Senior Vice-President, Finance & Controller

If you are looking to join one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, goeasy Ltd. is the place for you! Certified as a Great Place to Work®, recognized as Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, GTA's Top 100 Employers, one of Canada’s Top 50 Fintech’s, and winners of the 2021 TSX30, we want the best and brightest to join our team.

We are a publicly-traded company on the TSX with over 4000% shareholder return since 2001. Accredited by the Better Business Bureau, goeasy Ltd is a Canadian company that provides non-prime leasing and lending services through easyhome, easyfinancial and LendCare. We offer a wide variety of financial products and services including lease-to-own merchandise, unsecured and secured installment loans, direct-to-consumer auto loans, and point-of-sale financing to over 4,000 merchants in the powersports, automotive, retail, home improvement, and health sectors. With over 30 years of experience, our 2200 employees work with our customers to help them get access to the money they need today, while they rebuild their credit and graduate to prime rates. Our omni-channel model includes over 400 retail locations and digital/mobile platforms that enable our customers to transact with us through their channel of choice.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer the Senior Vice-President, Finance & Controller is a newly configured role at goeasy! This is a key leadership role within the organization, which will require a seasoned hands-on leader to support the organization in fulfilling its ambitious goals while maintaining the necessary financial structure and controls. As part of goeasy’s plans for accelerated growth, this role will lead the creation and enhancement of processes to consolidate and report on financials and performance from a variety of business units and, eventually, geographies. This role will provide critical leadership to a talented finance team, providing opportunities for collective and individual growth.

Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Direct oversight of the Controllership function including Corporate Accounting, Financial, Regulatory Reporting, Taxation, Audit Coordination, Disbursements, Asset & Inventory Management, Vendor & Expense Management, and other related analysis.
• Overall responsibility for all required financial reports and related regulatory submissions across the organization’s legal entities and business units, including production of Financial Statements, Management Discussion & Analysis, Annual Report & Information Form, and the Management Information Circular.
• Accountability for the completeness and accuracy of the organizations corporate accounts, including financial systems of record, accounting policies, provisions, valuations, and presentation under IFRS and local market GAAP, where applicable.
• Lead and represent the company on all financial audit matters, including managing and coordinating external financial audits and reviews.
• Ensuring optimization and compliance with all taxation requirements and obligations across the organization, including Income Tax, Indirect Tax, Transfer Pricing, Provisions, and Audits conducted by tax authorities.
• Responsibility for the company’s disbursement accounting and related controls, including Vendor and Employee Payments & Distributions.
• Preparation of required materials and reports to the company’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
• Preparation and support of the company’s Management Reporting.
• Directly impacting the management and financial integrity of goeasy through the effective stewarding of organizational resources, maintaining appropriate controls, and integrity of financial management in compliance with applicable legal, governmental, and regulatory requirements.

Providing support to other functional areas of finance:

• Corporate Development - including M&A activity, New Business Venture & Deal analysis, Research, Investor Relations, Equity Research, Rating Agency enquiries, and Strategic Planning.
• Treasury - including Capital and Debt Management, Funding Facilities, Transactional Banking, Securitization vehicle, Financial Instruments, and optimizing cost of credit.
• Financial Planning & Analysis - including the preparation of Budgets, Forecasts, Investment Analysis, Business Unit Segment Analysis, Project Planning, Management Reporting, Strategic Analysis, Departmental Financial Support, Key Performance Indicators, and other related analysis.

Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CPA/CA) with at least 10-12 years of progressive financial management experience.
• Experience within a publicly-traded organization along with relevant financial services experience is an asset.
• Consolidation and reporting experience working in a parent company with multiple business units operating in multiple geographies.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience in IFRS is required. Knowledge of US GAAP is an asset.
• Previous experience managing external financial audits is required.
• Knowledge of Canadian Income and Indirect Taxation is required. Experience in International Tax is an asset.
• Strong financial systems knowledge and experience is required.
• Comfortable with a rapidly growing, fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• A natural leader with strong people management and coaching skills.
• A strong and organized leader that can manage financial processes but also distill communication with the executive team and business leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines and company goals.
• Ability to multitask and deal with people and situations in a professional manner within a dynamic environment.  Able to manage competing priorities, meet deliverables while building relationships with colleagues.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

goeasy is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, goeasy is committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada. Please let us know if you require an accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Additional Information:

All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire.  We thank all interested applicants, however we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.

Why should you work for goeasy?

To learn more about our great company please click the links below:

http://goeasy.com/careers/

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