Head Of Financial Operations

ABOUT MAYFAIRMayfair is a Private Family Office, and we launched in October 2026. We are new, we are doing things differently, and we have brought together experienced talent from the family office world to do it.
THE ROLEYou will run financial operations for the families we serve, across their personal, holding, operating, trust and foundation entities. You will report to Chris Canavan, President, and work day to day with each family's Client Chief of Staff and with our Banking & Treasury function. To start, the role is hands day to day: you do the work yourself.
What you'll do
Run the monthly close through consolidation across each family's entities
Own budgets, cash forecasts, variance reporting and cash flow scenarios
Manage shared cost allocation and debt covenants
Handle household payroll and donor-advised fund and foundation administration
Collect tax documents through the year and track K-1s and slips
Prepare the year-end file and work with the firm of record through any review or audit
Put internal controls in place inside each family's finance function
Work with Banking & Treasury on cash, capital calls and payment schedules
Partner with each family's Client Chief of Staff
Contribute input on systems and processes
This is not a tax role. Tax & Structures owns tax planning and structuring.
What you bring
CPA (Canadian designation required;
a US CPA is also valued)
10+ years of progressive finance experience across multiple entities
Controller-level or above experience inside a single- or multi-family office serving ultra-high-net-worth families
US experience and comfort working across jurisdictions
Strong banking and treasury knowledge: cash management, payments and controls, lenders and FX
Experience building finance systems from scratch
The judgment to work directly with principals and their advisors
You live in Canada and are legally entitled to work in Canada, and you are able and willing to travel to the US
THE DETAILSBase salary range: $190,000 to $235,000 CAD per year. Where you land in the range reflects your experience.
Based anywhere in Canada, remote-friendly, and available during core business hours. 37.5 hours a week, with flexible scheduling for client time zones. Periodic travel in Canada and the US, with expenses covered.
HOW WE HIREFive values guide how we work:
Do What Is Right.
Be In The Arena.
Earn The Right.
All In. One Team.
Fear Nothing. Solve Everything.
They are the first filter for anyone who joins us, ahead of the interview and ahead of skills.
Because this role handles client funds, the process includes a background check, including a credit check, with your written consent.
Mayfair welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available on request at any stage of our hiring process.
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