience is an asset. Global scope is an asset. Experience in industries that are viewed as “fast-paced and high change” is highly preferred- such as technology, retail, hospitality, entertainment, gaming, etc.
• Education & Qualifications
  • Relevant post-secondary education (in finance, accounting, commerce, business, etc.).
  • CFA or MBA Finance or CPA or CBV is preferred, but not required for someone with solid relevant work experience.
• Systems
  • Hands-on experience using an ERP (such as Oracle, SAP, or Netsuite) to extra data.
  • Advanced proficiency with Excel (including financial modeling) is required.
  • Experience with BI, AI, data visualization, and financial performance,  tools such as PowerBI, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Tableau, etc. is highly preferred.
• Ability to partner with folks in any and all departments and business lines.
• Solid presentation skills and the ability to “tell the story behind the numbers”…this is crucial!
• Qualified candidates for this role will be both hands-on and strategic, and able to keep an eye on the details while keeping in mind the big picture.
• We are looking for people who are creative, upbeat, kind, and friendly, with a great sense of humour.

How Much:

Base salary commensurate with experience – for now the range is likely $150,000 to $180,000, perhaps with some upwards wiggle room for a highly qualified candidate with very relevant work experience, qualifications, and skills, particularly in tech sector. The Director will also be eligible for a performance-based bonus, robust health & dental benefits, relevant professional development support, an RRSP match, over 4 weeks paid time off, etc.
 

Where:

HYBRID.

• Very strong preference for someone based in Vancouver who can work from the corporate office 2-3 days/week.
• Potentially open to candidates living elsewhere in Canada, but the further away from Vancouver, the more on-point the candidate will have to be- SWIM can provide more insight.

When & How to Apply:

This search is moving quickly! SWIM has been engaged exclusively and will be presenting the profiles of shortlisted candidates directly to the CFO for review. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit ‘APPLY’ to send us your resume (preferably in MS Word format as it works best with our internal systems, but PDF is also fine!). If this job is not a match for you but you know someone else seeking an interesting Vancouver-based FP&A leadership role like this, please free to pass this job posting on or to refer someone our way. Thank you!