Vice President, Finance

Overview:

At Saje Natural Wellness were natures original farmacy blending the superpower of plants so you can remedy real life naturally. And like nature were continually growing! As we continue to build our team were seeking talented people to join us: in our stores support offices and distribution centres. We are a purpose-driven people-first organization where collaboration innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets thrive.

We look for individuals who have drive and warmth agility and passion and keep customer experience at the centre of everything they do.

At Saje youll connect with a dynamic community and make a positive impact. Join our team and grow your career alongside the most talented hard working and kind-hearted people out there.

The impact youll make:

The Vice President Finance is a senior finance leader responsible for overseeing the Companys financial stewardship operational finance and financial planning & analysis. Reporting to the CFO this role provides strategic and operational leadership across three core financial pillars: Controllership Financial Services and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

The VP Finance plays a critical role in strengthening financial discipline as the company scales an omnichannel consumer business across retail e-commerce and wholesale channels in North America. The role ensures strong financial governance scalable processes and clear financial insight to support profitable growth.

Operating within an entrepreneurial environment the VP Finance combines strategic thinking with hands-on leadership partnering closely with the CFO and executive leadership team to improve profitability strengthen financial planning and deepen insight into unit economics across the business.

The VP Finance acts as the CFOs primary delegate across day-to-day finance leadership and serves as a key representative of Finance in executive-level and Board-adjacent discussions. The role also plays a key part in scaling the finance organization systems and processes to support the companys next phase of growth.

All Saje Team Members are responsible for contributing to Sajes culture and maintaining a positive environment for themselves and their peers.

What youll do:

Financial Leadership & Strategy

• Act as a trusted thought partner to the CFO and executive leadership team on financial strategy business performance and key trade-off decisions.
• Translate corporate strategy into financial plans targets and operating frameworks.
• Provide data-driven insights that support growth initiatives capital allocation decisions and margin improvement.
• Strengthen financial discipline across the organization to support profitable scaling.

Department Leadership

• Directly manage and mentor the Controller Manager of Financial Services and Sr. Manager of FP&A.
• Lead and develop a growing finance organization including accountants coordinators specialists and analysts.
• Evolve the finance team structure and capabilities in line with increasing business complexity.
• Establish clear accountability performance standards and development plans across finance functions.
• Build bench strength and succession planning within the finance organization.

Profitability & EBITDA Discipline

• Own the financial discipline required to deliver sustainable EBITDA improvement.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate growth investments pricing decisions and cost structures ensuring capital is deployed against the highest-return opportunities.
• Support leadership in evaluating trade-offs between growth initiatives and profitability.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Own company-wide budgeting forecasting and long-range financial planning processes.
• Build and strengthen FP&A capabilities to support a scaling $100M business.
• Establish forecast accuracy rigor and credibility as a core management discipline.
• Ensure the FP&A team delivers actionable insights scenario modeling and data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Elevate financial storytelling and reporting for executive and Board-level discussions.

Unit Economics & Growth Analytics

• Partner closely with Marketing Retail and E-commerce leaders to deepen the understanding of growth economics. Key areas of focus include:
  • Customer acquisition cost (CAC)
  • Customer lifetime value (LTV)
  • Contribution margin by channel
  • Marketing ROI
  • Retail store productivity
  • Inventory efficiency and working capital management
• Ensure unit economics analysis directly informs investment decisions growth prioritization and performance management.

Controllership & Accounting Oversight

• Provide executive oversight of accounting operations through the Controller.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting efficient close processes and strong internal controls.
• Maintain compliance with accounting standards and support audit readiness.
• Continuously improve accounting policies documentation and financial governance as the company scales.

Financial Services & Operational Finance

• Oversee transactional finance activities including accounts payable accounts receivable and other financial services functions.
• Guide the Manager of Financial Services in improving operational efficiency and internal service levels.
• Drive process optimization automation and scalability across finance operations.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Act as a strategic partner to leaders across Operations Retail E-commerce Supply Chain IT and People & Culture.
• Translate complex financial information into clear actionable insights that support decision-making across the organization.
• Support enterprise initiatives including systems implementations process transformation and improvements in data maturity.

Decision Ownership & Authority

• Own company-wide budgeting forecasting and financial performance management.
• Accountable for financial reporting quality internal controls and audit readiness.
• Hold hiring performance management and organizational design authority within the Finance function.

Wed love to hear from you if you have:

• CPA designation required.
• 10 years of progressive finance experience including leadership of managers and multi-disciplinary finance teams.
• Strong experience across FP&A controllership and operational finance.
• Experience supporting an omnichannel consumer business (retail stores e-commerce and wholesale) strongly preferred.
• Experience building and scaling finance teams and processes in a growth-oriented organization.
• Experience working in entrepreneurial or high-growth environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX (or similar ERP systems) is an asset.

Key Competencies

• Strategic and analytical mindset with strong business acumen.
• Proven leadership ability with experience developing teams and empowering managers.
• Ability to translate financial data into clear business insights.
• Excellent communication and financial storytelling skills.
• High integrity sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving change in an entrepreneurial environment.

Measures of Success (First 1218 Months) Success in the role will be defined by the ability to:

• Improve profitability and EBITDA discipline.
• Build a robust FP&A and forecasting capability.
• Provide clear visibility into unit economics.
• Strengthen financial governance and operational processes.
• Build and scale a finance organization capable of supporting continued growth.

Why Saje

Here at Saje we understand that joining a team is an important decision to make so we want to be sure youre supported to do your best pay is dependent on market location and mayvary depending on job-related knowledge skills experience and internal equity.

In addition to your base we offer:

• Annual bonus program
• A hybrid way of working
• Flexible work hours based on business needs
• Wellness days to ensure youre taking care of your mental and physical health
• Health benefits - comprehensive health vision and dental packages
• Paid sick days
• Generous product discount
• Full onboarding plan and onboarding buddy to help you settle in
• Employee Assistance Program - 24/7 support resources and information available to you and your family
• GRSP programs
• Paid time off to ensure youre resting & recharging
• Product training to help you learn about the benefits and efficacy of our 100% natural products to support your own wellness journey

Note: The incentive programs benefits and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs benefits and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Join our team!

If this opportunity sounds like you please apply in the link below. Not sure youre 100% the right fit We encourage you to apply even if you dont have all of the listed qualifications. We offer a thorough onboarding experience to set you up for success learning and development support and help you to integrate seamlessly.

All applications are viewed by a member of our team and therefore we do not use AI as part of our screening & selection process. We do use AI to transcribe our preliminary screening calls with our recruitment team. This job posting is for an existing vacancy on our team that we are presently hiring for.

Saje provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants and we believe the best teams are made up of diverse perspectives and people. We offer reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and will work with you to ensure you are supported while working at Saje.