Vice President of Finance

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Yorkville University Full time

About Us:
The same philosophy of personal attention that distinguishes Yorkville Education Company as a leading provider of post-secondary education makes us an exceptional place to work. We are a progressive and modern institution, responding to the needs of current and future students and implementing the best technology solutions to empower our work. We prioritize diversity, open doors to those often overlooked, welcome new Canadians, and provide pathways to successful careers.

Yorkville Education Company (which manages both Yorkville University and the Toronto Film School) began with a simple idea in 2004: offer flexible, rigorous, and career-focused degrees on campus and online to people who are on a purposeful path. With campuses in Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick, we equip our graduates with the professional knowledge, skills and designations that employers value.

Focused on providing a transformative, accessible and flexible higher education environment, our teams, from the President to the newest staff member, share a passion for learning, teaching, and growing as individuals and as teams. We nurture an inclusive, supportive, and genuinely kind work environment at our three campus locations.

If you want to shine a light on academic excellence, be empowered to make an impact on the transformation of the Canadian post-secondary education landscape, and work collaboratively beyond levels, join us.

Who we need:
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, we are looking for a Vice-President, Finance to lead our finance and accounting team. This is a high-profile role that will help manage the growth of the company, with an emphasis on supporting the financial reporting, contributing to process improvement, automation and profitability. This role is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting and the development of internal control policies and procedures. This role will support the organization's strategic goals and objectives.

Reporting to the Vice-President, Finance is the Controller, Manager of Financial Systems & Internal Control and a Purchasing Supervisor.

The Vice-President, Finance will lead a high-caliber finance and accounting team, build scalable processes that leverage ERP systems, and identify opportunities to increase efficiencies to support continued growth. The success of the team is defined by their ability to adopt a strong partnering approach in working with leaders across the business to both instill trust in and help them to understand the financial results of the business. Your leadership style ensures an inclusive working environment where all team members can be their best selves, grow and thrive, and support our corporate mission of championing student success. This role will work closely with the Vice-President, FP&A; Director, Treasury and Director, Student Finance.

What you will do:

- Develop and implement effective and efficient business and financial policies and procedures with an eye to continuous improvement
- Oversee all sides of accounting operations including regular financial reporting including monthly internal reporting and annual year-end financial statements; ensure accounts are reconciled and reviewed on a monthly basis.
- Responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the financial statements, quality and timeliness of financial reports and the adoption of accounting practices in compliance with IFRS
- Completion of monthly business review materials and commentary, including the monthly reporting package to private equity stakeholders
- Work closely with Director, Treasury to support cash flow forecasting and debt management
- Prepare management response to Auditors’ recommendations in consultation with CFO, take corrective action where required.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, accounting standards, and internal policies; prepare and submit financial reports; and coordinate with external auditors to facilitate audits and reviews of financial processes
- Oversee the overall finance systems strategy, ensuring technology platforms, finance systems and data are developed and maintained to support the business in its strategic objectives
- Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, enhance efficiency and utilization of current systems
- Build and maintain an annual financial and regulatory deliverables calendar
- Uphold the integrity of financial practices, internal policies and all legislative requirements.
- Act as a brand ambassador for the staff and faculty and promoting a positive corporate culture that supports equity, inclusion, learning, and wellness and our core values

What you bring:

- 15+ years of experience in Finance and Accounting, including experience with budgeting and forecasting; with experience at a management level.
- CPA designation, Bachelor's degree, or master’s degree, in a related discipli

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