Director, Strategic Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Develop, enhance, and implement integrated financial models, strategic scenarios, and sensitivity analyses that link operating performance, cash flow, leverage, capital needs, and enterprise value.

• Assess organic growth initiatives, capital projects, acquisitions, financing options, and other capital uses through analysis of returns, risks, liquidity, and enterprise value.

• Convert complex financial, operational, and market data into viable alternatives, trade-offs, and recommendations for the CFO, CEO, and executive leadership.

• Oversee financial synthesis, analytical assessments, and performance narratives for selected discussions with Apollo, the Board, and lenders.

• Integrate and constructively question inputs from Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Data & Analytics, and operational teams.

• Collaborate with the CFO and executive leadership to craft financial narratives concerning performance, priorities, risks, and opportunities.

• Lead follow-up analyses and facilitate the resolution of significant questions, commitments, and decisions.

• Direct financial analysis and specific execution workstreams for acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, and strategic transactions.

• Assist in evaluating capital structure, liquidity needs, financing alternatives, and capital-allocation priorities.

• Coordinate Finance workstreams, data-room requirements, and financial analysis across internal teams, financing sources, counterparties, and external advisors.

• Analyze transaction structures, synergies, risks, integration issues, and value-creation impacts.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CFO on strategic, financial, and operational issues.

• Lead selected cross-functional strategic initiatives and high-priority analyses.

• Support the financial aspects of the Value Creation Plan, including long-term model impacts, validation of financial assumptions, and KPI reporting cadence.

• Establish rigorous decision-making and review processes for priority mandates from the Office of the CFO.

• Cultivate trusted relationships with long-standing leaders and enhance existing functional teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, accounting, mathematics, engineering, or another quantitatively rigorous field.

• 4 to 7 years of progressively responsible experience in private equity, investment banking, pension or infrastructure investing, strategic finance, or a similarly analytically intensive transaction- or investment-focused environment.

• Proven experience in building and interpreting complex financial models, assessing investments or transactions, and preparing concise decision materials for senior executives, investment committees, Boards, or equivalent senior stakeholders.

• Advanced skills in financial modeling, valuation, investment-return analysis, scenario analysis, and business-case development.

• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Capability to create concise, executive-quality PowerPoint presentations.

• Comprehensive understanding of income statement performance, balance sheet requirements, cash flow, liquidity, leverage, covenants, and enterprise value.

• Outstanding analytical judgment and meticulous attention to detail.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

• Credibility, judgment, and executive presence to engage directly with senior leaders, investors, lenders, and advisors while appropriately handling confidential information.

• Highly self-motivated, organized, and action-oriented; able to manage multiple workstreams, meet tight deadlines, and navigate ambiguity without extensive direction or a large team.

• Hands-on approach and willingness to transition between high-level strategic inquiries and detailed analysis and execution.

• Strong collaboration and influencing abilities, capable of leading cross-functional efforts through expertise, credibility, and delegated authority rather than formal hierarchy.

• Intellectual curiosity and genuine interest in understanding GoodLife’s businesses at the club, member, and operational process levels.

🏝️ Benefits

• Continuous training and development to ensure a long and successful career trajectory.

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• Competitive Total Rewards Package.

• Complimentary Performance Fitness membership.

• A fun and energetic work environment to look forward to every day!