Head of Finance, Canada

We are looking for a qualified and experienced finance leader to provide strong commercial partnership and financial controllership to this growing division of Henry Schein One. As Head of Finance, Canada, you will be a highly self‑motivated individual who will contribute and challenge the business to realize high growth potential and meet its financial commitments while maintaining robust stewardship of the financial controls.

Who We Are

Henry Schein One provides leading online and on‑premises dental practice management software to thousands of dental professionals. We are shaping the future of how millions of patients interact with their dental practice. We aim to solve tough, real‑world problems by continuously innovating in the product space. We are growing our team to allow us to expand our solutions across the globe.

The way we work

As a listed NASDAQ global organisation, we work in a highly regulated environment. The finance function is accountable for delivering accurate and timely information, maintaining compliance, whilst providing valuable guidance and insight to help drive growth.

About You

You are highly self‑motivated, able to work independently and partner closely with other executive members of the European leadership team. You are excited about growing the business, adding value and building world‑class finance teams. You have strong communication and interpersonal skills. You enjoy solving problems and like to challenge yourself and the team to optimise all processes. You care about the development of others and are driven to continuously improve your team and its individuals. You are able to positively and collaboratively influence decision making and improve practices within your team, department and stakeholder network.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with GM and leaders of both the Commercial and Academic businesses, to provide valuable input into the strategy and investment decision‑making process.
• Develop financial plans and forecasts to promote growth.
• Implement automation and AI tooling to drive efficiency in the finance function and throughout the business.
• Challenge the leaders of the business to meet its financial commitments
• Maintain robust financial controls, highly accurate and timely information
• Develop and lead high‑performing finance teams to partner both internal and external stakeholders
• Empower your teams and the business to achieve a high level of productivity and quality.
• Manage the reporting calendar to ensure the finance team meets its commitment to deliverables.
• Develop relationships and work across the business to influence others.
• Attend and oversee all material for business review meetings.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Manage the finance function for Canada, with responsibility for the team, encompassing financial control, reporting and transactional finance.
• Lead, inspire and create a high achieving finance team through ongoing coaching, development and transformation.
• Embed finance as a partner to the business cultivating key relationships and provide financial insight and advice to the organisation.
• Responsible for compliance and regulatory matters – including quarterly reporting, SOX and internal controls.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and KPIs; evolve the financial reporting to meet the needs of the business.
• Responsible for forecasting accuracy; ensure the business understands risk and opportunities above original targets; coordinate profit improvement plans and remedial actions where appropriate.
• Oversee the annual statutory audit and manage the relationship with external auditors.
• Lead the preparation, sign off and maintenance of the annual budget.
• Implement company initiatives across the finance function.
• Lead on finance transformation projects and continuous improvement initiatives leveraging knowledge and experience from other areas of the business.
• Promote an inclusive and diverse culture, in line with the Henry Schein One values.
• Work with the International FD to set targets for long‑range plans and budgets.
• Investment modelling to evaluate the financial viability of projects.

Finance Tech and Tools

• Finance - MS Business Central, Great Plains, JD Edwards, Oracle HFM & PBCS
• CRM - Salesforce and Hubspot
• MS Office

What you’ll bring with you

• 5+ years’ experience in a Senior Finance leadership position
• Qualified accountant
• Experience in the SaaS/ Tech sector
• Proven record of leading, transforming and creating finance teams
• Experience in communicating, influencing and presenting at a senior level.
• Clearly communicate technically complex financial issues, combined with effective influencing skills at all levels
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience working in a highly regulated framework or globally listed organization (USGAAP, SOX, IFRS, local GAAP)
• Experience working on Microsoft Dynamics is preferable.

Your personal attributes

• Strong communication and collaboration skills working with all external and internal business stakeholders.
• Independent, proactive with a strong desire to be accountable and take ownership.
• Able to lead and influence across a remote work environment.
• Empathetic and authentic.
• Inquisitive and interested.
• Driven, self‑motivated and diligent.
• Optimistic and courageous.

Diversity at Henry Schein One

Diversity at Henry Schein One is all about you being you. Diversity and inclusion are integral to every aspect of our business, we push boundaries fuelled by a diverse set of voices and a desire to make a difference. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age. We welcome everyone to our team; we foster creativity and{

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