Group Director of Finance

Job Summary:

The Justice Group is searching for an experienced Finance Director, reporting directly to the Justice Group Leader. The Group Finance Director has responsibility for the financial, planning and analysis for our group of companies – leading our collective efforts to establish budgets and forecasts, compare actuals to forecast and provide financial guidance and insights to each company General Manager and the Group Leader. The Group Finance Director has oversight for the financial operations of the companies within the Group. Each of our companies has finance managers (and associated finance teams) responsible for the day-to-day finance operations, including month-end and quarter-end accounting, invoicing, collections, expense management, revenue recognition, and compliance with statutory requirements. The Group Finance Director is also responsible for corporate governance, financial risk management, and associated legal matters of our companies. When we acquire new companies into the Justice Group, you will be required to take on an Integration Finance Manager role to oversee the business integration activities.

This position is right for you if you are results-oriented, have a high level of energy, can connect financial results and trends to business operations, have high attention to detail, and communicate concisely and effectively among company executives. As a member of the group leadership team, you will share a passion for developing the finance team talent across the group with a focus on building sustained long-term growth and creating a fantastic place to work. This position builds foundational knowledge and experience to support advancement to other key financial roles in Volaris.

This is a fully remote role, but the ability to meet in person on an as needed basis in Mississauga, Canada is required.

Volaris (www.volarisgroup.com) acquires, strengthens and grows vertical market software companies, enabling them to be clear leaders within their focused industries. The Volaris Group is a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (www.csisoftware.com), listed on the TSX (“CSU”). With over 240 companies across more than 50 countries, Volaris Group continues to seek long-term investment opportunities in companies, technologies, or ideas that add value to existing core markets or allow entry into new ones. Volaris Group’s success is based on a decentralized business model where acquired companies retain their autonomy, gain access to training and best practices, and are never sold.

equivant Justice is a Group of three businesses serving the justice sector within the Bacchus Portfolio. The Justice segments we currently serve include Court Case Management (and a variety of digital transformation offerings), Probation Services, Pretrial Services, Jail Classification, Jail Management, Reentry Services, Treatment Courts, and Drug-testing Lab Information Systems. In addition to supporting the organic growth goals of these businesses, we actively look to acquire new complimentary justice businesses that expand our functional and geographic coverage. Our team members are diverse, collaborative, engaging, and highly ambitious. Their dedication continues to help us grow and thrive.

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Management  

• Support General Managers and Senior Leadership of each company to develop clear business plans, priorities and forecasts in line with +/- 5% forecast accuracy targets.
• Lead the company finance directors within the Group to deliver excellent proactive service to stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship and strategic guidance to Finance Directors and Managers in our group of Companies, supporting their professional growth and development within their financial leadership roles
• Provide strategic financial, planning and analysis for company leadership on issues affecting the business.
• Collaborative with and recommend initiatives to improve organic growth, EBITA, ROIC (return on invested capital), and working capital.
• While this is a Director position, when needed, you will be required to take a ‘hands on’ approach to fulfill our financial and reporting obligations, especially during Month-end and Quarter-End.  The end goal is guiding each company’s financial operations teams to fully deliver on expectations without heavy assistance from the Group Finance Director.

Finance & Reporting  

• Accountable for accurate and timely monthly/quarterly consolidated financial reporting to ensure compliance with internal and external reporting and requirements in accordance with IFRS,
• Responsible for the a