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Finance Director (6 month contract)

Vaco24 days ago
Calgary, Alberta
Senior Level
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About the role

This is a 6 month contract with permanent potential at the end of the contract

About the Opportunity

  • Prepare complete financial statements (entity-level and consolidated), and support audits and tax-ready financial reporting
  • Maintain and improve intercompany, intra-company, and related party reconciliations across global operations
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP, IFRS, internal policies, and evolving accounting standards
  • Lead and Oversee Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Corporate Accounting functions for multiple international entities
  • Manage a large team of direct and indirect reports, including setting goals, coaching, and performance reviews
  • Ensure accurate processing of AP transactions, vendor master data maintenance in Microsoft Dynamics 365, and compliance with authorization levels
  • Oversee general accounting activities including payroll, accruals, capital assets, prepaid expenses, and lease accounting under IFRS and US GAAP
  • Drive continuous process improvement and system optimization, with a strong focus on controls and reporting timelines
  • Collaborate with legal, tax, and systems teams for new entity setups and structural changes
  • CPA designation required with 8–10 years post-designation experience, including at least 4 years of people leadership in a global finance environment

About You

  • CPA or equivalent designation is required
  • Industry experience (manufacturing, Saas)
  • Excellent technical ability in accounting (financial reporting, memo writing, revenue recognition)
  • Supervisory Experience
  • Experience with multi-currency & multi-entity environments
  • Excellent communication and soft skills
  • Polished and well communicative enough to make executive presentations

About Vaco

Staffing and Recruiting
5001-10,000

Vaco Holdings is a leading provider of consulting, managed services and talent solutions. As a global professional services organization, Vaco Holdings is dedicated to supporting and transforming organizations in the core areas of accounting, finance, technology and digital. With a team of over 10,000, operating in more than 100 countries, Vaco Holdings provides business-critical services to a diverse and demanding client base through a distinct portfolio of brands: Vaco specializes in talent solutions, managed services and executive search; MorganFranklin Consulting specializes in finance, technology and business services; Pivot Point Consulting is a Best in KLAS healthcare IT consulting leader; Focus Search Partners specializes in retained and interim executive search services; and BUILT specializes in digital services focused on software, cloud, data and AI solutions. In addition to being named to Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies for the past 17 years, Vaco was named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Remote Work in 2023.