Finance Director

Akcelo is an award-winning, independent brand experience agency founded in 2019. We have 200+ staff across offices in Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia. Our agency builds brands for the experience era with in house capabilities to drive unique experiences across the entire customer journey. 

Our main North American office, located in beautiful Vancouver, BC is seeking a Finance Director to join our team on a full-time basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, is passionate about the details, and has interest in growing with a global company as it relates to consolidations and IFRS conversion. The Finance Director will be responsible for overseeing and managing all financial operations across our Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries. This leadership role will partner closely with the CFO, executive leadership, and local management teams to provide strategic financial direction, ensure compliance with regional regulations, and deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.

The ideal candidate will bring proven experience in multinational finance management, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to balance strategic vision with operational excellence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Partner with the CFO and senior leadership to shape long-term financial planning and investment decisions.
• Provide financial insights to client, project, and account teams to support profitability, and efficiencies.
  

Operational Finance Management

• Oversee accounting, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries.
• Manage revenue recognition and accruals with auditable working papers. 
• Ensure timely month-end and year-end closing processes across both jurisdictions.
• Oversee vendor onboarding, review contract terms, and manage payment cycles.
• Drive cash flow management, working capital optimization, and treasury operations.
• Generate and review resource contracts, and oversee payroll and benefits.
  

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with tax, legal, and regulatory requirements in Canada and the U.S.
• Ensure all statutory financial requirements are met including payroll taxes, GST, VAT, EHT, Worksafe
• Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, and legal teams across jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with global finance teams and external auditors on IFRS conversion and reporting. 
• Implement and maintain internal controls, policies, and financial governance best practices.
  

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow regional finance teams across Canada and the U.S.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture aligned with Akcelo’s values.
• Build scalable processes and systems to support future growth.

• Collaborate with operations, and commercial leads to align financial management with business objectives.
• Support new business development with pricing, contract review, and financial modeling.
  

The must haves:

• Designation or Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; or equivalent work experience
• A minimum 5 years of experience with a creative agency in a senior accounting role
• Experience managing full cycle accounting, month end, and audit preparatory documents
  
• Experience with Canadian and US payroll processing and knowledge of employment standards branch legislation
• Proficient in accounting software (ie. Xero), MS Office Suite, and Google Workspace
• Advanced excel/ google sheets knowledge (VLOOKUPs, modeling, etc)
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience mentoring direct reports with a professional growth approach
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, innovative solutions mindset

But why apply?

It’s okay if you haven’t heard of us… yet. Over the last five years we smashed the ceilings created by established agencies and created some larger than life campaigns, innovative retail-tech solutions, threw some epic events, and besides happy clients, we took home the B&T Emerging Agency of the Year, Mumbrella’s Experiential Agency of the Year, and a number of APAC Effies. And we are just getting started. We value the genuine, the experimental, the limitless, and the imaginative in all of us. We make, break and build things, without the fear of failure, and we share our time and our talents.  If that is something that excites you too, we want to hear from you!

Oh and we also have these cool benefits:

• Friendly, supportive work culture
• We provide all of our employees 3 weeks vacation plus 1 week paid over New Years’ break, and 6 personal/sick days
• We provide competitive benefits, with the flexibility of Health Spending Accounts
• Downtown Vancouver location close to transit
• We are not perfect. But, we can solve anything, together.

Akcelo is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We encourage all applications from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs and abilities to apply for this or any role with us. If you resonate with the above, send in your CV, and let’s explore this journey together!