Senior Director, Financial Reporting

Senior Director, Financial Reporting BUILD SOMETHING PEOPLE LOVE Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost. We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets. We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products. If that sounds like you, keep reading. We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture and learn more about how we work https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/careers. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Director of Financial Reporting to join our Controllership leadership team. This strategic role is critical to supporting Wealthsimple’s continued growth and evolving regulatory landscape, including scaling the team to a public company standard.The Senior Director will be responsible for overseeing the full scope of our internal and external financial reporting function, ensuring technical accounting excellence, and maintaining a robust control environment. This is a highly visible role that requires a blend of deep technical accounting knowledge, exceptional leadership, and a proactive, forward-thinking mindset. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Financial Reporting & Accounting - Oversee the preparation and timely filing of all external financial statements, ensuring IFRS compliance. - Oversee the month end process and related accounting processes. - Drive the overall project plan and necessary infrastructure build-out to operate similar to a public company, implementing new policies, procedures and controls as required and obtaining the necessary buy-in from all stakeholders. - Coordinate and manage the external audit process, serving as a primary point of contact for external auditors. Accounting Policy & Technical Research - Lead the development, interpretation, and application of complex technical accounting policies across the organization (e.g., IFRS 9, IFRS 18, revenue recognition, equity etc.) - Monitor the evolving regulatory landscape and company growth plans and proactively assess the impact of new accounting standards and strategy and prepare / implement the necessary changes. - Review detailed technical accounting memos to support the company’s accounting positions and communicate to senior stakeholders on the impact of the accounting policies to the organization. Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) - Continue the build of a rigorous and effective internal control framework (e.g., SOX) to support a public company level control environment - Manage ongoing control testing and remediation efforts, working cross-functionally with process owners, including testing for both the SOC I as well as the interim and annual audits - Promote a strong culture of control and compliance across the organization and ensure that control design supports the company’s growth trajectory. Leadership & Team Management - Mentor and lead a high-performing team focused on Accounting Policy, Financial Reporting, Accounting and Controls. - Foster a positive, collaborative, and growth-oriented team environment. - Act as a thought partner to the VP Controller and Executive team on critical accounting and financial matters. SKILLS YOU'LL BRING: - CPA designation is required. - 15+ years of progressive experience in finance/accounting, with significant time spent in a Financial Reporting leadership role at a publicly traded company. - Deep and current knowledge of IFRS and strong proficiency in establishing and managing internal controls (SOX/ICFR). Experience in financial services is a significant asset. - Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop senior finance professionals. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex financial information clearly and concisely to non-finance st ... (truncated, view full listing at source)