Chief Financial Officer (St. John's)

Chief Financial Officer (St. John's)

02 Aug
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Harvey
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St. John's

02 Aug

Harvey

St. John's

Chief Financial Officer

Role Overview

The Pike Group is a diversified, growth-focused organization with operations in heavy equipment, trucking, and related industries. We are seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help lead the next phase of growth.

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the COO, you will act as a true business partner, supporting strategy, improving profitability, and building the financial, people, and technology infrastructure required to scale a high-performance dealership group.

Your Mandate

Lead Finance, with oversight of HR and IT, ensuring sound financial stewardship, strong governance, and organizational capability to enable sustainable growth.

This includes:

- Driving sustainable EBITDA growth

- Building scalable systems and processes

- Embedding financial discipline into all areas of operations

- Enabling expansion through data-driven decision-making and capital strategy

What You'll Do

Drive Strategy & Growth

- Partner with the CEO and COO to execute the Group’s strategic plan, including expansion and acquisitions

- Lead financial modeling, scenario planning, and capital allocation decisions

- Provide insight that drives action—not just reporting

- Manage the KPIs critical to dealership success:

– Expense ratios

– Interest expense

– Gross margin by department

– Inventory turns and aging

– Working capital and cash flow

- Deliver actionable insights at the branch and executive level

- Support a sales-driven culture with disciplined financial oversight

Lead Dealership Financial Performance

Own the Finance Function





- Lead all aspects of finance across a multi-entity structure:

– Budgeting, forecasting, and Financial Planning & Admin

– Financial reporting and controls

– Cash flow and working capital management

- Oversee inventory strategy and floorplan financing

- Ensure accurate, timely financials that enable quick decision-making

Partner with Operations to Maximize Profitability

- Work closely with the COO to improve efficiency, margins, and absorption

- Support pricing strategies, cost control, and operational discipline

- Bring financial clarity to operational decisions across all locations

Strengthen the Business Backbone (HR, Payroll & IT)

- Oversee HR, Payroll, and IT (internal and outsourced resources)

- Collaborate with the COO to drive performance management, compensation alignment, and workforce planning

- Lead IT strategy, including DMS optimization, system integration, and data visibility

Governance, Risk & Financial Discipline

- Establish strong internal controls and financial governance

- Manage banking, audit, tax, and external stakeholder relationships

- Identify and mitigate financial and operational risks





- Ensure the business is structured to grow responsibly and sustainably

Candidate Profile

What We’re Looking For

- CPA designation required

- 10+ years of senior financial leadership experience

- Experience in a dealership, industrial, or multi-unit operating environment strongly preferred

- Deep understanding of:

– Fixed operations and absorption models

– Inventory management and floorplan financing

– Multi-location business performance

- Proven ability to drive growth and improve profitability

- Experience leading cross-functional teams including HR and IT

- A hands-on leader who can operate strategically and tactically

- Experience with Dealer Management Systems (Proceed for example) and asset

- Prior experience leading the HR function an asset

What Success Looks Like

- Consistent EBITDA growth and improved profitability

- Strong fixed ops absorption and margin performance

- Tight control of inventory, overhead expense, cash flow, and working capital

- Scalable systems and processes that support expansion

- High-performing Finance, HR, and IT functions

- A finance function that is a true competitive advantage

Why Join the Pike Group?

- Be part of a growth-focused, entrepreneurial organization

- Work directly with a driven CEO and operations-focused COO

- Lead across multiple businesses with real impact

- Help build a dealership group that outperforms the market

- We offer competitive salary and benefits, including cost-shared health, medical, dental, group RRSP, bonus opportunity.

📌 Chief Financial Officer (St. John's)
🏢 Harvey
📍 St. John's

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