About the role
Position: Vice President of Finance
Our client is seeking a highly analytical, hands-on Vice President of Finance to lead financial operations at a high-volume transaction global travel company. This executive role demands someone who thrives in a data-driven, fast-paced environment and can design and implement scalable financial processes that align with our clients strategic goals. You will play a critical role in controlling accounts receivable, improving working capital, enhancing profitability, and supporting decision-making with actionable insights derived from rigorous financial analysis.
Responsibilities and Duties
• Lead all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Drive performance through KPI-driven dashboards and margin optimization strategies.
• Partner with an Executive Director (Acting currently as CFO), the CEO and leadership team to
shape financial strategy and growth initiatives.
• Own and optimize the AR process to reduce DSO, enforce credit controls, and improve cash
flow.
• Build systems to flag aging receivables, engage clients proactively, and reduce bad debt risk.
• Create tight feedback loops between Sales, Operations, and Finance to align receivables with
contractual terms.
• Define and enforce strong financial controls and transactional workflows across departments.
Qualifications
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, preferably in travel , fintech, or high volume B2B/B2C industries.
• Strong command of accounting principles, cash flow management, AR/AP cycles, and ERP
systems.
• Deep expertise in transaction-level analytics, gross margin control, and financial automation
tools.
• Proven success in reducing DSO and maintaining tight AR discipline in a high-volume
environment.
• Hands-on mindset with the ability to zoom in and out—from strategic planning to resolving
operational gaps.
• CPA, CMA, MBA or equivalent is mandatory and preferred.
About Travel Industry Personnel
Travel Industry Personnel was established in 1984 and has grown to become the largest company committed to staffing within the Canadian travel industry. We have helped travel agencies, tour wholesalers, airlines, hotels, and car rental firms with their staffing needs across Canada.
Customer service leads our list of priorities and our company is exclusively dedicated to the travel industry. We have the contacts, industry experience and knowledge to offer reliable, professional and effective service.
Let us save you an incredible amount of work. We can reduce the time you spend in placing advertisements, screening, arranging interviews and salary negotiations.
TIP’s ability to match proven travel professionals with organizations seeking to fill travel positions, has made us the number one recruiting firm within the travel industry. We are firm believers in industry participation through associations such as ACTA.
About the role
Position: Vice President of Finance
Our client is seeking a highly analytical, hands-on Vice President of Finance to lead financial operations at a high-volume transaction global travel company. This executive role demands someone who thrives in a data-driven, fast-paced environment and can design and implement scalable financial processes that align with our clients strategic goals. You will play a critical role in controlling accounts receivable, improving working capital, enhancing profitability, and supporting decision-making with actionable insights derived from rigorous financial analysis.
Responsibilities and Duties
• Lead all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Drive performance through KPI-driven dashboards and margin optimization strategies.
• Partner with an Executive Director (Acting currently as CFO), the CEO and leadership team to
shape financial strategy and growth initiatives.
• Own and optimize the AR process to reduce DSO, enforce credit controls, and improve cash
flow.
• Build systems to flag aging receivables, engage clients proactively, and reduce bad debt risk.
• Create tight feedback loops between Sales, Operations, and Finance to align receivables with
contractual terms.
• Define and enforce strong financial controls and transactional workflows across departments.
Qualifications
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, preferably in travel , fintech, or high volume B2B/B2C industries.
• Strong command of accounting principles, cash flow management, AR/AP cycles, and ERP
systems.
• Deep expertise in transaction-level analytics, gross margin control, and financial automation
tools.
• Proven success in reducing DSO and maintaining tight AR discipline in a high-volume
environment.
• Hands-on mindset with the ability to zoom in and out—from strategic planning to resolving
operational gaps.
• CPA, CMA, MBA or equivalent is mandatory and preferred.
About Travel Industry Personnel
Travel Industry Personnel was established in 1984 and has grown to become the largest company committed to staffing within the Canadian travel industry. We have helped travel agencies, tour wholesalers, airlines, hotels, and car rental firms with their staffing needs across Canada.
Customer service leads our list of priorities and our company is exclusively dedicated to the travel industry. We have the contacts, industry experience and knowledge to offer reliable, professional and effective service.
Let us save you an incredible amount of work. We can reduce the time you spend in placing advertisements, screening, arranging interviews and salary negotiations.
TIP’s ability to match proven travel professionals with organizations seeking to fill travel positions, has made us the number one recruiting firm within the travel industry. We are firm believers in industry participation through associations such as ACTA.