Job Description & How to Apply Below
Role: CFO
Reports to:
CEO
Location:
GTA (Toronto office 3-4 days per week)
Company:
Rightsline,
Type:
Full Time / Permanent
Travel:
Up to 15%
Since 2012, Rightsline has been revolutionizing rights and royalties management with its leading IP Commerce SaaS platform. Trusted by global innovators like Disney, Amazon, Spotify, and the NFL, our solutions empower rights holders to maximize portfolio value, reduce risk, and increase profitability. Serving industries from media and entertainment to life sciences, our scalable platform combines advanced analytics, business process outsourcing, and decades of expertise to tackle the most complex rights and royalties challenges.
With over 300 employees across multiple regions, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and India, Rightsline fosters a dynamic, collaborative environment where innovation thrives. We’re passionate about creating smarter solutions, encouraging personal growth, and celebrating creativity. Join a team that offers competitive compensation and benefits, a supportive workplace, and the opportunity to lead the future of intellectual property management.
Position
As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you will be responsible for the financial operations of the business and you will be accountable for the planning, implementation and control of all financial-related activities, including the development of future financial and operational strategies. The CFO is a strategic partner to the CEO and the executive team and will be expected to operate at the executive level to contribute to the company’s vision and plans for growth, ensuring a deep understanding of the business' needs and strategic direction.
Responsibilities
Financial Leadership
Act as an advisor to the business and to the CEO
Lead, coach, and motivate high performing finance and accounting teams
Key player in formulating the company’s future strategic direction
Formulate strategies that drive improvement across top and bottom-line growth along with shareholder value
Develop and maintain a comprehensive financial model to manage growth
Report financial results and key results (monthly, quarterly and annually) to the management team, board of directors and stakeholders
Build and maintain a best-in‑class financial operation, including financial and operational systems, processes and procedures
Responsible for reviewing and implementing financial tooling and systems to drive efficiencies as the company scales
Oversee cash - monitor cash balances and cash forecasts
Play a key role in leading any fundraising activities
Build strategic relationships with investors and strategic partners
Develop and maintain complex financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and long‑term planning; create scenario analyses to evaluate financial impact of strategic decisions
Financial Operations
Manage the accounting and corporate taxation for Canadian, US, India and UK operations
Oversee the accounting and reconciliation for all revenue streams
Lead acquisition due diligence and M&A integration, as required
Assist with negotiation and management of contractual agreements with customers, partners, and suppliers
Controls and Compliance
Maintain relations with the company’s external auditors and deliver final audited statements for Board approval within prescribed timelines
Manage the company’s relationship with external stakeholders – ensure compliance with all debt covenants and monthly/quarterly/annual reporting requirements
Understand and mitigate key elements of the company’s risk profile
Ensure the company complies with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements
Qualifications
8-10+ years of experience in progressive leadership roles in Finance/Accounting managing a team (i.e. VP, SVP, CFO)
Experience scaling and leading Finance at a high-growth SaaS business, including experience at a company with over $50 million in revenue
Experience with M&A and experience with a “successful exit” of a company
Experience working with, and preparing reports for Board of Directors
Data and metrics driven with experience analyzing key information, anticipating and identifying opportunities and developing insight at a…
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