Finance Manager
About the role
Finance Manager
Location: Canada | Remote Department: Finance Reports To: Abby White | Manager, FP&A Type: Permanent | Full-Time Vacancy Status: This is an active, approved role and we are currently hiring for this position.
About Solink
At Solink, our mission is to safeguard what matters most . We provide businesses with the tools to know sooner and act faster by transforming video security into real-time operational insights.
Our cloud-based platform integrates seamlessly with your existing cameras and systems, turning them into intelligent sensors that detect and interpret key moments. This empowers teams to make data-driven decisions, enhance security, and improve operational efficiency.
Trusted by over 30,000 locations across 32+ countries - including brands like McDonald’s and JYSK - Solink delivers clarity when it counts. Our solutions help businesses reduce shrink, optimize performance, and respond proactively to potential threats.
We're growing rapidly, earning industry recognition, and scaling with purpose. We’ve been recognized by Deloitte’s Fast 50™ and Fast 500™, Business Intelligence Group, and as one of Ottawa’s Best Places to Work. And we’re just getting started!
The Role
Solink is looking for a Finance Manager to own financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes. This role serves as a central point of coordination across Finance, Operations, R&D, and Product, partnering with leaders to align financial plans with strategic priorities and operational drivers.
The ideal candidate has a strong financial analysis or finance business partnering background, is energized by ambiguity and cross-functional complexity, and takes real pride and ownership in the accuracy and quality of their own work.
What You’ll Do Performance Analysis & Variance Reporting
- Own variance analysis versus budget and forecast, translating results into clear insight and recommended action for senior leadership — not just a reporting of the numbers
- Maintain and evolve financial models linking operational drivers (ARR, headcount, margin, cash) to financial outcomes
- Partner with department leaders to interpret performance trends and surface risks or opportunities before they become material
Executive & Board-Level Reporting
- Own the preparation of financial decks and narratives for the Board of Directors and the Risk & Audit Committee, including KPIs, trends, risks, and forward-looking analysis
- Present consolidated performance results and business updates to executive leadership, with direct exposure to the CFO/CEO
- Deliver clear, concise, decision-oriented financial storytelling tailored to a Board and executive audience
Finance Business Partnering
- Serve as a trusted finance business partner to functional leaders, providing insight, challenge, and support on key initiatives
- Support investment decisions, pricing changes, hiring plans, and operational trade-offs through data-driven analysis, and help leaders reach principled trade-offs that protect long-term value, not just short-term optics
- Build cross-functional relationships that raise financial literacy and ownership across the organization
- Proactively identify structural risks and opportunities before they're visible to others, escalating with well-supported recommendations
Management Reporting & Performance Analysis
- Own the monthly management reporting package: financial results, KPI dashboards, and executive commentary
- Own IFRS 15 revenue reporting, including the monthly CARR waterfall, ensuring accurate reconciliation between bookings, ARR, deferred revenue, recognized revenue, and other contractual movements that drive SaaS performance reporting
- Analyze performance drivers across revenue, cost structure, and margin, connecting financial results back to operational activity and long-term value drivers
Financial Reporting & Governance Support
- Own consistency between management reporting and statutory results across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles
- Partner with Accounting on IFRS-related topics to ensure management reporting and Board materials reflect accounting reality
- Support preparation for Risk & Audit Committee discussions, providing forward-looking risk assessments and sensitivity analyses
Systems & Model Ownership
- Own the accuracy and integrity of your reporting models and tools within NetSuite and related systems
- Identify structural inefficiencies or risks in your own workstreams that aren't yet visible to others, and flag or address them proactively
- Contribute ideas for automation and standardization within your area, in partnership with your manager
AI-Enabled Ways of Working
- Apply AI tools within your work-streams in line with team best practices for capability, scalability, and risk
- Use human-and-AI workflows (e.g., in variance analysis, board deck preparation, or performance reporting) to expand your own capacity and improve quality
- Share feedback on which AI tools and approaches work well, to inform how the function evolves its use of AI
Accountability
- Take full ownership of your core deliverables and their downstream impact, escalating early when something is at risk
- When your work falls short, take responsibility, identify what happened, and apply the fix without needing to be asked
What You Bring
Must-Have
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration
- 6–9 years of experience in financial reporting, analysis, or finance business partnering
- Advanced skills in Excel and Google Sheets (pivot tables, scenario modeling, automation)
- Demonstrated ability to build and own integrated financial models, not just maintain existing ones
- Strong analytical mindset with a track record of synthesizing complex data into business recommendations that influence executive decisions
- Experience supporting sales or marketing functions in a SaaS or recurring revenue environment
- Excellent communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence non-financial stakeholders and present to senior leadership or the Board
- Demonstrated interest in customer and business context — able to connect financial analysis to long-term customer value and business outcomes, not just reporting accuracy
- High ownership mentality — comfortable being accountable for outcomes with material consequences, including when an analysis or recommendation misses
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, AI tools (n8n, Claude, AppScript, Zappier, etc), databases.
- Deep understanding of SaaS metrics such as ARR, CAC, LTV, churn, and net retention
- Experience using AI-enabled or automation-driven reporting tools in a finance function
- CPA, CFA, or MBA designation (asset but not required)
Security
Requirements
- Candidates must undergo a criminal records check upon hire;
- Be a Canadian Citizen (dual citizens included), or eligible to work in Canada;
- Be willing to comply with Solink’s own security policies and standards.
Our Values
We do things the Solink way
- Act with URGENCY – Our customers move fast, so we do too.
- Deliver with QUALITY – We sweat the details and hold a high bar.
- Win with TEAM – No egos. Just outcomes, built together.
- Lead with TRUST – We earn it through clarity, consistency, and care.
These aren’t just words—they shape how we hire, lead, and grow.
Why Solink?
We’re not just building tech - we’re building a place where great people do great work.
- Clarity and trust : Where the role allows, we support flexibility in how and where work gets done - and we’re upfront about what’s required.
- Meaningful equity : Every full-time, permanent employee has a stake in our growth.
- Comprehensive benefits : Fully paid health & dental (no waiting period) + $500 health spending account.
- Wellness support : Monthly reimbursement for fitness, wellness, or mental health programs.
- Growth through merit : Advancement is based on contribution, initiative, and the ability to raise the bar - together.
- Candid culture : Clear expectations, honest feedback, and no politics.
- Social connection : From So-learns to Solink-o and So-lunches, we stay connected in ways that actually feel fun.
What to Expect from the Hiring Process
We respect your time and value transparency. Here’s a general idea of what to expect
- Intro call with our Talent Team
- Interview with the Hiring Manager
- Role-relevant task or case (if applicable)
- Final interviews with cross-functional team members
- Reference Checks
- Offer & onboarding 🎉
Please note: this is subject to change at any point in the recruitment process based on the needs of the business.
How to Apply
Submit your resume and a short cover letter via our [ Careers Page ]. Let us know what excites you about this role, and how you’d help move Solink forward.
NOTICE: Solink uses artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, and/or select candidates for this position.
Solink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you require accommodation during the selection process, please let us know.