Head of Finance, CanadaOverview We are looking for a qualified and experienced finance leader to provide strong commercial partnership and financial controllership to this growing division of Henry Schein One. As Head of Finance, Canada, you will be a highly self-motivated individual who will contribute and challenge the business to realise high growth potential and meet its' financial commitments; whilst maintaining robust stewardship of the financial controls.
What you'll do- Partner with GM and leaders of both the Commercial and Academic businesses, to provide valuable input into the strategy and investment decision-making process.
- Develop financial plans and forecasts to promote growth.
- Implement automation and AI tooling to drive efficiency in the finance function and throughout the business.
- Challenge the leaders of the business to meet its' financial commitments
- Maintain robust financial controls, highly accurate and timely information
- Develop and lead high-performing finance teams to partner both internal and external stakeholders
- Empower your teams and the business to achieve a high level of productivity and quality.
- Manage the reporting calendar to ensure the finance team meets its' commitment to deliverables.
- Develop relationships and work across the business to influence others.
- Attend and oversee all material for business review meetings.
What you'll be working on- Manage the finance function for Canada, with responsibility for the team, encompassing financial control, reporting and transactional finance.
- Lead, inspire and create a high achieving finance team through ongoing coaching, development and transformation.
- Embed finance as a partner to the business cultivating key relationships and provide financial insight and advice to the organisation
- Responsible for compliance and regulatory matters - including quarterly reporting, SOX and internal controls
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and KPIs; evolve the financial reporting to meet the needs of the business.
- Responsible for forecasting accuracy; ensure the business understands risk and opportunities above original targets; coordinate profit improvement plans and remedial actions where appropriate
- Oversee the annual statutory audit and manage the relationship with external auditors
- Lead the preparation, sign off and maintenance of the annual budget
- Implement company initiatives across the finance function
- Lead on finance transformation projects and continuous improvement initiatives leveraging knowledge and experience from other areas of the business
- Promote an inclusive and diverse culture, in line with the Henry Schein One values
- Work with the International FD to set targets for long range plans and budgets.
- Investment modelling to evaluate the financial viability of projects
Our Finance Tech and Tools- Finance - MS Business Central, Great Plains, JD Edwards, Oracle HFM & PBCS
- CRM - Salesforce and Hubspot
- MS Office
What you'll bring with you- 5+ years' experience in a Senior Finance leadership position
- Qualified accountant
- Experience in the SaaS/ Tech sector
- Proven record of leading, transforming and creating finance teams
- Experience in communicating, influencing and presenting at a senior level.
- Clearly communicate technically complex financial issues, combined with effective influencing skills at all levels
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience working in a highly regulated framework or globally listed organization (USGAAP, SOX, IFRS, local GAAP)
- Experience working on Microsoft Dynamics is preferable.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Your personal attributes- Strong communication and collaboration skills working with all external and internal business stakeholders.
- Independent, proactive with a strong desire to be accountable and take ownership.
- Able to lead and influence across a remote work environment
- Empathetic and authentic
- Inquisitive and interested
- Driven, self-motivated and diligent
- Optimistic and courageous
