Vice President, Finance
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Job Summary
About Us
At Open Farm we are transforming the way people feed their pets with a focus on producing premium healthy food and treats all ethically sourced from farm-to-bowl. Headquarteredin Torontoand with teammembersacross the US Open Farm is one of the fastest growing CPG companies in North America. We believe that the best foods are made with consciously sourced top-quality ingredients from farmers and fisheries who believe in doinggood for all animals and the environment.
Before you embark on this journey with us learn more about the opportunity:
The VP of Finance will be responsible for the full spectrum of corporate finance operationsincluding accounting technical accounting financial reporting audit treasury tax compliance and overall controllership functions. This role is focused on building a world-class reporting and finance infrastructure that supports our growth private equity stakeholders and future public-company readiness.
This leader will partner closely with the CFO executive team auditors and board to ensure accurate timely and compliant reporting and to instill discipline and transparency across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Compliance
- Lead monthly quarterly and annual close and reporting cycles with precision and timeliness.
- Own preparation of IFRS-compliant financial statements and management reporting packages.
- Establish and maintain internal controls policies and procedures aligned with SOX-readiness.
- Manage the relationship with external auditors ensuring efficient and high-quality audits.
Accounting & Controllership
- Lead and elevate all accounting functions including general ledger revenue recognition inventory accounting cost accounting AP/AR and payroll.
- Strengthen the accounting organization developing talent and implementing best-in-class processes.
- Drive automation systems improvements and scalable workflows to support high growth.
- Ensure effective treasury management cash controls and working capital optimization.
Investor Board & Lender Support
- Prepare reporting packages for private equity investors lenders and the Board of Directors.
- Maintain and refine covenant reporting credit facility compliance and cash forecasting (excluding FP&A).
- Partner with the CFO on capital structure planning and future financing or liquidity events.
IPO & Public-Company Readiness
- Build the processes controls and documentation necessary for a future IPO.
- Partner with external advisors on audit upgrades SOX readiness system selection and process scaling.
- Lead development of policies and reporting cadence required for a public-company environment.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Collaborate with Operations Supply Chain Sales and other teams to ensure accurate cost reporting and inventory valuation.
- Support commercial teams with financial insights tied to pricing margin and unit economics (without owning FP&A). Provide strong mentorship and leadership across the finance and accounting department.
Qualifications:
- 12 years of progressive experience in finance/accounting with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Strong background in GAAP technical accounting audit and public-company readiness.
- Experience in a PE-backed high-growth CPG consumer goods food or manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
- Proven track record building scalable processes and systems within a rapidly growing organization.
- Experience preparing for an IPO; SEC reporting experience a plus.
- CPA required; public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) experience strongly preferred.
- Excellent leadership skills executive communication and ability to influence across the organization.
- Bias for action operational mindset and comfort navigating ambiguity and scale.
What we offer:
- Opportunity to join a high-growth mission-driven company in a pivotal leadership role.
- High visibility with private equity partners board members and executive leadership.
- Chance to build the finance infrastructure for a future public-company trajectory.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage and RRSP plans with company match
- Great office culture (with lots of adorablepets!) where your pet interrupting video calls or in-person meeting is the norm
- Discounted food apparel and insurance for your furry family members
- In addition to your PTO we offer company-wide wellness days and personal days to support your wellbeing
- Volunteer days to give back to our community
Our Values
We Raise the Bar We Open the Barn Doors We Graze Lightly We Are Customer Obsessed We Are One Team Win-Win Partnerships
To learn more about Open Farm follow us onInstagramandLinkedIn.
Open Farm values diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants requiring a disability-related accommodation at any stage of Open Farmsrecruitment process should contact As required by legislation Open Farm will consult with applications requesting such an accommodation to ensure that Open Farms recruitment processtakes into accounttheir accessibility needs.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Financial Services
- GAAP
- Accounting
- IFRS
- Regulatory Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Report Interpretation
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
