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Kroll's Financial Instruments and Technology practice is a leading valuation and advisory solutions provider for range of clientele, which includes asset managers, hedge funds, fund administrators, banks, insurers, private equity firms, and investment firms. Our professionals have the opportunity to work on a wide range of valuation and advisory projects, covering a spectrum of financial instruments, which include structured products, portfolios of whole loans, alternative investments, private equity, esoteric assets and more.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Experience with credit analysis, structured securities, and whole loan valuations: RMBS, CMBS, ABS, etc., Intex, Bloomberg, Andrew Davidson & Co., other tools
• Technical strength in the valuation of a wide variety of asset classes, valuation theory, methodologies, applications, and fundamentals of constructing and reviewing valuation models and other financial models, and the financial theory underlying the models, including using DCF & market approaches, Monte-Carlo, and other bespoke approaches
• Managing client engagements from day-to-day interaction with the client through to staffing and managing the resources and work plan through to timely completion
• Individuals will be assigned a wide variety of projects and given as much responsibility as their experience and capabilities permit
• Lead client engagements and work with more junior team members to execute valuation and analytics projects including client deal team interviewing, managing engagement economics, team management, developing and reviewing models, report writing, research and tracking market and industry information
• Write technical reports, client-focused marketing materials, and presentations.
• Operational relationship management with clients, building long-term client relationships through exceptional client service including a deep understanding of the client and their needs, exceptional responsiveness, and the delivery of the highest quality service and work product
• Interviewing clients to gather data pertinent to the engagement
• Developing deep technical strength in the valuation of alternative assets, serving as a firm resource for that expertise and sharing that knowledge through training and mentoring.
• Field client questions, auditor questions, and investor questions. Articulate and defend a modelling approach under scrutiny.

Essential traits:

• Bachelors, in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline. Master's degree or further accreditation (e.g., CFA) is beneficial
• Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience, which includesconstructing and reviewing valuation models and other financial models including: DCF & market approaches, and other structured investment and whole loan models (Fewer years of relevant experience will be considered for candidates with higher academic qualifications, such as a PhD or a second Master’s degree)
• Proven technical skills, proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience including managing and developing client relationships as well as mentoring and developing staff
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, comfortable speaking with senior management and in front of an audience
• Ability to manage confidential, sensitive information
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to master new tasks quickly
• Effective interpersonal, comprehension and written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience and strong personal integrity
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments in a team environment and balance long-term development priorities with short-term client deliverables
• Experience working with diverse teams

About Kroll

Join the global leader in risk and financial advisory solutions—Kroll. With a nearly century-long legacy, we blend trusted expertise with cutting-edge technology to navigate and redefine industry complexities. As a part of One Team, One Kroll, you'll contribute to a collaborative and empowering environment, propelling your career to new heights. Ready to build, protect, restore and maximize our clients’ value? Your journey begins with Kroll.

In order to be considered for a position, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com.

Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.

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Our client is focused on the disciplined acquisition, management and growth of companies in dedicated technology areas including software and solutions, intelligent industrial systems, and innovation and licensing. The firm’s emphasis is on seeking out acquisition opportunities at reasonable valuations that provide a foundation for recurring revenues, predictable cash flows and margins, profitable growth, intimate customer relationships and dedicated management teams.

Our client is well established, stable, publicly traded, Canadian headquartered and growing rapidly. As the company continues to align its executive leadership capabilities with its successful strategy of aggressive long term growth, it is now seeking to hire a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Scope of Position

Reporting to the CEO, and based in the firm’s Toronto offices, the CFO will be responsible for overseeing all financial reporting and results for the company.

More specifically, the CFO will be accountable for the administrative, financial, M&A and risk management operations of the company, including the continuing refinement of its financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

The CFO will also serve as the chief financial spokesperson for the organization to shareholders, the board and the investment community as whole.

This is an outstanding opportunity that features:

• Strong prospects for company growth
• A healthy well-funded financial position
• New CEO with a strong track record of success
• An opportunity to make a real difference

Functional Tasks

• Act as a key business partner to the CEO and the operating teams providing financial guidance and counsel on all matters relating to the finance function including strategic business planning, budgeting and forecasting, business analysis, and corporate growth strategies. Take ownership for results along with the management team.
• Provide hands-on leadership, guidance, mentorship and performance management to the finance staff in the organization. Oversee and manage the accounting, tax, insurance, budget, credit and treasury and capital structure functions ensuring that the interests of all stakeholders are served.
• Review and direct capital allocation
• Leverage a detailed understanding of ‘what’s driving the numbers’ to act as a key strategic and operational contributor to the overall growth of the business.
• Play a key role in M&A processes, supporting corporate staff with strategy, due diligence, transactions and integrations.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place for the benefit of all stakeholders.
• Manage relationship with audit firm for annual audit/income tax activities and all related matters.
• Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports.
• Serve as a champion for enterprise excellence and the maximizing of value creation.
• Ensure that finance organization is structured and sized so as to be optimally aligned to the needs of the business.
• Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff and participants.
• Manage investor relations with a view to accurately yet positively representing the company in the public and financial marketplaces. Ensure that communication remains a top priority throughout.
• Manage banking and other stakeholder relationships.
• Manage financial relationships/contracts with investors, suppliers, customers and partners along with the CEO and other team members.
• Ensure compliance to statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Effectively manage the company’s cash and securities positions and drive any supplementary initiatives deemed necessary by the company.
• Remain informed about the business, put measurements and reporting dashboards into place enabling real time assessment of performance and ‘what’s over the horizon’.
• Ensure that IT is not only aligned to the needs of the business but enables its growth.
• Attend Board and Subcommittee meetings; including being the lead staff on the Audit/Finance Committee.
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization’s needs.

Key Performance Deliverables

In light of the identified responsibilities, the following arespecific deliverablesthat the position is designed to achieve.

• Specific performance measures will be discussed and agreed upon with the successful candidate.

Competency Profile

The following competencies listed below define the role ofChief Financial Officer (CFO)– Toronto

Role Expertise

Demonstrates critical technical or professional knowledge/skills related to the role. Has thorough knowledge of relevant products, services and methods. Expands technical knowledge/skills and keeps up-to-date in own area of expertise.

Commercial Acumen

Applies appropriate commercial and financial principles. Understands situations in terms of costs, profits, added-value and return on investment. Appreciates the commercial impact of own work on the organization’s total expenses and revenues.

Strategic Approach

Develops a strategic plan to realize the vision. Revises strategy in light of changing circumstances. Takes a long-term view of organizational success. Works to clarify long term organizational goals. Able to stand back from immediate problems in order to focus on more far reaching ideas.

Planning & Objective Setting

Systematic in approach to work. Produces action plans in which objectives are defined and steps for achieving them are clearly specified. Plans by breaking down large task into subtasks. Develops plans that anticipate obstacles. Is realistic about time-scales and builds in appropriate checkpoints, milestones and controls in order to ensure that desired results are realized.

Results Orientation

Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Aims to improve upon past performance. Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them.

Information Seeking

Consults widely for business or technical advice, probes for facts and obtains information from a wide variety of sources. Differentiates the critical from the irrelevant or trivial.

Problem Solving

Draws parallels across situations and contexts. Divides problems into their individual elements. Develops several explanations or alternatives. Separates the core of a problem from its symptoms and can identify cause and effect.

Communication

Expresses ideas in a clear, fluent and concise manner. Written and oral arguments are compelling and responsive to the needs of the audience. Comprehends communications from others and responds appropriately.

Preferred Experience / Education

The following indicates specific industry, academic and functional experience/qualifications that are important to the successful achievement of the identified responsibilities and performance deliverables.

• A minimum of 10 years of senior financial management experience preferably in technology or related industries
• Public company experience
• Numeracy and fluency with numbers and their relationships.
• The ability to lead, to communicate clearly and articulately, to monitor and express strategy to both inside and outside constituencies
• The ability to put value creation into perspective and know what makes the business tick – a strong business understanding
• Solid strategic thinking skills and a track record in successfully applying them
• Highly competitive compensation package for the successful candidate.

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Our client is an award-winning, global provider of high-value technology enabled products and services that help clients address the need for increased productivity, efficiency and business agility. Their customers span the private and public sector and include some of the world’s most successful global companies. The firm boasts a rich tradition of innovation, quality, world class support and an impeccable track record of growth and profitability. A loyal, committed, skillful and entrepreneurial team make it all possible. The firm is widely recognized as an employer of choice.

Our client is well established, stable, publicly traded, Canadian headquartered and growing rapidly. As the company continues to align its executive leadership capabilities with its successful strategy of aggressive organic growth and acquisitions, it is now seeking to hire a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Scope of Position

Reporting to the CEO, and based in the firm’s Montreal office, the CFO will be responsible for overseeing all financial reporting and results of the company.

More specifically, the CFO will be accountable for the administrative, financial, IT and risk management operations of the company, including the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

The CFO will also serve as the chief financial spokesperson for the organization.

Functional Tasks

• Act as a key business partner to the CEO and the operating team providing financial guidance and counsel on all matters relating to the finance function including strategic business planning, budgeting and forecasting, business analysis, and corporate growth strategies. Take ownership for results along with the management team.
• Provide hands-on leadership, guidance, mentorship and performance management to the finance staff in the organization.
• Oversee and manage the accounting, tax, insurance, budget, credit and treasury and capital structure functions ensuring that the interests of all stakeholders are served.
• Leverage a detailed understanding of ‘what’s driving the numbers’ to act as a key strategic and operational contributor to the overall growth of the business.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place for the benefit of all stakeholders.
• Manage relationship with audit firm for annual audit/income tax activities and all related matters.
• Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports.
• Serve as a champion for enterprise excellence and the maximizing of value creation.
• Ensure that finance organization is structured and sized so as to be optimally aligned to the needs of the business.
• Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff and participants.
• Manage investor relations with a view to accurately yet positively representing the company in the public and financial marketplaces. Ensure that communication remains a top priority throughout.
• Manage banking and other stakeholder relationships.
• Manage financial relationships/contracts with investors, debtors, suppliers, customers and partners along with the CEO and other team members.
• Ensure compliance to securities statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Effectively manage the company’s cash and securities position and drive any supplementary initiatives deemed necessary by the company.
• Remain informed about the business, put measurements and reporting dashboards into place enabling real time assessment of performance and ‘what’s over the horizon’.
• Ensure that IT is not only aligned to the needs of the business but enables its growth.
• Attend Board and Subcommittee meetings; including being the lead staff on the Audit/Finance Committee.
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization’s needs.

Key Performance Deliverables

In light of the identified responsibilities, the following arespecific deliverablesthat the position is designed to achieve.

• Specific performance measures will be discussed and agreed upon with the successful candidate.

Competency Profile
The following competencies listed below define the role ofCFOatOur Client:

Strategic Approach
Develops a strategic plan to realize the vision. Revises strategy in light of changing circumstances. Takes a long-term view of organizational success. Works to clarify long term organizational goals. Able to stand back from immediate problems in order to focus on more far reaching ideas.

Role Expertise
Demonstrates critical technical or professional knowledge/skills related to the role. Has thorough knowledge of relevant products, services and methods. Expands technical knowledge/skills and keeps up-to-date in own area of expertise.

Commercial Acumen
Applies appropriate commercial and financial principles. Understands situations in terms of costs, profits, added-value and return on investment. Appreciates the commercial impact of own work on the organization’s total expenses and revenues.

Results Orientation
Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Aims to improve upon past performance. Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them.

People Management
Establishes and communicates clear priorities and sense of direction. Clarifies roles and responsibilities. Adapts management style to achieve optimum results.

Integrity & Sincerity
Inspires trust and supports others through own authenticity and following up on commitments. Maintains high ethical standards both personally and professionally. Shows consistency among principles.

Information Seeking
Consults widely for business or technical advice, probes for facts and obtains information from a wide variety of sources. Differentiates the critical from the irrelevant or trivial.

Team Skills
Helps to create a sense of team spirit and harmonious relations through cooperation and support

Preferred Experience / Education

The following indicates specific industry, academic and functional experience/qualifications that are important to the successful achievement of the identified responsibilities and performance deliverables.

• A minimum of 10 years of senior financial management experience preferably in a publicly traded company
• Technology sector or related familiarityideal preferably with a heavy services component
• Experience working in a firm addressing global markets and the complexities therein
• Numeracy and fluency with numbers and their relationships. Attention to detail critical.
• The ability to lead, to communicate clearly and articulately, to monitor and express strategy to both inside and outside constituencies
• The ability to put value creation into perspective and know what makes the business tick – a strong business understanding
• Experience within mid-sized technologycompany concerns dealing with issues of scaling and growth.
• Experience managing the IT function within the finance mandate
• M&A experience.
• Highly competitive compensation package for the successful candidate.

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Our client is an award-winning, global provider of high-value technology enabled products and services that help clients address the need for increased productivity, efficiency and business agility. Their customers span the private and public sector and include some of the world’s most successful global companies. The firm boasts a rich tradition of innovation, quality, world class support and an impeccable track record of growth and profitability. A loyal, committed, skillful and entrepreneurial team make it all possible. The firm is widely recognized as an employer of choice.

Our client is well established, stable, publicly traded, Canadian headquartered and growing rapidly. As the company continues to align its executive leadership capabilities with its successful strategy of aggressive organic growth and acquisitions, it is now seeking to hire a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Scope of Position

Reporting to the CEO, and based in the firm’s Montreal office, the CFO will be responsible for overseeing all financial reporting and results of the company.

More specifically, the CFO will be accountable for the administrative, financial, IT and risk management operations of the company, including the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

The CFO will also serve as the chief financial spokesperson for the organization.

Functional Tasks

• Act as a key business partner to the CEO and the operating team providing financial guidance and counsel on all matters relating to the finance function including strategic business planning, budgeting and forecasting, business analysis, and corporate growth strategies. Take ownership for results along with the management team.
• Provide hands-on leadership, guidance, mentorship and performance management to the finance staff in the organization.
• Oversee and manage the accounting, tax, insurance, budget, credit and treasury and capital structure functions ensuring that the interests of all stakeholders are served.
• Leverage a detailed understanding of ‘what’s driving the numbers’ to act as a key strategic and operational contributor to the overall growth of the business.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place for the benefit of all stakeholders.
• Manage relationship with audit firm for annual audit/income tax activities and all related matters.
• Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports.
• Serve as a champion for enterprise excellence and the maximizing of value creation.
• Ensure that finance organization is structured and sized so as to be optimally aligned to the needs of the business.
• Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff and participants.
• Manage investor relations with a view to accurately yet positively representing the company in the public and financial marketplaces. Ensure that communication remains a top priority throughout.
• Manage banking and other stakeholder relationships.
• Manage financial relationships/contracts with investors, debtors, suppliers, customers and partners along with the CEO and other team members.
• Ensure compliance to securities statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Effectively manage the company’s cash and securities position and drive any supplementary initiatives deemed necessary by the company.
• Remain informed about the business, put measurements and reporting dashboards into place enabling real time assessment of performance and ‘what’s over the horizon’.
• Ensure that IT is not only aligned to the needs of the business but enables its growth.
• Attend Board and Subcommittee meetings; including being the lead staff on the Audit/Finance Committee.
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization’s needs.

Key Performance Deliverables

In light of the identified responsibilities, the following arespecific deliverablesthat the position is designed to achieve.

• Specific performance measures will be discussed and agreed upon with the successful candidate.

Competency Profile

The following competencies listed below define the role ofCFOatOur Client:

Strategic Approach
Develops a strategic plan to realize the vision. Revises strategy in light of changing circumstances. Takes a long-term view of organizational success. Works to clarify long term organizational goals. Able to stand back from immediate problems in order to focus on more far reaching ideas.

Role Expertise
Demonstrates critical technical or professional knowledge/skills related to the role. Has thorough knowledge of relevant products, services and methods. Expands technical knowledge/skills and keeps up-to-date in own area of expertise.

Commercial Acumen
Applies appropriate commercial and financial principles. Understands situations in terms of costs, profits, added-value and return on investment. Appreciates the commercial impact of own work on the organization’s total expenses and revenues.

Results Orientation
Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Aims to improve upon past performance. Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them.

People Management
Establishes and communicates clear priorities and sense of direction. Clarifies roles and responsibilities. Adapts management style to achieve optimum results.

Integrity & Sincerity
Inspires trust and supports others through own authenticity and following up on commitments. Maintains high ethical standards both personally and professionally. Shows consistency among principles.

Information Seeking
Consults widely for business or technical advice, probes for facts and obtains information from a wide variety of sources. Differentiates the critical from the irrelevant or trivial.

Team Skills
Helps to create a sense of team spirit and harmonious relations through cooperation and support

Preferred Experience / Education

The following indicates specific industry, academic and functional experience/qualifications that are important to the successful achievement of the identified responsibilities and performance deliverables.

• A minimum of 10 years of senior financial management experience preferably in a publicly traded company
• Technology sector or related familiarityideal preferably with a heavy services component
• Experience working in a firm addressing global markets and the complexities therein
• Numeracy and fluency with numbers and their relationships. Attention to detail critical
• The ability to lead, to communicate clearly and articulately, to monitor and express strategy to both inside and outside constituencies
• The ability to put value creation into perspective and know what makes the business tick – a strong business understanding
• Experience within mid-sized technologycompany concerns dealing with issues of scaling and growth
• Experience managing the IT function within the finance mandate
• M&A experience
• Highly competitive compensation package for the successful candidate.

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Technology Managed Services – Chief Financial Officer (Cfo)

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About the Company
Our client is a leading Canadian managed hosting and cloud infrastructure services provider with a reputation for delivering white-glove customer experience. Its customers run mission critical demanding applications and web environments that benefit from our hosting platforms that include the Carbon60 cloud, private cloud and public clouds like AWS and Azure and any combination to deliver high-performance, scale and security. They also have unique expertise in delivering high security and scalable enterprise WordPress and Drupal website platforms for large enterprise and public sector clients.
Profitable and well-funded with a recent round of venture capital, the aim is to scale the business through acquisition and organic growth. To help facilitate that growth, the company is looking to add a CFO to the senior management team.
Scope of Position
Reporting to the CEO, the CFO will be responsible for overseeing all financial matters of the company and reporting on such matters in a timely and accurate fashion to the executive management team and Board of Directors.
As well, the CFO will partner with the CEO and the operating team providing financial guidance and counsel on all matters relating to the finance function including strategic business planning, budgeting and forecasting, business analysis, and corporate growth strategies.
Responsibilities
Contributing to the overall management of the firm, as part of the senior management team.
Acting as the business partner for the CEO in providing guidance and counsel on all major strategic issues.
Provide hands-on leadership, guidance, mentorship and performance management to the finance staff in the organization.
Ensure that finance organization is structured and sized, so as to be optimally aligned to the needs of the business.
Continuously assess the finance organization and its practices to ensure that the team and its processes evolve to suit the business as it grows and matures.
Working with and supporting the CEO with all ongoing fundraising activities while managing the company’s cash effectively.
Oversee and manage all financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and reconciliations along with preparation of financial statements and cash flow projections, ensuring that the interests of all stakeholders are served.
Manage relationship with audit firm for annual audit / income tax activities and all related matters.
Leverage a detailed understanding of ‘what’s driving the numbers’ to act as a key strategic and operational contributor to the overall growth of the business.
Ensure appropriate internal controls are developed and in place for the benefit of all stakeholders and the more efficient operation of the business.
Effectively manage the company’s cash and securities position and drive any supplementary initiatives deemed necessary by the company.
Serve as a champion for enterprise excellence and the maximizing of value creation.
Ensure all stakeholders including lenders and financial institutions are kept up to date on all relevant financial matters in a timely manner.
Remain informed about the business, put measurements and reporting dashboards into place enabling real time assessment of performance and ‘what’s over the horizon’.
Competency Profile
The following competencies listed below define the role of Chief Financial Officer :
Strategic Approach
Develops a strategic plan to realize the vision. Revises strategy in light of changing circumstances. Takes a long-term view of organizational success. Works to clarify long term organizational goals. Able to stand back from immediate problems in order to focus on more far reaching ideas.
Role Expertise
Demonstrates critical technical or professional knowledge / skills related to the role. Has thorough knowledge of relevant products, services and methods. Expands technical knowledge / skills and keeps up-to-date in own area of expertise.
Commercial Acumen
Applies appropriate commercial and financial principles. Appreciates the commercial impact of own work on the organization’s total expenses and revenues. Understands situations in terms of costs, profits, added-value and return on investment.
Results Orientation
Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Aims to improve upon past performance. Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them. Can alter own perspective and behaviour in order to adjust to changing demands and plans. Open to change and readily adopts new methods in the face of shifting priorities and ambiguity. Quickly adapts to new situations and approaches.
Preferred Experience / Education
The following indicates specific industry, academic and functional experience / qualifications that are important to the successful achievement of the identified responsibilities and performance deliverables :
A minimum of 10-15 years of senior financial management experience at the CFO level with responsibility for the day-to-day financial operations.
Technology sector experience with preference to experience working within the managed services environment or other recurring revenue business models.
Experience within mid-sized technology company, concerns dealing with issues of scaling and growth as well as M&A and post-acquisition integration.
Experience in negotiations with customers, suppliers and distribution partners, investors and debtors, etc.
A hands-on, ‘roll up your sleeves’ orientation when required.
Experience with acquisitions and their integration, strategic alliances and positioning in a hyper growth environment.
Experience in best practices for financial strategies, reporting, controls and other processes for companies with $50 million+ revenue.
Experience in preparing and presenting to venture capital companies and other outside shareholders.
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About the Company

Our client is a leading Canadian managed hosting and cloud infrastructure services provider with a reputation for delivering white-glove customer experience. Its customers run mission critical demanding applications and web environments that benefit from our hosting platforms that include the Carbon60 cloud, private cloud and public clouds like AWS and Azure and any combination to deliver high-performance, scale and security. They also have unique expertise in delivering high security and scalable enterprise WordPress and Drupal website platforms for large enterprise and public sector clients.

Profitable and well-funded with a recent round of venture capital, the aim is to scale the business through acquisition and organic growth. To help facilitate that growth, the company is looking to add a CFO to the senior management team.

Scope of Position

Reporting to the CEO, the CFO will be responsible for overseeing all financial matters of the company and reporting on such matters in a timely and accurate fashion to the executive management team and Board of Directors.

As well, the CFO will partner with the CEO and the operating team providing financial guidance and counsel on all matters relating to the finance function including strategic business planning, budgeting and forecasting, business analysis, and corporate growth strategies.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the overall management of the firm, as part of the senior management team.
• Acting as the business partner for the CEO in providing guidance and counsel on all major strategic issues.
• Provide hands-on leadership, guidance, mentorship and performance management to the finance staff in the organization.
• Ensure that finance organization is structured and sized, so as to be optimally aligned to the needs of the business.
• Continuously assess the finance organization and its practices to ensure that the team and its processes evolve to suit the business as it grows and matures.
• Working with and supporting the CEO with all ongoing fundraising activities while managing the company’s cash effectively.
• Oversee and manage all financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and reconciliations along with preparation of financial statements and cash flow projections, ensuring that the interests of all stakeholders are served.
• Manage relationship with audit firm for annual audit / income tax activities and all related matters.
• Leverage a detailed understanding of ‘what’s driving the numbers’ to act as a key strategic and operational contributor to the overall growth of the business.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are developed and in place for the benefit of all stakeholders and the more efficient operation of the business.
• Effectively manage the company’s cash and securities position and drive any supplementary initiatives deemed necessary by the company.
• Serve as a champion for enterprise excellence and the maximizing of value creation.
• Ensure all stakeholders including lenders and financial institutions are kept up to date on all relevant financial matters in a timely manner.
• Remain informed about the business, put measurements and reporting dashboards into place enabling real time assessment of performance and ‘what’s over the horizon’.

Competency Profile

The following competencies listed below define the role of Chief Financial Officer :

Strategic Approach

Develops a strategic plan to realize the vision. Revises strategy in light of changing circumstances. Takes a long-term view of organizational success. Works to clarify long term organizational goals. Able to stand back from immediate problems in order to focus on more far reaching ideas.

Role Expertise

Demonstrates critical technical or professional knowledge / skills related to the role. Has thorough knowledge of relevant products, services and methods. Expands technical knowledge / skills and keeps up-to-date in own area of expertise.

Commercial Acumen

Applies appropriate commercial and financial principles. Appreciates the commercial impact of own work on the organization’s total expenses and revenues. Understands situations in terms of costs, profits, added-value and return on investment.

Results Orientation

Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Aims to improve upon past performance. Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them. Can alter own perspective and behaviour in order to adjust to changing demands and plans. Open to change and readily adopts new methods in the face of shifting priorities and ambiguity. Quickly adapts to new situations and approaches.

Preferred Experience / Education

The following indicates specific industry, academic and functional experience / qualifications that are important to the successful achievement of the identified responsibilities and performance deliverables :

• A minimum of 10-15 years of senior financial management experience at the CFO level with responsibility for the day-to-day financial operations.
• Technology sector experience with preference to experience working within the managed services environment or other recurring revenue business models.
• Experience within mid-sized technology company, concerns dealing with issues of scaling and growth as well as M&A and post-acquisition integration.
• Experience in negotiations with customers, suppliers and distribution partners, investors and debtors, etc.
• A hands-on, ‘roll up your sleeves’ orientation when required.
• Experience with acquisitions and their integration, strategic alliances and positioning in a hyper growth environment.
• Experience in best practices for financial strategies, reporting, controls and other processes for companies with $50 million+ revenue.
• Experience in preparing and presenting to venture capital companies and other outside shareholders.

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Our client is one of Canada’s Largest Pension funds with assets in excess of $100 billion.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director Trading and Risk Technology, the Senior Manager is accountable for the delivery and support of the trading systems used by the Global Capital Markets investment group to execute trades for all investment groups within the fund. The individual must be able to translate the Global Capital Markets business strategy into requirements to build out new trading capabilities to support the growing needs of the fund and work in close partnership with the business.

Major Responsibilities

More specifically the Senior Manager will be responsible for:

• Defining and implementing the technology strategy to support the Global Capital Markets trading group. The strategy will involve a combination of building new capabilities, selecting and integrating with vendor solutions where appropriate while adhering to the overall technology architecture standards.
• Managing a team focused on enabling trading by Global Capital Markets, the Capital Markets trading desk department.
• Building, retaining, coaching and driving a team of high-integrity, high-performance and partnership-focused professionals aligned to the business needs of the organization.
• Driving the evolution of the trading systems. Managing the development, configuration and support of vendor solutions (e.g. Order Management Systems) and in house developed trading systems including the assignment of appropriate resources to successfully deliver functionality to the clients.
• Supporting the expansion of the trading capabilities to markets worldwide while maintaining systems that are flexible and sustainable over the long term.
• Working closely with the Global Capital Markets research team to integrate trade order management systems with trade execution.
• Day to day planning and coordination of activities related to supporting the operations of the trading desk.
• Independently developing and executing project specifications, plans, technical implementation, schedules, and documentation. Creating scalable, extensible and sustainable solutions to meet the strategic objectives.
• Analyzing complex trading and settlements requirements for cash products to propose solutions for handling these products efficiently while adopting and advancing key strategies including Data Management
• Assisting in the development of, identifying inefficiencies in, and recommending changes to Information Services practices, procedures, and approaches to service Public Market Investments (PMI) trading
• Working extensively with both technology staff and business partners to provide support and maintenance of our client’s rapidly growing environment. Conveying and implementing a forward thinking and partnership focused perspective
• Managing the relationship with strategic vendors including Bloomberg.
• Providing technical and functional expertise to push forward initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with all levels of the investment and operations teams to establish priorities and present status on a regular basis.
• Partnering with the investment departments to design and implement the business processes required to support new trading activities from trade booking through to settlement.
• Developing strong relationships with multiple partners across the firm, and aligns the objectives of the Information Services and Public Market Investments.

Client Orientation
Creates strong partnerships with internal client groups. Anticipates clients’ needs. Monitors and acts on measures of client satisfaction. Understands the clients’ needs and how those fit within the broader technology framework and can craft solutions in an appropriate time. Works closely with clients applying business oriented technology expertise.

Adaptability
Can alter own perspective and behaviour in order to adjust to changing demands and plans. Open to change and readily adopts new methods in the face of shifting priorities and ambiguity. Quickly adapts to new situations and approaches.

Influence
Articulates the key points of an argument persuasively. Directly and indirectly impacts the decisions/opinions of others. Mobilizes people into action. Negotiates skillfully and convinces others to own point of view.

Results Orientation
Aims to improve upon past performance. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them. Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met.

Analytical / Problem Solving
Develops several explanations or alternatives. Divides problems into their individual elements. Draws parallels across situations and contexts. Separates the core of a problem from its symptoms and can identify cause and effect.

Preferred Experience and Education

• Undergraduate degree, preferably in Information Technology/Computer Science.
• 10+ years of hands-on practical experience, with a minimum of three years in a management role.
• Experience of working in an Agile environment.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience supporting and enhancing trading systems and transaction processing.
• CFA or an MBA would be considered an asset.
• Demonstrated technical skills. Specifically, hands-on Java, SQL and UNIX knowledge.
• Experience of Bloomberg Position Order Management System, Quantify, PC-Bond and similar trading applications
• Experience working in a variety of Capital Markets functions would be an advantage

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