About the Company:
Our client is a leading Canadian capital markets organization with a complex and evolving business. They are looking for a Director, Finance Business Partnering, Technology to join their team
Why Work Here
Highly visible role partnering closely with senior technology leadership
Opportunity to act as the key finance business partner to the technology organization
Significant opportunity to build and mature the technology finance and Fin Ops function
Exposure to major technology investments across cloud, AI, infrastructure, cybersecurity, engineering, and data
Opportunity to influence strategic decision-making and technology cost management
Growing organization with ongoing transformation and M&A; activity
Strong potential for professional growth as the role and function continue to expand
About the Opportunity
Act as a strategic finance partner to senior technology leadership, providing financial insights and recommendations to support key business decisions
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities for the technology organization
Provide financial oversight and analysis of technology spend, including cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, engineering, data, and AI-related investments
Partner with technology leaders to improve cost transparency, financial accountability, and technology investment decision-making
Lead and develop business cases, investment analyses, and financial models for major technology initiatives
Support Fin Ops activities and technology cost governance, including cloud consumption and usage-based billing models
Analyze technology vendor costs and support vendor negotiations, commercial decisions, and cost optimization initiatives
Provide financial oversight of software development and capitalization, including considerations under IAS 38
Develop executive-level reporting and communicate key financial trends,



risks, opportunities, and recommendations
Strengthen financial governance, processes, reporting, and controls across the technology organization
Partner cross-functionally with finance and business leaders to support enterprise-wide planning and strategic initiatives
Lead and develop finance talent while helping expand and mature the technology finance business partnering function
About You
10-15+ years of progressive FP&A;, corporate finance, or finance business partnering experience
CPA designation preferred; MBA, CFA, or equivalent experience may also be considered
Strong experience in Technology Finance, IT Finance Business Partnering, and/or Fin Ops
Experience supporting cloud spend, technology investment planning, software capitalization, and/or technology cost governance
Experience serving as a finance partner to senior technology leadership or functions such as Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Data, or Enterprise Technology
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, investment analysis, and management reporting
Experience working within a large and complex corporate environment
Strong business partnering, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
Excellent executive communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights
Proven leadership capabilities with the ability to develop teams and influence senior stakeholders
Hands-on and comfortable operating in an evolving workplace with competing priorities
Self-motivated, commercially minded, and able to operate with a high degree of autonomy
Salary Range
$160,000 - $180,000 / year
This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

📌 Director of finance and operations (Toronto)
🏢 Vaco
📍 Toronto