Description:
The Finance Manager will play a critical role in overseeing the company’s financial operations for a growing SaaS organization with international operations. This role will lead accounting and FP&A activities, support strategic decision-making, and partner closely with leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting fundamentals, hands-on FP&A experience, prior audit exposure, and will actively participate in the company’s audit processes.
About the Role:
- Lead and oversee the end-to-end accounting and finance functions, including general ledger, month-end and year-end close, and financial reporting.
- Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes for the SaaS business.
- Perform FP&A activities including variance analysis, trend analysis, KPI tracking, and financial modeling to support business decisions.
- Coordinate and manage internal and external audits, including preparation of audit schedules and resolution of audit findings.
- Actively participate in and support the company’s SOC 2 compliance process, including documentation, control design, testing, and ongoing monitoring.
- Ensure compliance with Canadian statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop, implement, and maintain strong internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures appropriate for a SaaS environment.
- Partner with senior management and cross-functional leaders (e.g., Product, Engineering, Sales) to provide financial insights.
- Support scaling finance processes as the company grows across multiple locations.
- Mentor and develop junior accounting and finance team members.
About You:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance (CPA preferred or in progress).
- 4-5+ years of progressive finance experience, including accounting and FP&A.
- Hands-on experience managing revenue recognition, deferred revenue, multi-entity consolidations, and month-end close within a SaaS ERP environment.
- Prior experience working with auditors; audit background (public accounting or in-house) strongly preferred.
- Advanced MS Excel skills and experience with ERP and financial systems.
- Experience participating in SOC 1 / SOC 2 or similar compliance frameworks is a strong asset.
- Solid understanding of SaaS metrics (ARR, MRR, churn, CAC, LTV) is preferred.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.