07 Nov
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Kaizen Lab
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Canada
Who We Are Emterra Group is a dynamic, growth-oriented, and safety-focused group of companies. Our organization have been deemed to be an "essential service" by providing collection and processing for recycling, organics, and waste that keep our communities clean and secure. With customer service and safety as our focus, we are looking for an energetic and driven employee to support our growing company and play a crucial role in waste diversion and the circular economy. Emterra is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers, a certified diverse supplier of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) and the Canadian Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBE).
Job Summary The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the executive leadership team and will be an active contributor in defining, communicating and fulfilling the company's mission, values, strategic direction and plans. This includes financial strategy, accounting, treasury, tax, capital planning, budgeting, forecasting, insurance, risk management, business analytics, financial systems, and oversight of finance-related processes that support operations across Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Michigan, and future jurisdictions. The CFO will be expected to provide practical, data-driven advice to ownership and senior leaders, improve the quality and timeliness of financial information, and ensure the finance function supports profitable growth, operational accountability, and long-term business sustainability. This includes helping to conceptualize and implement advanced data, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities that reshape products, services, core business processes, and organizational systems in a practical, operationally grounded manner.
The ownership group views these changes as table stakes and the strategy, as well as the tactical implementation, belongs with the business and not with any single department. The CFO will help build enduring organizational capabilities across people, process, and technology, ensuring the business can adapt to changing regulatory, market, and competitive conditions while helping to solve complex business problems. Financial strategy and capital planning: Oversaw development and the maintaining of a multi-year financial strategy that supports profitable growth, disciplined reinvestment, working capital management, capital structure decisions, acquisitions, major contract opportunities, and long-term shareholder value. Financial reporting and controls: strengthen internal controls; ensure compliance with accounting standards and applicable federal, provincial, municipal, tax, and regulatory requirements; and improve the consistency of reporting across business units and regions. Treasury, cash flow, and banking: Manage cash flow, debt facilities, banking relationships, bonding, insurance requirements, credit risk, investment decisions, and liquidity planning to ensure the company has the financial capacity to meet operating and growth requirements. Tax and shareholder planning: Work with external advisors and ownership to manage corporate tax planning, shareholder-related tax matters, estate and succession considerations, trusts,
intercompany structures, and other matters relevant to a privately owned, family-led enterprise. Risk management: Identify, assess, and manage financial, operational, contractual, insurance, compliance, cyber, and business continuity risks, ensuring risk mitigation plans are practical, documented, and aligned with business priorities. Technology and data: Oversee finance systems and partner with information technology leaders to improve data quality, reporting automation, analytics, cybersecurity awareness, system controls, and the use of technology to increase efficiency across the business. Prepare clear financial updates and ownership materials, lender reporting, insurance and bonding submissions, and business cases that translate complex financial information into practical recommendations for decision-making. Lead, coach, and hold accountable finance, accounting, and related support teams; Ensure annual performance reviews are conducted for all Team members to celebrate successes and identify areas for training and development. Work directly with operations, commercial, legal, human resources, safety, procurement, and regional leadership to improve decision-making, contract performance, cost control, asset utilization, and accountability for results. Stakeholder Relations: Communicate financialperformance, risks, priorities, and recommendations to ownership, the executiveleadership team, senior operators, lenders, bonding companies, insurers,external auditors, tax advisors, and other key partners. Serve as a senior advisor to the ownership group and executive leadership team on financial strategy, capital allocation, risk, growth opportunities, acquisitions, major customer
📌 Temporary, Director of Finance (Canada)
🏢 Kaizen Lab
📍 Canada