Head of Finance

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Fully Remote

Industry: Software / SaaS

Position Type: New Role

About the Opportunity

Our client is a fast-growing SaaS company that has invested significantly in go-to-market leadership and is now ready to elevate finance into a fully strategic function. Reporting into senior leadership and partnering closely with board-level investors, the Head of Finance will own financial planning, modeling, and decision support while remaining hands-on enough to step into accounting and operational finance when needed.

You’ll join a lean, high-performing finance team and take ownership of an established but under-leveraged tech stack. Your mandate will be to evolve this environment into a scalable, automated, and insight-driven finance engine that can support a business growing from approximately $8M toward $13M+ in revenue and beyond.

This role is ideal for a director-level, entrepreneurial finance leader who thrives in high-growth SaaS environments, enjoys rolling up their sleeves, and is motivated to elevate finance from a transactional function to a strategic partner. You’ll play a key role in strengthening forecasting, modeling, pricing, and commercial decision support — helping shape the next chapter of growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts, including ownership of the company’s financial model.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analyses (e.g., hiring plans, marketing spend, pricing changes) and present clear recommendations to leadership.
• Build and maintain reliable reporting on key SaaS metrics such as ARR, churn, pipeline, segment/geography performance, and unit economics.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across finance and revenue systems.
• Oversee core finance operations, including month-end close, reconciliations (revenue/FX), expenses, payments, and cash visibility.
• Drive process improvement and automation across the finance stack to reduce manual work and improve speed and accuracy.
• Partner closely with go-to-market and Customer Success leaders on revenue reporting, commissions, and customer-level analytics.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, oversight, and guidance to the existing finance team while gradually reducing reliance on external fractional finance/RevOps support.

What You Bring

• Director-level finance experience in a high-growth SaaS or recurring-revenue environment.
• Strong FP&A background with proven ownership of budgets, forecasts, and financial models used for decision-making.
• Deep understanding of SaaS metrics and drivers, including ARR, churn, pipeline, cohorts, and unit economics.
• Demonstrated ability to perform scenario planning and translate analysis into clear, practical recommendations for leadership.
• Hands-on approach and willingness to step into accounting tasks, month-end close, and reconciliations when needed.
• Experience working with modern finance and revenue system.
• Strong systems and data mindset, with a track record of improving data quality, reconciliations, and reporting reliability.
• Experience streamlining and automating finance processes while maintaining appropriate controls and governance.
• Excellent communication and business partnering skills, able to work closely with founders and functional leaders.
• Entrepreneurial, low-ego mindset and comfort operating in a fast-moving, less-structured environment, building from imperfect foundations.

Next Steps

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. After reviewing applications, we will contact selected candidates to schedule a convenient time for an interview. We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace, and our commitment is to create an environment where every candidate has equal access to opportunities and feels valued and respected.

Clarity Recruitment is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in Finance & Accounting talent across Canada - from accountants to CFOs. Additionally, Clarity partners with organizations to hire exceptional talent in HR, Operations, and IT, helping build the teams that power business success. Our process is designed to minimize risk, maximize alignment, and move quickly. With dedicated practices in Executive Search, Full-Time Search, and Project & Interim Consulting, we help organizations grow with confidence. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!

JOB ID # 3543019