Director of Finance, North America

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Director of Finance, North America

Location: Surrey, BC

Our client, a North American leader in the manufacturing and wholesale sector, is seeking an accomplished Director of Finance to lead the accounting and financial operations of a complex, multi entity business across Canada and the United States.

This is a senior leadership role for a finance executive with deep technical accounting expertise, strong operational discipline, and a proven ability to build scalable financial infrastructure in a high volume, multi site environment. While strategic insight is important, this role is firmly grounded in accounting excellence, controls, compliance, and execution.

What You Will Lead:

Accounting & Financial Operations

Own all accounting functions across North America, including general ledger, AR, AP, payroll, fixed assets, inventory, and cost accounting.
Ensure accurate, timely month end, quarter end, and year end close across multiple legal entities.
Maintain the integrity of financial records in accordance with US and Canadian GAAP.
Oversee consolidation of financial results across entities and jurisdictions.

Financial Reporting

Lead internal and external financial reporting for executive leadership and ownership.
Deliver accurate monthly financial statements with clear commentary on operational performance.
Coordinate audits, working closely with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
Ensure consistent accounting policies, documentation, and reporting standards across the organization.

Controls, Compliance & Risk

Design, implement, and continuously strengthen internal controls and financial governance frameworks.
Oversee tax compliance and planning across multiple provinces and states, including coordination with external advisors.
Ensure compliance with regulatory, statutory, and corporate reporting requirements.
Lead financial risk management activities including insurance, credit exposure, and contractual financial review.

Systems & Process Excellence

Own the finance function’s use of ERP systems, ideally SAP Business One, ensuring data integrity and operational efficiency.
Drive process improvement initiatives that enhance accuracy, speed, and scalability of accounting operations.
Standardize workflows and reporting across locations as the business continues to grow.

Team Leadership

Lead and develop accounting and finance teams across Canada and the USA, including Controllers and transactional teams.
Set clear expectations, develop talent, and build a high accountability culture within the function.
Act as a hands on leader who can dive into the details while maintaining executive level oversight.

Business Partnership

Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales to support inventory management, costing, pricing, and margin analysis.
Provide practical financial guidance grounded in accounting reality to support operational decision making.
Support financial due diligence for contracts, capital investments, and strategic initiatives.

What You Bring

15+ years of progressive finance and accounting leadership experience.
CPA designation strongly preferred, MBA or advanced financial education considered an asset.
Deep expertise in US and Canadian GAAP, financial reporting, and multi entity accounting.
Proven experience leading accounting functions in a high volume, transactional, multi site environment.
Strong ERP experience, ideally SAP Business One, with a track record of improving systems and controls.
Solid understanding of corporate tax, inventory accounting, cost accounting, and working capital management.
Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and retain high performing accounting teams.
Hands on, execution focused leadership style with strong attention to detail.
Clear communicator with the confidence to act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

To apply, please submit your resume here or to Alexandra.Bunardzic@summitsearchgroup.com.

Please note, only qualified individuals will be contacted.