# Director of Finance & Revenue Operations

**Company:** [Whitecollars](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/9LLCwpntwV2z85visLoBz4.md)
**Location:** Richmond, Canada
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

### About the Client

Our client is a profitable and growing industrial manufacturing company specializing in configured-to-order engineered equipment, with approximately 90% of operations focused on CTO manufacturing.

The company is currently experiencing strong international growth and is entering a new phase focused on operational systemization, scalable processes, and distribution expansion.

They are seeking a **Director of Finance & Revenue Operations** to build and strengthen the operational and financial infrastructure required to improve margin visibility, cost control, forecasting accuracy, and decision-making speed across the organization.

### Role Mission

The successful candidate will help establish a finance and operational framework where:

-   Job profitability is transparent and measurable from quote to actual results
-   Manufacturing and engineering efforts are properly planned, monitored, and controlled
-   Tax compliance and reporting processes remain accurate and audit-ready
-   Departmental budgets are actively managed and controlled
-   Forecasting becomes dependable and proactive
-   ERP selection and implementation are executed successfully with strong operational adoption

### Key Responsibilities

### Financial & Operational Control

-   Lead job costing and margin analysis initiatives, including quote-to-actual reporting, margin bridge analysis, and root-cause visibility
-   Analyze factors impacting profitability including engineering hours, redesigns, rework, expediting, subcontracting, purchasing variances, and schedule changes
-   Implement accountability systems for engineering costs, including mandatory weekly time tracking tied to job codes
-   Establish KPIs and structured change-control processes linked to cost and schedule impacts

### Revenue Operations & Forecasting

-   Improve revenue operations discipline through enhanced milestone billing visibility, backlog and WIP reporting, pricing controls, and cash flow timing management
-   Deliver rolling forecasts covering revenue, cash flow, margins, deposits, and project milestones
-   Build proactive forecasting processes that leadership can rely on for decision-making

### Compliance & Reporting

-   Ensure all reporting submitted to provincial and federal authorities is accurate, timely, and audit-ready
-   Act as a key liaison between financial operations, external accounting partners, and regulatory bodies
-   Lead monthly close activities and develop quarterly management reporting packages that support strategic decision-making
-   Oversee grant tracking, spending visibility, and audit-compliant reporting practices

### ERP & Systems Leadership

-   Lead ERP evaluation, selection, and implementation initiatives across the business
-   Define operational requirements related to job costing, WIP tracking, inventory management, purchasing, billing, and reporting
-   Manage phased ERP rollout plans while ensuring operational alignment and adoption across departments
-   Potential future involvement in IT systems and vendor governance initiatives

### What Success Looks Like (Within 6–12 Months)

-   Quote-to-actual margin reporting is implemented across the majority of projects
-   Cost accountability becomes system-driven rather than dependent on executive oversight
-   Forecasting processes become accurate, proactive, and reliable
-   ERP selection is completed and implementation is underway or Phase 1 has been successfully launched

### Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on finance and operations professional with experience in manufacturing, engineered products, job-shop environments, or configured-to-order operations.

They possess strong management accounting capabilities, particularly in:

-   Job costing
-   Work-in-progress (WIP) management
-   Margin analysis
-   Operational KPI development

You are comfortable working cross-functionally and driving operational adoption across teams.

The client is looking for someone practical, direct, low-ego, execution-focused, and comfortable building systems and structure from the ground up.

## Requirements

-   Proven experience within manufacturing, engineered products, configured-to-order, or industrial environments
-   Strong background in management accounting, operational finance, and revenue operations
-   Experience with job costing, WIP reporting, forecasting, and operational KPI management
-   Experience leading ERP selection and implementation projects is highly preferred
-   Strong cross-functional leadership and operational influence capabilities
-   Ability to build scalable systems, processes, and reporting structures

## Benefits

Competitive compensation package with target base salary around **$130,000** (flexible depending on experience and scope)

Performance-based bonus tied to measurable business outcomes including:

-   Margin improvement
-   Reporting reliability
-   ERP implementation milestones
-   Cash flow and working capital optimization