Position: Director of Finance
Location: Mississauga, ON (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote)
Salary: $170,000-$190,000 (pro-rated for the 6-month contract)
Job Type: 6-month contract

Posting Type: Open Vacancy

Our client, a well-established organization in Mississauga, is seeking an experienced Director of Finance to join their team on a 6-month contract. This opportunity is ideal for an independent finance consultant, fractional CFO or Director of Finance, or an experienced finance executive looking for a short-term engagement.

The successful candidate will provide both strategic direction and hands‐on operational leadership during a period of transition, while supporting a growing finance and payroll function.

Key Responsibilities :

- Provide strategic and operational leadership to the finance function, ensuring business continuity throughout the engagement.
- Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Canadian accounting standards.
- Oversee the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Manage the external audit process and act as the primary liaison with external auditors.
- Oversee all accounting operations, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury and cash flow management, Payroll, Investments, and Pension accounting.
- Provide leadership and guidance to a developing payroll team, ensuring strong controls, compliance with legislative requirements, and payroll best practices.
- Strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with Canadian GAAP, regulatory requirements, organizational policies, and financial governance standards.
- Partner with executive leadership to provide financial insights, improve financial processes, and enhance operational effectiveness.




- Evaluate and implement process improvements to increase efficiency across finance and payroll operations.
- Lead, mentor, and support the finance team while fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
- Ensure continuity of finance operations while delivering practical leadership throughout the transition period.

Qualifications:

- CPA designation is required.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance leadership experience, including senior management responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience overseeing financial reporting, external audits, internal controls, treasury, payroll operations, investments, and pension accounting.
- Experience supporting or mentoring payroll teams through process improvements, organizational change, or payroll transformation initiatives is highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of Canadian GAAP, financial reporting, and governance best practices.
- Experience within the not-for-profit sector is considered a strong asset.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to quickly adapt, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a rapid-paced setting.

Why Join?

- Competitive compensation of $170,000-$190,000 (pro-rated for the contract).
- Hybrid work model with 3 days onsite in Mississauga and 2 days working remotely.
- Opportunity to make an immediate impact during a key leadership transition.
- Work closely with executive leadership to drive financial strategy, strengthen operational processes, and support the continued development of the payroll function.
- Collaborative and professional work environment with a highly engaged leadership team.

All applications are reviewed by our recruitment team, and hiring decisions are made by people. We may also use AI-enabled tools to support parts of the application review process.

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📌 Director of Finance (Mississauga)
🏢 Quantum Management Services
📍 Mississauga