Chief Financial Officer; CFO

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)

The Sutherland Group | British Columbia

Location: West Kelowna, BC | Nelson, BC | Castlegar, BC | Salmo, BC

Travel: Regular travel to operating sites and project locations

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Team Leadership: Leads the finance team (approx. 15 team members)

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Sutherland Group is a privately owned, growth-oriented, BC-based provider of integrated service solutions for heavy industry—supporting customers across forestry, civil, municipal/government, utilities, mining, and transportation. Built over 30 years from a two-truck logging operation into a 16-business-line enterprise, we operate with over 225 team members across Sutco Transportation, BC Eco Industrial Solutions, Summit Truck & Equipment Repair, and our First Nations joint venture, Skemxist Solutions Limited Partnership.

We are hiring a Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial strategy and execution across the Group—supporting disciplined growth, operational decision-making, capital allocation, and performance accountability.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a seasoned leader who thrives in complex, multi-entity environments and builds strong partnerships with operators. You'll bring financial clarity, strong reporting rhythms, and practical decision support—while serving as a trusted thought partner to the CEO and operating leaders as we scale.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As CFO, you will lead the finance function and serve as a key partner to the CEO, leadership team, and operating leaders. Core accountabilities include:

Performance Reporting & Operating Cadence

• Build and lead the monthly operating cadence (close, reviews, variance analysis, and actionable
• insights by business line)
• Deliver clear KPI reporting and decision support that improves profitability and execution
• Ensure accurate, timely, and credible financial statements and management reporting

Planning, Forecasting & Business Insight

• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecasting across divisions
• Improve forecast accuracy and establish “one version of the truth” for performance reporting
• Develop dashboards that connect operations to financial outcomes (production, utilization, downtime, margin, working capital)

Cash, Working Capital & Capital Allocation

• Own cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and working capital discipline (AR/AP, inventory, WIP, capex timing)
• Lead capital planning and ROI analysis for equipment purchases and rebuild/replace decisions
• Manage lender and financing relationships, covenant compliance, and capital structure optimization

Capital Providers & Stakeholder Communications

• Serve as a trusted communicator with lenders, equity partners, and other capital providers
• Prepare and present performance updates and strategic narratives with consistent, credible reporting

Risk, Compliance & Governance

• Oversee external accounting, tax, audit, internal controls, and statutory compliance
• Lead enterprise risk management (including insurance strategy), commercial risk support, and policies/controls
• Coordinate with legal counsel on corporate matters, contracts, and entity structuring

Strategy, Growth & M&A Support

• Support growth strategy including geographic expansion, new service lines, innovation
• investments, and M&A evaluation/integration
• Build transaction models, due diligence frameworks, and integration scorecards
• Contribute to long-range planning and advise the CEO on capital allocation and growth priorities

Team Leadership & Finance Systems

• Lead and develop the finance team (approx. 15 team members) and build a high-performance culture
• Improve systems, processes, and data quality to increase speed, clarity, and accountability
• Partner cross-functionally in a way that aligns with the Group's values and operating culture

KEY MEASURABLES

You will be expected to translate strategy into measurable outcomes, including:

• Timeliness and accuracy of monthly reporting and close process
• Forecast accuracy (revenue, margin, EBITDA, and cash)
• Working capital performance (DSO/collections effectiveness, AP discipline, inventory/WIP controls)
• Margin improvement through pricing discipline, job costing, and operational insight
• Capex and ROI discipline…