Position Summary
The Finance Business Leader (North America) provides financial leadership, operational oversight, and strategic direction across Ravyx’s Canadian and U.S. finance functions. This role is accountable for accounting operations, financial reporting, consolidated financials, internal controls, compliance, financial systems, and performance management across both countries.
The Finance Business Leader partners closely with the CFO to drive financial planning, business performance, board reporting, and scalable growth. The role is highly execution‑oriented, with clear ownership of ERP optimization, KPI‑driven reporting, working capital management, and data‑driven decision support. This position serves as the senior finance business partner for North America and a key contributor to enterprise‑level strategy and value creation.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Business Partnership
- Provide financial leadership across Ravyx’s North American operations, ensuring alignment of financial strategy, execution, and reporting standards across Canada and the United States.
- Act as a strategic finance partner to the CFO and executive leadership team, supporting decision‑making related to growth, profitability, capital allocation, and risk management.
- Support organizational scalability through disciplined financial governance, infrastructure, and process design.
- Lead, coach, and develop finance team members, fostering accountability, performance, and continuous improvement.
Financial Planning, Analysis & Performance Management
- Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long‑range financial modeling.
- Develop and maintain a robust financial analysis framework to support operational and strategic decisions.
- Provide timely, insightful analysis of financial results, trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
- Partner with commercial and operational leaders to align financial performance with business objectives.
Month-End Close, Financial Reporting & Consolidation
- Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes across all North American entities.
- Review and approve month‑end results, including detailed variance analysis and management commentary.
- Oversee consolidated financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
- Ensure consistent accounting policies, strong internal controls, and audit readiness across all entities.
- Coordinate and manage external audit activities.
Executive Reporting
- Ensure reporting includes clear financial statements, KPIs, trend analysis, and forward‑looking insights.
- Ensure financial reporting supports strategic decision‑making and governance expectations.
Financial Systems, ERP & Process Optimization
- Own the finance function’s ERP and financial systems roadmap.
- Ensure system integrity, data accuracy, scalability, and effective financial controls.
- Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of finance processes across North America.
- Support systems enhancements, integrations, and documentation to sustain long‑term scalability.
Special Projects & M&A Support
- Lead or support special projects including business cases, scenario modeling, and strategic initiatives.
- Play a key role in mergers and acquisitions activities, including financial due diligence, valuation support, and integration planning.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to identify and mitigate financial risks related to strategic transactions.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
- 8–12 years of progressive finance or accounting leadership experience.
- Experience managing multi‑entity and cross‑border finance operations.
- Strong background in financial reporting, consolidation, and financial analysis.
- Proven experience leading month‑end close and financial governance processes.
- Experience supporting executive leadership and board‑level reporting.
- Hands‑on experience with ERP systems and financial reporting platforms.
- M&A due diligence and integration experience is an asset.
Other Requirements
- Fully bilingual in French and English (written and spoken).
- Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to operate both strategically and hands‑on in a fast‑paced growth environment.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
- Collaborative leadership style with a business‑partner mindset.
- Occasional travel to U.S. and Canadian offices may be required.