Vice President, Corporate Finance

If you are looking to join one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, goeasy Ltd. is the place for you! Recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, one of Canada’s Top 50 Fintech’s and one of North America’s Most Engaged Workplaces, 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, goeasy operates two main business units. easyfinancial is our consumer lending business that offers secured and unsecured installment loans of up to $35,000 and easyhome is Canada’s largest merchandise lease-to-own company. It is our mission to provide everyday Canadians the chance for a better tomorrow, today by giving them access to the credit they need and by offering them a second chance when they have been turned down by banks and traditional lenders. With a retail network of nearly 400 locations across Canada and over 2000 employees, we are able to build lasting relationships with our customers as we help them rebuild their credit and graduate towards prime rates and a brighter financial future.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and working closely with the Executive Team, the Vice-President of Corporate Finance is a newly created role at goeasy! This role will be responsible for leading the Financial Planning and Controllership functions. The VP, Corporate Finance is a senior and critical role, which will require a seasoned hands-on leader that will develop financial strategies and plans to drive long-term value creation through process automation and increased efficiency and timely and accurate financial information. The successful candidate will work as a trusted business partner with senior leaders and as well as cross-functionally to support the growth of the business. This role will provide critical leadership to a talented finance organization, providing opportunities for collective and individual associate growth. As an organization that has a track record of internal leadership growth stories, this role has a ton of opportunity for advancement!

Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Direct oversight of Financial Planning & Analysis function in 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.
• 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.
• Support of the Treasury function including Capital and Debt Management, Funding Facilities, Transactional Banking, Securitization vehicle, Financial Instruments, and optimizing cost of credit.
• Support of the Corporate Development function including M&A activity, New Business Venture & Deal analysis, Research, Investor Relations, Equity Research, Rating Agency enquiries, and Strategic Planning.
• Support of cross-functional departments including cost centre reporting, investment analysis, KPI’s, expense tracking, capital investments and other related analysis.
• 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 strategic leadership and oversight to ensure the delivery of finance operational excellence; the development of relevant financial information, financial planning, and reporting.
• Managing, coach, and develop a group of finance professionals.
• Overall responsibility for the financial close and reporting cycle
• Manage the partnership with our (external) Audit partner of record
• Provides leadership and direction for the activities of the finance department to ensure the department provides superior internal customer Develops and establishes short- and long-term departmental goals, objectives policies and operating procedures.
• Lead the production of financial statements and manage month-end business processes.
• Be viewed as a trusted advisor by the business unit leadership and senior executive and provide timely and valued support.
• Evaluate and optimize current business processes and systems
• Own and continuously improve internal control processes working collaboratively with internal audit.
• Ensure the Company’s ability to meet CEO/CFO financial statement certification requirements
• Support the quarterly and annual audit processes
• Ensure compliance, regulatory reporting, and the pursuit of new opportunities with respect to taxation
• Stay current on regulatory changes assessing the potential impact on the Company
• Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of department managers on financial issues impacting department budgets

Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CPA/CA) with at least 10-12 years of progressive financial management experience.
• A track record of success serving in a VP Finance/Controller or the related role(s) with preference for exposure in a publicly traded organization; financial services experience is an asset
• Previous progressive experience within a consulting firm, with a focus on Financial Services.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience
• Previous experience working in a very dynamic environment with the aptitude to supporting all other areas of finance (FP&A, Treasury, Corporate Development etc.)
• Comfortable with a rapidly growing and dynamic environment
• Natural leader with strong people management and coaching skills
• A keen eye for talent and a desire to build and retain a high potential high performing team. 
• 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.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Must be finance system savvy; experience with D365 is considered advantageous 

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:

www.goeasy.com/careers

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