Vice President Finance

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Position Overview

Our client is a highly successful Canadian asset management firm with an expansive global and national platform. The firm invests in a variety of long-lived asset classes through a growing portfolio of private funds and publicly listed operating entities.

They are currently seeking a Vice President, Finance to lead a growing team focused on their private investments strategy. Reporting to the SVP, the VP will drive investment finance and reporting for a set of large and complex existing and emerging funds. The role is highly visible, with extensive cross-functional interaction with senior executives and a range of complex challenges. Experience in a complex, substantive fund environment is essential for success in this role.

This is an attractive opportunity for a seasoned CPA with extensive fund operations leadership to make their mark in a growth-oriented investor with significant upward mobility.

Role Responsibilities

• Own the overall fund strategy and lead finance and operations teams.
• Interpret fund results, anticipate financial and operational risks, and present quarterly results and recommendations to senior management.
• Oversee fund liquidity, cash flow forecasting, capital calls, investor distributions and fund-level compliance.
• Review quarterly investor reporting under US GAAP Investment Company Accounting and IFRS, including financial statements, partners’ capital statements and remaining commitment schedules. Review fund valuations and entity-level financial reporting.
• Maintain effective internal controls and audit readiness, and oversee the accuracy and timeliness of work performed by external service providers.
• Serve as the senior finance partner to Investments, Investor Relations, Tax, Legal, Treasury and Portfolio Management. Advise on complex accounting issues, fund structures and new acquisitions.
• Develop the fund finance team and improve reporting, systems and processes as the platform grows, including through the use of AI and other emerging technologies.
• Respond to investor inquiries on fund performance, reporting and capital activity.
• Review legal-entity accounting packages, including tax financials.
• Assess how fund legal structures affect the movement of cash between entities and the consolidation of financial results.

Desired Qualifications

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in finance and/or accounting, with hands-on fund experience. Private funds experience, investment management industry knowledge and exposure to complex ownership structures are assets.
• University degree and a professional accounting designation (CPA/CA or equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting expertise in US GAAP Investment Company Accounting and IFRS, with experience reviewing investor reporting, fund valuations and complex consolidations.
• Experience overseeing fund operations, including liquidity management, forecasting, capital calls, investor distributions and fund-level compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership and initiative, with the ability to develop finance teams, improve processes and partner with senior stakeholders across Investments, Investor Relations, Tax, Legal and Treasury.
• Experience overseeing external service providers and working with auditors to maintain effective internal controls and audit readiness.
• Strong financial systems skills, including advanced Excel. Experience with Mercatus, Workiva or Anaplan is an asset.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and communication skills, with the judgment to anticipate risks and advise senior management.
• Proactive and accountable, with the ability to manage competing priorities, adapt quickly and meet deadlines in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Please note that at present, legal eligibility to work in Canada is a prerequisite for this role.

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