Director, Corporate Finance & Corporate Development

Director, Corporate Finance & Corporate Development

About the Company:

We are hiring for one of Canada's fastest growing technology companies, recognized by Deloitte as the #1 Enterprise Software company in the 2025 North American Technology Fast 500 and ranked #5 in Deloitte Canada's 2024 Technology Fast 50 Companies to Watch.

This is a rare opportunity for an accomplished finance leader to join a high growth Canadian technology company at a pivotal stage of its journey, with a clear path toward a future VP.

We are looking for someone who has been there before. A leader who has helped companies scale, built teams and financial infrastructure, navigated complexity and knows how to evolve a finance function as a business moves into its next chapter.

You will work closely with the CFO, CEO, and colleagues across the leadership team in a highly collaborative environment where finance is a strategic partner to the business.

This is an opportunity to help shape what comes next.

About the Role:

We are seeking a commercially minded and financially sophisticated Director of Corporate Finance & Corporate Development to support the organization’s financial strategy, corporate positioning, and potential strategic transaction opportunities.

Working directly with the CEO and CFO, this individual will help strengthen the company’s financial position, assess business value, and prepare the organization for potential sale, merger, acquisition, or strategic investment opportunities.

The ideal candidate brings experience in corporate finance, financial modelling, business valuation, transaction readiness, and stakeholder relations. This is a strategic leadership position focused on maximizing enterprise value and supporting executive-level decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Corporate Finance & Strategic Planning

• Work closely with the CEO and CFO to assess the company’s financial position and long-term strategy.
• Review financial performance, profitability, cash flow, and operational efficiency.
• Develop financial models, forecasts, valuations, and strategic financial assessments.
• Identify opportunities to improve business value and financial performance.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership.

2. Corporate Development & Transaction Readiness

• Lead corporate preparation for potential sale, merger, acquisition, or strategic investment.
• Assess business valuation, enterprise value, and potential transaction structures.
• Coordinate financial due diligence and organize corporate and financial documentation.
• Review historical financial performance, liabilities, business risks, and growth opportunities.
• Prepare confidential information memorandums, investor presentations, and transaction materials.
• Coordinate with external accountants, lawyers, financial advisors, and other transaction professionals.

3. Corporate Relations & Stakeholder Management

• Establish and maintain relationships with investment groups, corporate executives, financial institutions, potential acquirers, and strategic stakeholders.
• Participate in strategic discussions and meetings relating to corporate transactions.
• Support negotiations and evaluate potential transaction terms.
• Maintain confidentiality throughout all corporate development and transaction-related activities.

4. Executive & Financial Reporting

• Provide regular financial and strategic updates to the CEO and CFO.
• Prepare executive-level reports, financial presentations, and valuation assessments.
• Support decision-making through financial analysis and commercial insights.
• Ensure financial information is accurate, organized, and transaction-ready.

5. M&A, Acquisitions & Financing

• Support the evaluation of potential acquisitions, mergers, and strategic investments, from target screening through close
• Build acquisition models, including standalone target valuation, merger/pro forma financials, accretion/dilution analysis, synergy estimates, and integration cost assumptions.
• Perform valuation analysis using DCF, comparable companies, and precedent transactions.
• Assist with financial due diligence: quality of earnings review, working capital analysis, net debt and debt-like items, and revenue and customer retention analysis.
• Analyze and help structure transaction financing, including the mix of cash on hand, debt, seller notes, earn-outs, and equity issuance, and model the impact on leverage, covenants, liquidity, and returns.
• Prepare materials for the executive team, board, lenders, and investors, and coordinate with legal, accounting, tax, and external advisors.
• Support post-acquisition integration, including purchase price allocation inputs, consolidation into budgets and forecasts, and tracking of synergy and deal-thesis performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics.
• MBA, CFA, CPA, or other relevant financial designation considered an asset.
• 5–8+ years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, M&A, transaction advisory, financial strategy, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with financial modelling, business valuations, and due diligence.
• Strong understanding of mergers, acquisitions, and corporate transaction processes.
• Experience preparing businesses for investment, acquisition, or sale.
• Excellent financial analysis, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work directly with senior leadership and manage confidential financial information.
• Experience with M&A transactions, due diligence, or corporate development (or investment banking or transaction advisory).
• Familiarity with debt and equity financing structures, covenant modelling, and capital structure analysis.

Ideal Candidate:

The successful candidate is strategic, analytical, commercially aware, and comfortable operating at an executive level. They understand how businesses are evaluated by potential buyers and investors and can identify opportunities to strengthen financial performance and maximize enterprise value.

This individual must be comfortable working in a dynamic environment, taking ownership of strategic financial initiatives, and advising executive leadership on important corporate decisions.

What We Offer:

• Direct exposure to executive leadership and strategic decision-making.
• An opportunity to influence corporate strategy and business valuation.
• A collaborative, growth-oriented working environment.
• Competitive compensation based on experience.