Director of Finance and Operations

Blyth Group is an intimate Family Office that also incubates advanced technology business start-ups. One of them, a Digital Health Software as a Service (SaaS) consolidates personal health data and is growing rapidly.

The Director of Finance and Operations will oversee accounting and financial matters, developing and reporting on KPI’s, budgeting and financial reporting, leading operations and manage payroll and the Human Resources function. Additional tasks include capital raising, the documentation and filing of SRED claims and accessing Government grants where applicable. The role operates in person from a physical office in Uxbridge, Ontario.

The company prioritizes a culture of values and relationships requiring authentic, competent leadership.

Qualifications include strong interpersonal and communication skills with a relevant finance degree and operational and leadership experience. You will be highly organized, target driven, and desire an understanding of the company's markets, products and their value proposition to clients. Our people are known for their hard work, diligence, friendly demeanor, flexibility, and ability to work collaboratively and independently.

As the Director of Finance and Operations, you have the opportunity to be an early contributor in the development of a responsible player in the global health industry. You will be familiar with a technology start-up and what it takes to scale, experienced in the creation of investor ready business plans and know the importance of KPI targets and reporting with a strong aptitude for well-documented processes and procedures.

This role will report directly to the CEO.

Responsibilities

- Assist in capital raising
- Help transform start-up to scale-up through strong financial and operational leadership
- Forecasting, budgeting, reporting and cash management functions
- Manage regular finance,



accounting and operational activities including bookkeeping, quarterly reporting, tax return, payroll, HR administration
- Responsible for cost control
- Development and automation of internal workflows and processes
- Support the leadership team in the production of board reporting packages, proformas, financial reports, and project budgets
- Work with marketing and technical teams to evolve pricing, COGS and proforma models
- Establish and track KPI performance
- Seek and successfully apply for government and other non-dilutive funding sources
- Manage SR&ED; claims
- Other duties as required

Qualifications/Skills:
- Strong financial aptitude, accounting and reporting skills
- Knowledge and use of advanced software technology and productivity tools
- Experienced with selection and installation of appropriate business processes
- Adaptable and analytical problem solver with a get it done attitude
- Detail-orientated, organized and data focused
- Ability to work independently while supporting the horizontal stakeholders throughout the organization
- Transparent communicator, with strong sense of self-awareness, self-motivation and discipline
- Pragmatic, seeking solutions that strike the right balance of value, risk and costs while ensuring compliance
- Firm but “nice”

Education and Experience:
- Finance or Auditing with Operational background and start-up experience.
- Interest in products and their impact on the client
- MBA, CFA or CPA designation an asset
- Business design and marketing experience an asset
- Experience working with regulatory approvals an asset

The candidate will live within commuting distance of Uxbridge. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. Successful candidates will be required to undergo personality testing and security screening, including a criminal records and credit check. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $110,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Stock options

Work Location: In person

📌 Director of Finance and Operations (Uxbridge)
🏢 BLYTH GROUP
📍 Uxbridge