Vice President, Finance (VP Finance)
Reports to : Chief Financial Officer
Company : 360insights
Location : Open to candidates anywhere in Canada (who will work remotely), preference for GTA location (hybrid / flexible working model for candidates in GTA)
Type : Full Time / Permanent
At 360insights, our culture is driven by a simple concept happiness. We believe happiness makes for better business and a better world and we know it makes a difference in how our team serves our clients. 360insights is redefining the client experience and having a ton of fun in the process!
Born as 360incentives in 2008, our company was founded on the idea that the world of rebate and incentive management would be dramatically improved through technology. In 2016, we rebranded to 360insights, reflecting our focus on delivering even more value to our clients by empowering them to convert the data from their existing channel programs into meaningful business insights.
Today, after rapid organic and acquisition-based growth in Canada, the United States and Europe, 360insights is global partner engagement and business optimization company, enabling brands to better influence, manage, and engage with their complex channel ecosystems. We offer a suite of channel solutions including a SaaS-based platform that empowers brands to fully orchestrate their complex partner networks and optimize their promotional spend on MDF / Co-op, rebates, promotional allowances, SPIFFs, and rewards. Combining incentive management and ecosystem orchestration with a powerful data analytics engine, 360insights serves more than 300 of the most recognizable brands around the world, across multiple industries, helping them grow their indirect business.
Role
The VP, Finance will oversee financial strategy, corporate accounting, and the operational scalability of the finance and accounting department. You will be responsible for leading systems improvements and process optimization to increase the overall efficiency of financial operations. The role will oversee financial reporting, treasury, tax and compliance across multiple jurisdictions (Canada, US, UK, EU), and will support M&A activities. The ideal background is from Technology, Software or SaaS industry.
Responsibilities
Financial Strategy & Leadership
- Lead and support the Finance team in successfully executing strategic deliverables to achieve organizational growth initiatives
- Collaborate with FP&A leadership on financial analysis and forecasting, providing meaningful information for decision-making
- Assess capital allocation and investment strategies to maximize returns and ensure financial sustainability
- Manage relationships with financial institutions and external advisors
- Support M&A activities, including due diligence, financial structuring for acquisitions and partnerships and post-close integration efforts
- Identify opportunities for enhanced reporting, cost savings and operational improvements
Operational Finance & Business Scalability
Implement a scalable financial infrastructure to support growth, international expansion, and acquisitions, introducing best practices to create a high-performing finance operations functionLead and innovate with the Finance Operations and Corporate Accounting teams to develop and implement processes and workflow improvements via automation, including streamlining and standardizing billing, treasury, expense and reporting functionsChampion data integrity of financial related information in various interconnected and disparate systems; identify areas of risk and work cross-functionally to develop and implement solutions, supporting robust data-driven decision-makingCollaborate with Internal Controls to identify and design internal tests and audits on the financial processes to boost operational efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and deliver more accurate and timely informationCorporate Accounting & Financial Reporting
Own the financial reporting cadence, ensuring accuracy and rigor of financial results, and serve as a key financial voice explaining both granular financials and broader narratives to stakeholdersDrive robust financial reporting capabilities by developing and implementing appropriate revenue and expense tracking methodologiesIdentify areas of exposure re : complex accounting transactions, review, analyze, and interpret these transactions to ensure compliance with accounting standards, implementing best practices to reduce exposureManage and forecast cash flow to support business operationsTax & Compliance
Ensure financial and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions (Canada, USA, UK and the EU), including value-added tax and transfer pricing positionsOptimize tax structures, treasury functions, and cross-border financial strategies to maximize profitability in a growing and scaling environmentEnhance sales tax compliance, implementing software for efficiency where requiredOwn the end-to-end financial audit process, including relationships with external auditors, tax advisors and statutory account preparationsOwn lender compliance reporting, including covenant forecasting