Own US accounting and compliance, lead monthly group consolidation and close, and establish consistent R&D accruals and budget reporting while partnering with advisers and budget holders.
Senior Strategic Finance Manager
📜 Description
- Lead quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-term financial plans across the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
- Build financial models for product expansion, monetization, marketing ROI, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to assess performance, investment opportunities, and profitable growth.
- Own recurring reporting and analysis, including forecast variances, user metrics, P&L performance, and headcount.
- Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analysis, and present findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Improve financial reporting and workflows using automation, AI tools, and platforms such as Tableau and Grafana.
🛠️ Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), corporate development, investment banking, management consulting, or a related field.
- Advanced Excel skills and extensive financial modeling experience, including the development and management of integrated three-statement financial forecasts.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex, ambiguous analytical projects from initial problem definition through execution and final recommendations.
- Strong understanding of financial performance metrics, forecasting methodologies, budgeting processes, and strategic investment evaluation.
- Knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial reporting practices.
- Proven ability to build productive relationships with business partners and collaborate across departments to achieve organizational objectives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain sophisticated financial concepts clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders.
- Experience working effectively in remote, asynchronous environments, demonstrating strong ownership, organization, and independent judgment.
- A proactive approach to improving analytical efficiency through process automation and the practical application of AI tools.
- Preferred qualifications: Experience with Tableau, Grafana, Sage Intacct, or similar financial reporting and business intelligence platforms.
✨ Benefits
- Competitive annual compensation: CAD $253,500–$284,417 for eligible Canadian-based candidates.
- Equity compensation: Stock options that provide an opportunity to participate in the organization's long-term success.
- Remote-first flexibility: Work remotely with flexible scheduling and no fixed core working hours, while maintaining an average full-time commitment of approximately 40 hours per week.
- Transparent compensation: Consistent compensation within the same professional level and global region, regardless of function, location within that region, gender, educational background, or years of experience.
- Work-life balance: Access to a team member support program focused on employee wellbeing and sustainable working practices.
- Home office support: Assistance with office setup to help create a productive remote workspace.
- Co-working allowance: Support for accessing co-working spaces when needed.
- Paid parental leave: Benefits designed to support employees and their families.
- Team connection: Opportunities to participate in an annual all-hands gathering and a team retreat to strengthen collaboration and relationships.
- Professional autonomy: An ownership-driven culture that encourages independent project management, critical thinking, and continuous learning.
Full job description
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Strategic Finance Manager based in Canada.
The Senior Strategic Finance Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping financial strategy, supporting business growth, and driving data-informed decision-making across a global, remote-first organization. You will lead key financial planning and analysis (FP&A) activities, partnering with cross-functional leaders to evaluate business performance and strategic investment opportunities. From product expansion and monetization strategies to marketing effectiveness and potential acquisitions, your financial insights will help guide high-impact decisions. You will build sophisticated financial models, oversee forecasting processes, and translate complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership. The role also offers the opportunity to modernize financial operations by leveraging AI-powered tools, automation, and business intelligence platforms. Working in a collaborative and autonomous environment, you will have significant ownership of strategic projects and contribute directly to long-term profitability and sustainable growth. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional who combines analytical rigor, strategic thinking, and a passion for continuous improvement.
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