The opportunity
We are building a centralized finance function for our portfolio, and we are looking for the person to lead it. You will give Rhyno greater control over cash, faster and more reliable reporting, and the financial credibility to work with lenders and financing partners from a position of strength.
This role suits someone who is comfortable deep in the numbers and equally comfortable stepping back to tell the partners clearly what they see: where each business stands, what healthy looks like, and how far there is to go.
What you will do
- Treasury and liquidity
- Own rolling 13-week cash flow forecasts across all six companies, refreshed weekly with variance analysis against actuals.
- Build the 12 to 24 month liquidity outlook that feeds budgets and planning.
- Manage AP prioritization and supplier payment plans and monitor bank accounts and cash daily.
- Track available credit and covenant headroom under base and downside cases and flag liquidity risks early.
- Manage banking relationships, account structures and intercompany funding across the portfolio.
- Financial reporting
- Accelerate month-end and annual financial reporting across the portfolio.
- Improve consolidation, and set a common reporting template, chart of accounts mapping and reporting calendar for every company.
- Produce a weekly liquidity view and a monthly reporting package for Rhyno leadership.
- Set the cadence and content of financial reporting for board meetings.
- Coordinate year-end audits with external auditors.
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Lead the annual budget for each company and for the consolidated portfolio.
- Run rolling forecasts and monthly variance analysis and hold company leaders accountable to plan.
- Benchmark each company's P&L against a healthy business in its space and set clear targets for where it should be.
- Operational advisory
- Identify cash flow inefficiencies across receivables, payables and inventory, and set working capital targets with each company.
- Tie project billing (schedules of billings, progress draws and holdbacks) to cash so invoicing moves on time.
- Advise leadership on operational resizing and cost reductions.
- Find quick wins across the portfolio in financial systems, operations and management practices.
- Strengthen financial controls, including payment approvals, signing authority and fraud prevention.
- Step in hands-on when a company is under cash pressure, and coach company finance teams on cash discipline.
- Lender readiness
- Produce accurate, consistent, lender-ready reporting that shows forecasting reliability, financial control and management accountability.
- Prepare covenant calculations, borrowing base certificates and lender reporting.
- Lead responses to lender and auditor requests.
- Support credit renewals, amendments and financing discussions alongside Rhyno leadership.
How success is measured
- Weekly cash forecast accuracy within agreed tolerance across the portfolio.
- Faster, more reliable month-end and year-end reporting.
- Cash released through working capital improvement against target.
- No covenant breaches or liquidity surprises.
- On-time, credible reporting to the board and lenders.
- Continuous improvement in systems and processes across every portfolio finance department, with each company's finance lead supported in driving their own improvements.
What you bring
- CPA with 5 to 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Background in PE-backed manufacturing, multi-entity finance or corporate restructuring.
- Hands-on experience with refinancing, liquidity management and financial reporting.
- Strong operational understanding, beyond accounting or FP&A alone.
- Experience as a Finance Director, Divisional CFO or Senior Finance Manager in a $50M to $300M manufacturing business, or in a restructuring or advisory practice.
- Ability to shift priorities quickly and move with speed, without compromising accuracy or momentum.
- Autonomy and confidence to make decisions with the information available and bring strong, clear recommendations to the partners and board.
- An owner’s approach to results, with hands-on accountability from building the model to presenting the findings.
- A continuous improvement approach, with the curiosity to test the numbers, dig into root causes and bring structure where there isn’t any.
- Ability to build trust with company leaders and finance teams through clear, direct communication, high integrity and composure under pressure.
Compensation
Base salary of $160,000 to $190,000, plus performance bonus and benefits.
How to apply
Please send your resume to Michelle McDonald, Head of Talent, Rhyno Equity Group.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Rhyno Equity Group is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and are committed to a hiring process free from discrimination, in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Please let us know if you require an accommodation.
All applicants who are interviewed will be informed of the status of their application within 45 days of their final interview.
