Director of Finance & Operations
Job Overview
Position: Director Finance & Operations
Location: Mississauga Hybrid
Salary: $150,000 -165,000, + bonus
Industry: Retail
Company Overview
For over 20 years our client has been serving a particular demographic in the retail space with over 140 locations across Canada.
Role Overview
The Director, Finance & Operations will provide day-to-day financial and operational leadership across the business. This role works in close partnership with the President, the Directors of Finance & Accounting and FP&A. This role will ensure alignment, integration, and execution across finance and operations in a retail landscape.
Responsibilities:
- Translate financial outputs into clear, actionable insights for business leaders
- Ensure consistency and alignment between actuals, forecasts, and operational plans
- Own the financial operating rhythm (close, forecast, review cadence)
- Align team outputs to business priorities without disrupting functional ownership
- Act as additional point of contact for finance-related execution outside the executive team
- Partner with operations, merchandising, and supply chain leaders to:
- Improve store-level profitability and labor efficiency
- Optimize inventory turns and margin performance
- Support pricing, promotions, and new initiatives with financial analysis
- Ensure KPIs are well-defined, understood, and consistently reported
- Consolidate financial and operational reporting for senior leadership
- Prepare management-level summaries and recommendations for the President, Finance Directors, Merchandise team and the Chairman
- Ensure appropriate controls, documentation, and governance without adding unnecessary bureaucracy
Qualifications:
- CPA designation, near completion or a combination of other education and demonstrated experience.
- 10+ years of experience in finance and/or operations within a retail or multi-entity / multi-provincial environments
- Strong working knowledge of accounting, FP&A, and operational finance
- Knowledge of BI and AI tools, Advanced Excel and ERP system experience (they use in-house system)
- Proven ability to lead through influence rather than direct control
JOB ID: # 16816841
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