Job Description

About eSentire

eSentire is on a mission to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business disrupting events. We were founded from the premise that if you can\'t find a solution, you build it. Entrepreneurship and innovation are in our DNA. Our culture is based on transparency, candor, and resiliency. At eSentire, continuous improvement isn\'t an option. It\'s expected.

Join our team and build your cybersecurity career in one of the world\'s most dynamic industries.

Director, Finance
Reporting directly to the VP, Finance, the Director, Finance will lead a team of 10+ direct reports responsible for Corporate Financial Reporting, Corporate Financial Controls, Disclosure and Risk Mitigation. The Director, Finance is an important financial leader in the organization, providing value added input for key financial decisions. The successful candidate will join a highly motivated team of finance professionals, providing key business advisory as a member of eSentire\xe2\x80\x99s senior management team.

Responsibilities

• Lead regular financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and appropriate disclosure.
• Prepare regular reporting material for management, investors, and lenders.
• Manage key external relationships with key investors, auditors, and professional consultants.
• Instill processes to improve workflow and enhance the control environment around financial reporting and disclosure.
• Build, mentor and lead a talented, customer-obsessed finance team who focuses on driving revenue.
• Understand eSentire\xe2\x80\x99s strategy and drives top line profitability through strong financial management practices and golden metrics.
• Provides strategic guidance and insight to the leadership team of eSentire\xe2\x80\x99s organizational and financial health.
• Support M&A, product, and pricing strategies.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring financial strategies, policies & procedures, financial systems, business analytics and reporting, accounting, internal planning and control, treasury, and taxation strategy.
• Be a trusted advisor and support the leadership team in making the right decision for the business through best-in-class financial management practices and accurate financial data.
• Manage key external relationships with key investors, auditors, and professional consultants.
• Responsible for all GAAP (US GAAP) reporting and corporate accounting policies.
• Establish and build out Treasury management and Hedging as the company expands internationally.
• Actively support international expansion initiatives with a focus on finance, accounting, and taxation matters.

Professional Qualifications

• The ideal candidate is a senior financial leader who brings a minimum of 7+ years of financial leadership experience ideally gained in a similarly complex, fast paced, high growth software or technology company with an international footprint that has scaled to beyond US$100M in revenue.
• University degree preferably in finance or business with an accounting designation (CA, CPA) and/or an MBA with a strong working knowledge of US GAAP. Public company experience and/or experience taking a company public is highly desirable. M&A experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of recurring revenue, specifically SaaS metrics.
• Tuned into the emerging marketplace and have both a strong strategic and operational capability and the ability to keep the business focused on its future direction, providing sound strategic advice and recommendations on business issues. Additionally, this individual will manage banking and financial advisor relationships, interface with investors, lenders, and lessors; manage bank credit lines, loans, and capital leases.
• Disciplined, metrics-driven and bring demonstrated insight regarding the meaning of financial data as it relates to the operations of a business and a proven track record in building and implementing controls and reporting systems that provide outstanding financial and managerial reports for decision-making purposes around pricing models, etc.
• Has a flexible, adaptable, and agile style and can adjust to multiple demands and a changing, fast paced, high-pressure environment.
• Takes responsibility for assigned tasks and shows initiative to suggest improvements to systems, processes, and procedures. Moreover, is comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and will not let the stress of the role limit their effectiveness.
• Highly organized, the ideal candidate manages time well and brings projects in on time and on budget. Will have excellent communication skills and will be adept at explaining complex ideas and concepts in simple terms and ensuring open lines of communication throughout the organization.
• Is not afraid to ask new questions and challenge the status quo in the best interests of the business and is skilled at persuading experienced managers to think about the business differently.
• Is a confident and mature leader who is committed to winning and is actively engaged and involved in the business. Possessing a positive attitude and a winning spirit, the ideal candidate is capable of leading, motivating, and inspiring others and developing a high performance finance team.

In summary, the Director, Finance will be a highly respected, proactive, and trusted leader and partner to the VP, Finance who possesses strong core values and unquestioned integrity. The successful candidate brings an entrepreneurial mindset, a sense of urgency and a strong will to win and will provide the organization with the financial leadership and capability to make well-informed decisions and execute on strategies to support the organization\xe2\x80\x99s aggressive growth mandate and continued success.

Personal Characteristics

• Trustworthy, high integrity
• Strong communicator, sets the tone for openness, transparency, and respect
• Possesses a high degree of resiliency and is energized by a fast paced, dynamic growth environment, innovative mindset
• Understand what needs to be done to continue to mature the organization\xe2\x80\x99s financial acumen and processes
• Makes sound decisions, is focused and explicit in decision making
• Consultative and collaborative \xe2\x80\x93 rolls up sleeves!
• Values teamwork and inspires achievement in others
• Respected for proven technical expertise, valued guidance, and track record
• Strategic mindset: drives change effectively

Why a Career with eSentire?

Our Culture: At eSentire we work in a collaborative and innovative work environment. We work with brilliant and passionate people who strive and encourage others to do their best. eSentire\xe2\x80\x99s idea-rich environment welcomes creative and sometimes unconventional perspectives!

Growth Opportunities: At eSentire you will have the opportunity to grow and make an impact from your work. We encourage innovation in all who become a part of our team. With growing operations internationally, there are many lateral and upward advancement opportunities for rewarding and developing careers with eSentire. We\xe2\x80\x99re strong believers in continuing education and provide the resources that you need to continue learning.

Employee Perks: We provide breakfast, snacks and refreshments (at our physical office locations in Waterloo, London, and Cork), flexible working hours and vacation, company-wide equity and bonus programs, subsidies for continuing education and health & wellness, and attractive compensation and benefits plans. We make it our obligation to the team to stay current with compensation trends in the tech field!

We thank all applicants in advance for applying. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

eSentire is committed to creating a fair work environment that is aligned with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). We guarantee equal treatment and provide opportunities regardless of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected grounds and will not discriminate on these basis. If you have any accessibility requirements during the recruitment process, please reach out to our HR team at aoda@esentire.com and any accommodation needs will be addressed upon request.