Director, Finance

About the Role

At Black & White Zebra (BWZ), we're on a mission to help ambitious people and brands make an impact through media. As a fast-growing digital media company, we're seeking a Finance Director to take the helm of our financial strategy, ensuring we scale efficiently and sustainably.

You'll be the strategic financial partner to the leadership team, guiding the company through the complexities of growth while ensuring strong financial controls, forecasting, and risk management. Leading our finance team, you’ll bring financial clarity to decision-making, optimize processes, and position us for long-term success.

Who You Are

You’re a finance leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a high-growth environment. You have a strategic mindset, but you're not afraid to roll up your sleeves and get hands-on. You’re a trusted business partner, able to translate numbers into actionable insights. You’re also a collaborative team player, working across departments to ensure financial sustainability while supporting bold creative and strategic initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing (Responsibilities)

Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Own the financial planning & analysis (FP&A) function, including forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
• Partner with leadership to drive financial strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Lead financial risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

Operational Finance

• Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including accounting, payroll, and cash flow management.
• Develop and maintain robust financial controls and compliance frameworks.
• Optimize financial processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.

Business Partnership & Decision Support

• Provide data-driven insights to support executive decision-making.
• Work closely with revenue, marketing, and operations teams to drive profitability and cost optimization.
• Lead financial modeling to support business cases for new initiatives, partnerships, and investments.

Growth & Funding

• Support the leadership team in potential fundraising, M&A, or strategic investment initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with external partners such as banks, investors, and auditors.

Leadership & Team Development

• Manage and mentor the finance team, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Establish and refine financial processes to support the next phase of BWZ’s growth.

How Your Success Will Be Measured

• Financial health & stability – Strong cash flow, revenue growth, and profitability.
• Strategic impact – Ability to provide financial insights that drive key business decisions.
• Operational excellence – Streamlined finance processes that support efficiency and scalability.
• Team leadership – Developing and mentoring a high-performing finance team.
• Compliance & risk management – Ensuring strong controls and adherence to financial regulations.

Your Skillset Includes

• 8+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or FP&A, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred but not required.
• Proven experience in high-growth companies, ideally in media, tech, or digital businesses.
• Strong background in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Expertise in accounting standards, tax regulations, and compliance.
• Ability to lead and execute financial process improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Proficiency in financial software (e.g., QuickBooks, NetSuite), financial reporting/dashboard tools, and google sheets.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in M&A, fundraising, or investor relations.
• Knowledge of digital media, SaaS, or content-driven business models.
• Familiarity with international financial operations.

Salary Statement:

This full time position is available as either a remote or hybrid position, with an annual salary in the range of $130,000 to $180,000 CAD. The range is a guide for the expected skills, knowledge and experience for new hires based in Canada only. Seniority level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. This means ranges will vary for candidates based outside of Canada and/or at different seniority levels. In addition to annual salary, full time employees are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

About Us:

Black and White Zebra is a rapidly growing, independent media tech company headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Since 2012, our portfolio of influential digital publications has been helping millions of people succeed at work.

We got our start in 2011 as The Digital Project Manager blog, founded by our CEO Ben Aston. Since then, we’ve grown into an international team of 70+ creators, strategists, and innovators with a portfolio of more than 14 online publications. We enjoy an impact-driven environment that combines the agility of a startup with the creativity of an agency and the diversity of a global company.

All of this growth is driven by our commitment to our mission: In a world of evolving skills, practices, and technology, we’re creating a playbook for the future of work and empowering communities to create it with us.

Want to learn more? Watch this video to learn why the team love working at BWZ!

Diversity Equity and Inclusion: 

Black and White Zebra is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran’s status (including protected veterans, as may be required by federal law), sexual orientation or any other category protected by law. We celebrate all backgrounds and attributes that continue to help make our team impactful, iterative, adaptable, and fun!