VP, Finance & Accounting
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Role: VP, Finance & Accounting
Company: Highstreet Ventures Inc.
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Website: https://www.gohighstreet.ca
CultureSmith has partnered with a Highstreet Ventures Inc. on their current search to add a new VP, Finance & Accounting to the group.
Highstreet is leading the industry in designing and building apartments and condos that have a minimal impact on the environment. We’re building Carbon Free Homes™ that are 75% better than building code minimum with a warranty that is double the industry standard. They currently have homes under construction in Calgary, Kelowna, Langford, Parksville and Westbank First Nation.
Highstreet also manages its own growing portfolio of 1,300+ rental apartments with some of the highest customer service scores in any industry and supports community members going through tough times with their “Live Right Guarantee”.
Role summary:
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the VP, Finance & Accounting will work closely with the Leadership Team to implement and execute their strategy and vision.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Leadership, management and accountability for finance and accounting team
- Financing and debt management
- Legal oversight including corporate structure and investor reporting
- Insurance
- Long term cash forecast
- Systems and processes in finance and accounting
What does success look like?
- Lead a highly engaged team that loves where they work.
- Have the simplest, most efficient and effective processes that make us easy to work with.
- Deliver financials and budget reviews on agreed schedule every month.
- Estimates should be approximately right, not precisely wrong and numbers that need to be 100% accurate, always are.
- A deep understanding of the business, with the ability to know, at a glance, if financial information makes sense.
- Understand market values in all our markets.
- Provide insight on financial information to the Leadership Team.
Qualifications & Competencies:
- CPA designation.
- At least 10 years of experience in accounting or finance, including a minimum of five years in a in a VP or CFO role.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts to diverse audiences.
- Strategic mindset, with the ability to think innovatively and drive positive change.
- Ability to see risks and opportunities behind financial data and act as a strategic business partner.
Highstreet’s Core Values:
- As part of our Leadership Team, you will be responsible for demonstrating our core values in everything you do:
- Humility grants us insight from others
- Inquisitive & learning continuously
- Guided by always doing what is right
- Honest, open and timely communication
- Responsible & accountable for our actions and decisions
- Determined to persevere, get results and win together
To apply for this role, please email your resume and cover letter or apply through
Linkedin:
Tony Harvie, Partner – CultureSmith
tony@culturesmith.ca
This posting is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position. The job description is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or of all qualifications that may be required either now or in the future.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About CultureSmith Inc.
Break Through Organizational Constraints and Transform Teams.
CultureSmith is a leading provider of organizational psychology-based solutions for knowledge-based businesses and institutions. Our platform applies neuroscience and emotional intelligence to help leaders better understand their people, converting workplaces into centres of emotional well-being. Our flagship tool, MoodSwing®, helps people understand why they feel the way they feel in all situations. Why be a servant to your emotions when you can use your emotions to better serve you?
VP, Finance & Accounting
About the role
SEARCH PROFILE
Role: VP, Finance & Accounting
Company: Highstreet Ventures Inc.
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Website: https://www.gohighstreet.ca
CultureSmith has partnered with a Highstreet Ventures Inc. on their current search to add a new VP, Finance & Accounting to the group.
Highstreet is leading the industry in designing and building apartments and condos that have a minimal impact on the environment. We’re building Carbon Free Homes™ that are 75% better than building code minimum with a warranty that is double the industry standard. They currently have homes under construction in Calgary, Kelowna, Langford, Parksville and Westbank First Nation.
Highstreet also manages its own growing portfolio of 1,300+ rental apartments with some of the highest customer service scores in any industry and supports community members going through tough times with their “Live Right Guarantee”.
Role summary:
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the VP, Finance & Accounting will work closely with the Leadership Team to implement and execute their strategy and vision.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Leadership, management and accountability for finance and accounting team
- Financing and debt management
- Legal oversight including corporate structure and investor reporting
- Insurance
- Long term cash forecast
- Systems and processes in finance and accounting
What does success look like?
- Lead a highly engaged team that loves where they work.
- Have the simplest, most efficient and effective processes that make us easy to work with.
- Deliver financials and budget reviews on agreed schedule every month.
- Estimates should be approximately right, not precisely wrong and numbers that need to be 100% accurate, always are.
- A deep understanding of the business, with the ability to know, at a glance, if financial information makes sense.
- Understand market values in all our markets.
- Provide insight on financial information to the Leadership Team.
Qualifications & Competencies:
- CPA designation.
- At least 10 years of experience in accounting or finance, including a minimum of five years in a in a VP or CFO role.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts to diverse audiences.
- Strategic mindset, with the ability to think innovatively and drive positive change.
- Ability to see risks and opportunities behind financial data and act as a strategic business partner.
Highstreet’s Core Values:
- As part of our Leadership Team, you will be responsible for demonstrating our core values in everything you do:
- Humility grants us insight from others
- Inquisitive & learning continuously
- Guided by always doing what is right
- Honest, open and timely communication
- Responsible & accountable for our actions and decisions
- Determined to persevere, get results and win together
To apply for this role, please email your resume and cover letter or apply through
Linkedin:
Tony Harvie, Partner – CultureSmith
tony@culturesmith.ca
This posting is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position. The job description is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or of all qualifications that may be required either now or in the future.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About CultureSmith Inc.
Break Through Organizational Constraints and Transform Teams.
CultureSmith is a leading provider of organizational psychology-based solutions for knowledge-based businesses and institutions. Our platform applies neuroscience and emotional intelligence to help leaders better understand their people, converting workplaces into centres of emotional well-being. Our flagship tool, MoodSwing®, helps people understand why they feel the way they feel in all situations. Why be a servant to your emotions when you can use your emotions to better serve you?