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Senior Director, Financial Reporting
Wealthsimple
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Über
Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We're the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 3+ million users who trust us with more than $100 billion in assets.
Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Director of Financial Reporting to join our Controllership leadership team. This strategic role is critical to supporting Wealthsimple's continued growth and evolving regulatory landscape, including scaling the team to a public company standard.
The Senior Director will be responsible for overseeing the full scope of our internal and external financial reporting function, ensuring technical accounting excellence, and maintaining a robust control environment. This is a highly visible role that requires a blend of deep technical accounting knowledge, exceptional leadership, and a proactive, forward-thinking mindset.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Financial Reporting & Accounting
Oversee the preparation and timely filing of all external financial statements, ensuring IFRS compliance.
Oversee the month end process and related accounting processes
Drive the overall project plan and necessary infrastructure build-out to operate similar to a public company, implementing new policies, procedures and controls as required and obtaining the necessary buy-in from all stakeholders
Coordinate and manage the external audit process, serving as a primary point of contact for external auditors
Accounting Policy & Technical Research
Lead the development, interpretation, and application of complex technical accounting policies across the organization (e.g., IFRS 9, IFRS 18, revenue recognition, equity etc.)
Monitor the evolving regulatory landscape and company growth plans and proactively assess the impact of new accounting standards and strategy and prepare / implement the necessary changes
Review detailed technical accounting memos to support the company's accounting positions and communicate to senior stakeholders on the impact of the accounting policies to the organization
Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
Continue the build of a rigorous and effective internal control framework (e.g., SOX) to support a public company level control environment
Manage ongoing control testing and remediation efforts, working cross-functionally with process owners, including testing for both the SOC I as well as the interim and annual audits
Promote a strong culture of control and compliance across the organization and ensure that control design supports the company's growth trajectory
Leadership & Team Management
Mentor and lead a high-performing team focused on Accounting Policy, Financial Reporting, Accounting and Controls
Foster a positive, collaborative, and growth-oriented team environment
Act as a thought partner to the VP Controller and Executive team on critical accounting and financial matters
Skills you'll bring:
CPA designation is required
15+ years of progressive experience in finance/accounting, with significant time spent in a Financial Reporting leadership role at a publicly traded company
Deep and current knowledge of IFRS and strong proficiency in establishing and managing internal controls (SOX/ICFR). Experience in financial services is a significant asset
Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop senior finance professionals
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex financial information clearly and concisely to non-finance stakeholders and executive leadership
A passion for Wealthsimple, fintechs, technology, and AI
An ability to thrive in fast-paced and highly ambiguous settings, building products and processes from the group up with limited guidance
Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional projects and fostering collaborative partnerships among diverse teams.
Why Wealthsimple?
Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
Long-term group savings with employer match using our Wealthsimple for Business platform
20 vacation days + 4 wellness days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days
90 days away program: Employees can work outside of Canada for up to 90 days per calendar year
A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resources Groups (e.g., Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
We're a remote first team with over 1,500 employees across North America - and one of the best things about working here is the people. You'll be collaborating with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who care deeply about doing great work.
Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.
Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple
We believe the future belongs to those who innovate boldly. At Wealthsimple, every team member is expected to lean into new technologies, including AI, and tooling to rethink how we work, solve problems faster, and create even greater value. We're looking for people who are not just comfortable with change but energized by it. Our commitment is to build a company that evolves at the pace of the world around us, and we want you to help lead that future.
DEI Statement
At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Accessibility Statement
Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.
At Wealthsimple, we want interviews to feel like genuine conversations. To support this, we use AI transcription during recruiter interviews. This allows recruiters to be fully engaged, ask thoughtful follow-up questions, and ensure your experiences are captured accurately. You'll always have the choice to opt in or out before we begin.
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- English
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