Director of Finance | Dynamics 365 - Retail

Dynamic leadership seat reporting directly to ownership at a fast-growing Canadian wireless company. The right person will take a MS Dynamics 365 environment that is underused today, tie multi-location POS data into the ERP, and design the team and processes from the ground up. If you have come up through a wireless or retail finance seat and you have been waiting for a build with real authority, this is that role.

COMPANY

• Canadian retailer with multiple store locations
• Entrepreneurial, owner-led leadership team that moves at the pace of the business
• Revenue mix tied to subscriptions and related accessories
• Same company environment that recently promoted its Senior Accountant into the Controller seat

COMPENSATION PACKAGE

• Base salary: up to $160,000 CAD
• Bonus eligible. Target percentage and structure confirmed at offer stage
• Hybrid model, four days per week in office (North York, ON)

ADVANTAGES

• Whiteboard . This is a build, not a maintain. The next Director gets to redesign the function rather than inherit someone else's architecture.
• Direct line to ownership . Work shoulder to shoulder with the leadership team. No layers between you and the decisions.
• Real authority on the system . Microsoft Dynamics is in place but underused. The person in this seat owns getting more out of it.
• Pace and complexity . High volume, fast moving, entrepreneurial. The kind of environment where a doer outperforms a planner.
• Step-up opportunity . Strong fit for a senior manager at a larger company who is ready to own the director seat and the build that comes with it.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Finance Director who can handle the complexity, volume, and pace of a multi-location retail business. This is a hands-on senior seat that sits between managing finance and driving data analytics, reporting directly to the interim CFO.

• Build the architecture of the finance team and redesign processes from the ground up where needed
• Drive real, hands-on use of Microsoft Dynamics and unlock more value from a system that is underutilized today
• Tie POS data to the ERP across multiple retail locations and deliver cleaner, faster reporting
• Own/Manage all accounting functions: month-end close, P&L, cash, cost accounting, credit, and payroll, including reporting to financial institutions and carrier partners
• Lead monthly and annual financial reporting, including forecasts of income, expenses, and earnings against past and expected operations
• Build the financial business plan for the company and individual store performance, and confirm the accuracy of operating and financial reports
• Build and maintain budgeting systems that control spend across marketing, labour, maintenance, and projects
• Analyze trends in revenue, costs, and obligations to surface insights, working across both finance management and data analytics
• Advise ownership and leadership on resource allocation, the financial impact of new initiatives, and opportunities to improve the business
• Run projects end to end with the authority and ownership of a senior leader, at the pace of an entrepreneurial business
• Drive process improvements across accounting functions and automate the POS-to-financial-system connection
• Manage and develop the finance team to deliver consistent performance

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• CPA Designation
• 8+ years of Finance experience
• Real, hands-on Microsoft Dynamics experience.
• Background in wireless, telecom, or retail with direct exposure to the POS to ERP connection
• Comfortable in a high-volume, fast-paced environment with heavy data mining
• Entrepreneurial, self-directed doer who takes charge without waiting for direction
• Track record running projects independently at the level of a senior manager at a larger company, ready to step up
• Able to redesign a team and its processes, not just operate within an existing structure
• Strong communicator who can move at the pace of owner-led leadership
• Freedom Mobile, other Rogers dealers, and other Bell dealers were named as strong sources for this profile