Vice President Of Finance

Vice President of Finance
Job type: Full-Time
Location: Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Hybrid
Compensation: CAD $180,000 – CAD $200,000 annually.
Important Location Requirement: This is a remote position;
however, candidates must be located in the same country, city, or region where the job is posted. The successful candidate must be available to attend a local office, meeting, training session, or company event if requested. Please only apply if you are based in the location listed on this job posting. Remote does not mean the position is open worldwide.
Compensation: C$180,000–C$200,000 base salary, based on experience, plus a performance-based annual bonus targeted at 15%–20% of base salary.
Build Financial Clarity Across a Growing Group of Companies
Rothenbury Group owns and operates technology-enabled businesses across real estate, property management, brokerage, leasing, maintenance, staffing, media, and other service industries.
We are hiring an experienced Vice President of Finance to strengthen financial reporting, cash-flow visibility, forecasting, controls, documentation, and executive decision support across the group.
This is a senior finance leadership role for someone who can enter a complex, multi-company environment, assess the current state of financial information, identify gaps and risks, establish priorities, and provide management with clear, practical recommendations.
The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership while coordinating with internal finance staff, accountants, bookkeepers, tax advisors, legal counsel, lenders, banks, vendors, consultants, and other external partners.
Your MandateYou Will Be Expected To
Assess the condition of financial records, reporting processes, controls, and supporting documentation
Identify missing information, unexplained balances, inconsistencies, financial risks, process gaps, and priority action items
Improve cash-flow visibility, budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and management reporting
Build clear reporting structures that help leadership understand performance, obligations, risks, and upcoming decisions
Strengthen reconciliations, approval processes, internal controls, and finance operating discipline
Coordinate effectively with internal teams and external financial, legal, tax, banking, and advisory partners
Provide practical recommendations that support immediate decisions and long-term financial improvement
Key Responsibilities
Review, organize, analyze, summarize, and reconcile financial and accounting information across multiple companies
Review banking, payroll, tax, ownership, investment, corporate, vendor, client, receivable, payable, budgeting, and forecasting records
Prepare executive summaries, management reports, financial models, dashboards, schedules, trackers, reconciliations, workpapers, and memoranda
Develop clear reporting on cash position, cash-flow requirements, expenses, receivables, payables, budgets, forecasts, and financial risks
Identify incomplete records, unexplained transactions, reporting weaknesses, control concerns, and process failures
Improve finance-related document organization, file structures, naming conventions, supporting records, and document readiness
Strengthen month-end, reconciliation, and management-reporting processes
Support budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, financial modelling, and operational finance planning
Review and improve internal controls, approval workflows, finance policies, and accountability standards
Coordinate with accountants, bookkeepers, tax advisors, legal counsel, lenders, banks, vendors, consultants, and other external partners
Clearly communicate assumptions, limitations, unresolved questions, risks, recommendations, and required next steps
Support financial clean-up projects, transitions, system changes, special reviews, and other senior finance initiatives
Provide senior leadership with accurate, timely, and decision-ready financial information
Required Experience And Qualifications
10+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, controllership, FP&A, corporate finance, or senior financial management
At least 5 years in a senior finance leadership position, such as Vice President of Finance, Director of Finance, Controller, Head of Finance, or an equivalent role
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field
A CPA, CA, CMA, CGA, MBA, or comparable senior finance qualification is strongly preferred
Strong experience reviewing complex financial records, reports, reconciliations, budgets, forecasts, and supporting documentation
Advanced understanding of financial reporting, cash-flow management, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and finance operations
Experience preparing executive-level reports, dashboards, financial models, trackers, memoranda, and management updates
Strong ability to identify financial gaps, inconsistencies, control weaknesses, process issues, and business risks
Experience working with accountants, bookkeepers, tax advisors, legal counsel, lenders, banks, vendors, consultants, and executive stakeholders
Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including financial modelling, reconciliations, reporting, and structured data analysis
Experience using accounting systems and managing information related to banking, payroll, receivables, payables, vendors, clients, budgets, forecasts, and corporate records
Excellent written communication, documentation, and presentation skills
Strong judgment, discretion, organization, and attention to detail
Ability to manage evolving priorities and provide clear recommendations with limited supervision
Experience That Will Stand OutPreference May Be Given To Candidates With
Experience overseeing finance across multiple companies, entities, business units, or operating divisions
Real estate accounting or finance experience
Property management accounting experience
Asset management or development accounting experience
Experience working in a founder-led, entrepreneurial, or rapidly growing organization
Experience improving an existing finance function rather than only maintaining established systems
Experience strengthening reporting, financial controls, documentation, systems, or cash-flow visibility during a period of growth or transition
Experience combining strategic finance leadership with hands-on financial review and problem-solving
The Leader Who Will Succeed Here
The right person is highly analytical but also practical.
They can review a large volume of financial information, determine what is reliable, identify what is missing, and separate immediate financial risks from lower-priority clean‑up work. They are comfortable working with senior management and can explain complex financial matters clearly and directly.
They do not simply identify problems. They organize the work, establish priorities, recommend solutions, and create the reporting and financial discipline required to support better decisions.
They are equally comfortable reviewing detailed reconciliations, preparing executive reporting, coordinating with external advisors, and advising leadership on financial priorities.
What Success Looks LikeSuccess In This Role Will Mean
Leadership has clearer and more reliable visibility into the financial position of the group
Cash-flow requirements, financial obligations, risks, and upcoming decisions are easier to understand
Financial records and supporting documentation are organized, complete, and decision-ready
Management reporting is timely, accurate, and useful
Reconciliations, controls, approvals, and finance processes operate with greater discipline
Missing information and unresolved financial issues are identified and assigned clear next steps
Accountants, bookkeepers, advisors, and internal teams operate with stronger structure and accountability
The finance function becomes more scalable as Rothenbury Group continues to grow
Compensation and OpportunityThe base salary range for this position is C$180,000–C$200,000, based on the candidate’s finance leadership experience, professional designation, multi-company background, technical capabilities, industry exposure, and overall fit.
The Successful Candidate Will Also Be Eligible For a Performance-based Annual Bonus Targeted At 15%–20% Of Base Salary. Bonus Performance May Be Assessed Using Factors Such As
Financial reporting accuracy and timeliness
Cash-flow visibility and forecasting quality
Strength of financial controls
Completion of reconciliations and financial clean-up priorities
Improvement in management reporting
Finance-process discipline
Quality of executive decision support
Progress in building a scalable and accountable finance function
This is an opportunity to take on a senior finance leadership position with meaningful influence across a diverse and growing group of businesses.
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