Job Description

Working Title: Vice President, Commercial Finance
Employment Status: [[filter10]]
Starting Hourly Rate: $[[cusHourlyRate]] per hour
Address: [[req_streetAddress]] Mississauga ON L5W 0G2
New Hire Schedule: [[req_newHireSchedule]]
You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That's because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that's the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.
You'll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We're in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between - doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!
Job Summary
The Vice President, Commercial Finance plays a critical role as a strategic advisor to senior executives, shaping financial strategy and driving long-term business success.
Now, if you were to come on board as the Vice President, Commercial Finance, we'd ask you to do the following for us:

• Partner with the executive team to deliver insights and guidance that drive growth, operational excellence, and long-term value.
• Lead corporate financial reporting and KPI management, ensuring insights translate into actionable strategies.
• Deliver executive level reporting that highlights trends, market dynamics and commercial opportunities.
• Lead acquisition due diligence to drive revenue growth and sustainable operational efficiency.
• Serve as the primary financial leader to the Growth team, influencing strategic decisions with data driven insights that support deal structures and long-term value for the organization.
• Partner with the FP&A Team, Operations and Centers of Excellence to optimize pricing strategies, margin management and resource allocation.
• Lead on retail analytics, contract profitability and customer segmentation strategies to maximize financial performance.
• Lead transformation initiatives leveraging data, technology and process improvement.
• Ensuring strong financial governance, risk management, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Build and lead a high-performing finance and analytics team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Think you have what it takes to be our Vice President, Commercial Finance? We're committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here's how we'll know you are the best fit:

• Post-secondary degree in a related field or equivalent work experience, CPA required.
• 10+ years of work experience with a minimum of 7 years in FP&A and 3+ years' in a leadership level.
• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills with the ability to get things done; be viewed as a trusted advisor of business leadership.
• Proven ability to operate under pressure, to manage competing priorities and meet deliverables.
• Demonstrated collaborative thinking, ability to build cross-functional approaches and consensus.
• A results driven innovator and a proactive and results oriented thinker.
• Proven expertise in business case development to support strategic decisions.
• Extensive M&A lifecycle management experience, from financial modeling to integration.

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.
For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact for further information.

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