<p><strong>Interim CFO / Director of Finance</strong></p><p><strong>Role: Interim CFO / Director of Finance</strong></p><p><strong>Work Model: Primarily Remote</strong></p><p><strong>Location: GTHA (must be able to travel onsite in the GTHA approximately once a month) </strong></p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>Our client is seeking a hands-on Interim CFO / Director of Finance to lead the finance function during a period of operational and organizational change. The successful candidate will evaluate the current finance environment, strengthen reporting and controls, support the stabilization of an ERP implementation, and provide leadership to the finance team while helping build a scalable foundation for future growth</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Take ownership of the finance and accounting function across multiple North American entities.</li><li>Operate effectively in an environment where priorities evolve and not all issues are fully defined at the outset.</li><li>Evaluate existing accounting processes, identify gaps, and implement sustainable improvements.</li><li>Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for executive leadership, the Board, ownership stakeholders, and other key business partners.</li><li>Lead the stabilization and optimization of an ERP implementation, ensuring accurate data migration, process alignment, system adoption, and reporting integrity.</li><li>Strengthen controls, reconciliations, cash management, payroll, and commission-related processes.</li><li>Improve month-end and year-end close procedures and establish greater accountability within the finance team.</li><li>Partner closely with executive leadership to support strategic decision-making and business growth.</li><li>Provide hands-on support with complex accounting, operational, and reporting matters. </li><li>Support a highly regulated business operating across multiple jurisdictions, currencies, and legal entities.</li><li>Manage reporting requirements and communications with senior stakeholders, including Board-level audiences.</li><li>Navigate and support high-volume commission and compensation environments.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for an accomplished Brand Manager to join a consumer packaged goods organization in Oakville, Ontario on a Long-term Contract. In this role, you will help shape brand performance in the Canadian market by turning strategy into effective marketing activity and coordinating closely with agency, media, finance, and cross-functional partners. This opportunity suits a marketer who is equally comfortable leading planning discussions, interpreting performance data, and keeping multiple initiatives moving from concept to launch.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Drive brand-building programs in the local market by translating business priorities into clear marketing actions and campaign plans.<br>• Oversee integrated marketing initiatives from initial planning through rollout, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and brand standards are met.<br>• Work with media partners to review channel performance, refine investment decisions, and improve campaign effectiveness.<br>• Coordinate with creative and agency teams to deliver updated packaging, artwork, and promotional materials that support brand objectives.<br>• Support product innovation efforts by helping move new ideas through development and preparing them for successful market introduction.<br>• Assess brand, consumer, and category data to uncover trends, identify growth opportunities, and inform recommendations.<br>• Contribute to annual planning activities by providing input into upcoming marketing priorities and longer-range business strategies.<br>• Partner with finance stakeholders to track spending, manage budgets responsibly, and monitor brand profitability.<br>• Collaborate with U.S.-based marketing counterparts and internal stakeholders to align programs, share insights, and present informed recommendations.