Role Overview

The Director, Finance Systems owns the strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of the enterprise Finance Systems portfolio. This leader is accountable for core financial platforms (ERP, close, spend, tax, equity, record‑to‑report, order‑to‑cash integrations, procure‑to‑pay integrations) and FP&A;/Planning platforms (EPM, modeling, forecasting, workforce planning, dashboards). The position partners closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A;, IT, RevOps, People Systems and Data/Analytics to ensure finance data is accurate, secure, automated, compliant, and decision‑useful.

Responsibilities

- Own the multi‑year vision and roadmap for Finance Systems and FP&A; Systems, aligning delivery to business priorities and capacity.
- Drive annual planning and budget ownership for the Finance Systems organization.
- Lead and coach two managers and their IC teams; set clear outcomes, operating rhythms, and development plans.
- Build a culture of accountability, customer‑centricity, strong controls, and continuous improvement.
- Scale the organization as the company grows through headcount planning, hiring, leveling, and capability building.
- Strategic and architectural owner of core finance platforms (NetSuite, Pigment, Coupa, Leapfin, FloQast, Avalara, Workiva, Stripe), ensuring platforms and integrations scale appropriately.
- Ensure platform health, scalability, release management, and vendor performance.
- Partner with Finance teams to map manual processes, identify automation initiatives, and reduce human error.




- Sponsor AI/automation capabilities across the portfolio.
- Own end‑to‑end financial data flows and integrations between ERP, EPM, HRIS, CRM, billing, and analytics platforms.
- Establish reusable integration patterns, master data management, and reconciliation processes for consistent “actuals vs. forecast” truth.
- Set and enforce finance systems governance: access controls, segregation of duties, change management, ITGC/SOX controls, and evidence quality.
- Lead SOX gap remediation and continuous control improvement across the portfolio.
- Establish SLAs, intake triage, and support models (ticketing, training, enablement).
- Improve user experience and company‑wide adoption through documentation and education.

Qualifications

- 8–10+ years in finance systems, enterprise applications, or business systems with 4+ years leading managers and multi‑team organizations.
- Hands‑on experience taking a company public or operating finance systems at a company that has recently gone public (IPO readiness, S‑1, SOX scaling, first‑year public close).
- Deep expertise in ERP ecosystems (NetSuite) and adjacent finance tools (record‑to‑report, procure‑to‑pay, revenue lifecycle, expense, close, tax, compliance,



order‑to‑cash).
- Solid experience with EPM/FP&A; platforms and planning processes (forecasting, budgeting, driver‑based modeling, dashboards).
- Proven ability to design and govern integrations across ERP, EPM, HRIS, CRM, and billing/data platforms.
- Demonstrated ownership of SOX/ITGC controls, change management, and experience partnering with auditors through rapid growth and change.
- Track record of leading enterprise programs with executive stakeholders, clear ROI, and on‑time delivery.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance/Accounting, or equivalent practical experience.
- Growth mindset toward process improvement and new technologies, especially AI.

Benefits

- Competitive salary within the range of $176,600 to $265,000 CAD, with variable pay based on company performance.
- Top‑tier health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Hybrid work environment with an expectation for local employees to be in office minimum twice per week.
- $2,000 annual counseling benefit.
- RRSP matching and RESP contribution.
- Recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years.
- Accessibility accommodations available during the recruitment process.

EEO Statement

We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you require accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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📌 Director, Finance Systems (Toronto)
🏢 Themis Solutions
📍 Toronto