VP of Finance & Accounting (WHL Group & Family Office)

WHL Group is hiring a VP of Finance & Accounting to run the finance and accounting function for a privately held, owner-led group and its Family Office. You will own the close, consolidation, treasury, cash forecasting, FP&A, tax compliance and advisor management, and lead a lean team: the Corporate Controller and two accountants.

Our CFO has moved into a combined CFO/COO role focused on operations and growth. We need a finance leader who can take the function off her plate and run it independently. This is a junior-CFO hire with a clear path to accelerated promotion to CFO, based on performance.

About WHL Group. WHL is a group of nine entities across Canada, the United States and Barbados, reporting in CAD, USD and BBD, with a September 30 fiscal year end. It includes operating healthcare businesses, holding and management companies, and the owner's Family Office. Books are kept in QuickBooks Online.

• Close and reporting: run a calendarized month-end close and multi-currency consolidation for nine entities, and deliver the monthly owner reporting package and the September 30 year end
• FP&A: lead the annual budget, rolling forecasts, KPI models and variance commentary, and partner with operating leaders on results, pricing and cost
• Treasury and cash: own banking, cash positioning, intercompany funding, FX and the rolling 13-week cash forecast
• Tax and compliance: own the compliance calendar across Canada, the US and Barbados, and lead responses to tax authority reviews with external advisors
• Intercompany: keep intercompany balances reconciled and aligned with the group's transfer pricing position
• Family Office: maintain the owner's personal holdings records, draws and funding, and coordinate with personal advisors
• Controls and systems: keep every entity audit-ready and own the QuickBooks structure, close checklists and review standards
• Leadership: lead the Corporate Controller and two accountants, and manage all external finance advisors to scope, budget and deadline

The pace. This is a high-demand, fast-paced role with overlapping deadlines and same-day or next-day owner requests that must be right the first time. We expect you to make finance decisions yourself and bring conclusions, not questions.

• CPA (CPA Canada or US CPA) or equivalent designation
• 12+ years in finance and accounting, including 5+ years as VP Finance, Director of Finance, Corporate Controller or equivalent in a multi-entity group
• A track record of running a finance function with little oversight and hitting every close and filing deadline
• Hands-on multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation, budgeting and 13-week cash forecasting
• Strong Canadian corporate and indirect tax compliance knowledge, and experience with tax authority reviews
• Expert QuickBooks Online across multiple company files, and advanced Excel
• Experience leading a lean, hands-on accounting team, including remote staff
• The judgment and presence to be an owner's trusted finance voice, and the ambition to become CFO

Nice to have: Family Office experience; US and Barbados or Caribbean cross-border experience; transfer pricing knowledge; owner-managed or private-equity-backed background; healthcare finance; public accounting experience.

• Reports to: CFO/COO
• Direct report: Corporate Controller
• Location: Canada or United States (remote)
• Type: Full-time, permanent
• Compensation: Base salary CAD $175,000-$200,000
• Career path: Accelerated promotion to CFO, based on performance

To apply, send your resume and a short note on the most complex multi-entity finance function you have run, and what you took off your CFO's or owner's plate.