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Reporting to: Chief Financial & Administrative Officer Introduction: Our goal at Pivotree is to help accelerate the future of frictionless commerce. We will help lead this change over the next decade because we believe a future where technology is embedded intimately into all aspects of our everyday lives can benefit everyone and will shape the interactions with the brands we love. We will help shape the future of frictionless commerce by working together with some of the best brands in the world and some of the best people in the industry to leverage converging technologies that will make it possible to accelerate frictionless commerce faster than ever. Pivotree provides services focused on the design, implementation, management, and maintenance of complex ecommerce solutions for large enterprises.
We provide the technical skills necessary to enable the effective use of technologies combined with the business context to leverage a solution to solve our clients’ business challenges. We strive to fill the gaps in available technology with our own IP to reduce the barriers to adoption. We enable inclusive, immersive and highly personalized experiences for our clients and their customers. We build our products with a view to productizing and scaling technology to lower the costs and reduce the risks of implementing and managing our integrated solutions.
Each of our solutions starts with reliable and reputable e-commerce and MDM platforms, which run on enterprise grade infrastructure that are customized to meet a variety of client needs, situations, and budgets. Over the next 10 years we will add new categories and capabilities that will define frictionless commerce ecosystems. This is a journey of technology acceleration combined with consumer readiness and adoption. We are looking for people capable of adapting relentlessly to the rapidly evolving world around us.
Position Summary: We are currently seeking a highly motivated Director of FP&A to support strategic business decisions through financial models, forecasts, business and financial analysis, industry research, and special projects. You are a trained accounting professional with excellent communication skills and proven leadership, looking to advance your career in a high-growth, entrepreneurial company where change happens on a daily basis. You would have experience working in a multi business unit organization to support the required reporting, analysis and communication. You are detail oriented and enjoy being hands-on.
You have proven analytical skills and always understand the “bigger picture”. You are effective in building processes, establishing standards and building a high functioning team to drive our strategic objectives. This role is open to anywhere remote in Canada. Roles & Responsibilities: • Lead budgeting, forecasting and business planning by coordinating across the business and finance teams within multiple business units and geographies • Lead the preparation and completion of the quarterly MD&A for quarterly filings • Structure and develop a team that aligns with our strategy and corporate requirements • Lead monthly functional department reviews with owners, investigate key variances • Responsible for all board, executive, and corporate reporting and preparation (business KPIs, key ratios, corporate scorecards, etc.) • Prepare and present at Leadership and Board of Directors meetings • Analyze profitability by product/service/customer across the lines of business • Support investment decisions in new features, products, categories, or process improvements • Develop and set target pricing and margins for existing and new products/services through collaborating with the product team • Work with revenue function on deal pricing and sales commissions reviews • Responsible for equity raise initiatives (material preparation, quality of earning audit, cost of capital analysis, due diligence) • Support and lead financial modelling to support investment cases which could include new solutions or acquisitions • Responsible for the integration of acquired companies form an FP&A perspective • Implement process & tool improvements to support growth and scale within the finance department and across all operating units • Ad hoc analysis and projects as requested Key Skills and Competencies: • MBA or CPA designation • Public company experience in a finance capacity is an asset • 8+ years of professional experience including 3+ years in leadership capacity • Expert in Excel required, working knowledge in financial planning tools preferred • Experience in fast-paced, growing organization, preferably in SaaS-based tech • Experience with M&A activities & equity raise is an asset • Strong understanding of accounting principles across the 3 financial statements • Experience in ERP and FP&A solutions is an asset • Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to dig into an issue or problem with minimal supervision • Outstanding communication skills (both written and verbal) • Highly responsible with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to deadlines • Detail-oriented with high work quality and ethics • Flexible team player – highly adaptable and comfortable with change • Curiosity – this person should not be content with the status quo – this position requires someone who is comfortable in recommending improvements to any and all processes company-wide Pivotree is an equal opportunity employer.
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