Director of Finance
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
$135,000 to $170,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- Pay
- $135,000 to $170,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- CPA or equivalent, with 7-10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including leading and developing a team in a Director-level role at a growing startup
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
A Little Bit About Us
Founded in Vancouver in 2016, FORM is the sports technology company behind the award-winning FORM Smart Swim Goggles. Since launching in 2019, our goggles have earned global recognition, including Red Dot, iF Design, and Global Triathlon awards, and are trusted by professional athletes, age-group triathletes, and swimmers looking to get better.
We're a talented, tight-knit team that's fun to work with and serious about building great products. Together, we bring decades of consumer product experience spanning sports eyewear, interface design, and activity-tracking algorithms.
To learn more, visit formswim.com
The Opportunity
Reporting to the CEO, you'll own FORM's finance function end to end. You'll start by learning how our accounting function runs today, then partner with the team to strengthen controls and streamline processes as we grow. From there, you'll lean into financial modelling and become a strategic partner to the executive team.
You'll work directly alongside the CEO, with access to our fractional CFO for mentorship. You'll have real ownership over how FORM plans, reports, and grows, and the support to step up as the role expands. This role requires a hands-on leader who likes being close to the numbers.
What You'll Own
Required Skills & Qualifications
Candidates who are newer to this level of responsibility but demonstrate strong potential may receive an offer toward the lower end of the range. Offers at the higher end are typically reserved for candidates with extensive, directly relevant experience and a proven track record of success in comparable roles and environments.
Founded in Vancouver in 2016, FORM is the sports technology company behind the award-winning FORM Smart Swim Goggles. Since launching in 2019, our goggles have earned global recognition, including Red Dot, iF Design, and Global Triathlon awards, and are trusted by professional athletes, age-group triathletes, and swimmers looking to get better.
We're a talented, tight-knit team that's fun to work with and serious about building great products. Together, we bring decades of consumer product experience spanning sports eyewear, interface design, and activity-tracking algorithms.
To learn more, visit formswim.com
The Opportunity
Reporting to the CEO, you'll own FORM's finance function end to end. You'll start by learning how our accounting function runs today, then partner with the team to strengthen controls and streamline processes as we grow. From there, you'll lean into financial modelling and become a strategic partner to the executive team.
You'll work directly alongside the CEO, with access to our fractional CFO for mentorship. You'll have real ownership over how FORM plans, reports, and grows, and the support to step up as the role expands. This role requires a hands-on leader who likes being close to the numbers.
What You'll Own
- Lead a two-person accounting team, managing our Senior Accountant and supporting the development of the Accountant on their team
- Work with the team to put scalable internal controls in place for accurate, reliable financial statements
- Own cash and cashflow planning across short- and long-term horizons
- Partner with the executive team to build annual budgets, forecasts, and department-specific KPI reporting
- Build financial models and scenario plans to support strategic decisions and fundraising
- Support the CEO on investor materials and Board and shareholder reporting
- Manage tax, audit, legal, and banking partners, and keep FORM compliant across jurisdictions
- Reliable reporting generated in hours, not days
- A controls environment the executive team trusts
- Budgets and KPI reports that department leads use to run their teams
- AI embedded in our finance workflows, so the team spends less time on manual tasks and more on insights
- Inventory across multi-warehouse global operations
- Multiple entities (Canada and US) and multiple currencies
- Startup financing, including SAFEs, convertible notes, and equity and debt rounds
- Daring - Greatness lies just outside our comfort zone. You bring fresh ideas and aren't afraid to try something new
- Focused - We're not afraid of throwing out great ideas to execute the right one. You know which numbers matter most and keep the team pointed at them
- Human - Work as a team, work for one another, listen to our members. You make finance approachable and explain the numbers so every FORMie can act on them
- Learn Fast, Act Fast - Improve through trial, testing and action. You move with urgency, learn from each cycle, and keep improving how finance works
Required Skills & Qualifications
- CPA or equivalent, with 7-10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including leading and developing a team in a Director-level role at a growing startup
- Experience with hardware and SaaS business models, including a strong understanding of SaaS KPIs
- Strong financial modelling skills and the ability to turn data into decisions
- A proven record of accurate internal and external financial and KPI reporting in a complex, multi-currency environment
- Experience with employee stock option plans (ESOPs), including administration and cap table management
- Experience supporting equity and debt financing processes
- Canadian, US, and international tax and accounting experience, including Canadian grants and tax credits such as SR&ED
- Strong storytelling skills that turn financial data into insights people can act on
- International (US and Europe preferred)
- Consumer electronics, fitness, or wearables experience
- Extended Healthcare Plan (Medical, Disability, Dental & Vision)
- Group Life - AD&D - Critical Illness Insurance
- Paid Time Off Benefits
- Employee Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program - Counselling
Candidates who are newer to this level of responsibility but demonstrate strong potential may receive an offer toward the lower end of the range. Offers at the higher end are typically reserved for candidates with extensive, directly relevant experience and a proven track record of success in comparable roles and environments.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead FORM’s finance function and two-person accounting team, strengthening controls, reporting, cash planning, and scalable finance processes. Partner with executives on budgets, forecasts, financial models, fundraising, investor and Board reporting, and relationships with tax, audit, legal, and banking partners.
Requirements
Requires a CPA or equivalent and 7–10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including team leadership in a growing startup. Candidates should bring strong financial modeling and reporting skills, hardware and SaaS business-model knowledge, ESOP and cap table experience, financing support, and Canadian, US, and international tax and accounting expertise.
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Cash Flow Planning
- Budgeting And Forecasting
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- KPI Reporting
- Scenario Planning
- Team Leadership And Development
- Investor And Board Reporting
- Fundraising Support
- Tax And Accounting Compliance
- Multi-Currency Finance
- ESOP Administration
- Cap Table Management
- AI Workflow Integration
- Strategic Finance
Benefits
- Extended Healthcare Plan
- Medical Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Group Life Insurance
- AD&D Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Counselling
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- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- CPA
- Financial Modeling
- Cash Flow Planning
- Annual Budgets
- Forecasting
- KPI Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Financial Statements
- Multi-Currency Accounting
- Inventory Management
- Multi-Warehouse Operations
- SaaS KPIs
- Hardware Business Models
- Employee Stock Option Plans
- ESOP Administration
- Cap Table Management
- Startup Financing
- SAFEs
- Convertible Notes
- Equity Financing
- Debt Financing
- Canadian Tax
- US Tax
- International Tax
- SR&ED
- Canadian Grants And Tax Credits
- Investor Reporting
- Board Reporting
- Audit
- AI Finance Workflows