Group Finance Manager
Join Montrium as a Group Finance Manager and play a key role in supporting the company’s continued growth and operational excellence. In this position, you will oversee financial planning and analysis, budgeting, reporting, compliance, and business performance across the organization. Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, you will provide strategic financial insights, strengthen internal controls, and help drive informed decision-making to support Montrium’s long-term objectives.
Company Overview
Founded in 2005, Montrium is a cloud-based solutions provider serving the life sciences industry. We combine software, cloud, quality, and GxP regulatory expertise to help organizations manage regulated processes with greater efficiency, compliance, and traceability.
Montrium’s Connect platform supports life sciences organizations by helping them manage regulated content and processes across the research and development lifecycle. Today, thousands of users across more than 35 countries use Connect to support compliant, traceable, and effective operations.
Our team brings together experienced professionals in life sciences, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, system design, cloud operations, and software development. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Montrium has built a reputation for excellence, practical innovation, and a strong commitment to quality.
Our Commitment to Employees and Customers
Montrium is committed to building trust and making a difference for employees, customers, and communities. We foster a collaborative environment where team members communicate openly, rely on one another, take ownership of their work, and contribute to meaningful outcomes.
We value autonomy, respect, and continuous growth. As an equal opportunity workplace, we encourage people to contribute their perspectives, exchange ideas respectfully, build lasting relationships, and grow their careers.
Most importantly, your work will help connect people, processes, and technology in ways that support regulated life sciences research and contribute to better outcomes for patients.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the incumbent ensures the rigorous management of the Group's accounting and financial activities. He or she ensures the integrity of financial information, the production of financial statements and tax returns, compliance with internal controls and the effectiveness of closing processes. He or she acts as an operational partner to management and coordinates work with advisors, financial institutions and other external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting and Closings
- Plan, coordinate and carry out the monthly and annual closings of the Group's entities, in compliance with established deadlines.
- Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, account analyses and year-end files.
- Ensure the accuracy of accounting entries, bank reconciliations, intercompany accounts, accrued liabilities, deferred revenues and balance sheet items.
- Coordinates the consolidation or combination of financial information of the different entities and documents intercompany transactions.
- Provide management with reliable, clear financial information that is useful for decision-making.
Accounting, treasury and operations
- Oversee accounting cycles, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing, collections, payroll, and disbursements.
- Monitor liquidity, prepare cash flow forecasts and support the management of domestic and international banking relationships and payments.
- Ensure proper processing of foreign currency transactions, cross-border transactions and reconciliations between financial systems.
- Maintain the chart of accounts, accounting policies, financial procedures and supporting documentation.
Tax, Compliance & Audit
- Coordinate the preparation and filing of tax returns, commodity taxes, tax slips and other regulatory obligations applicable to Group entities.
- Prepare records required by auditors, external accountants, tax authorities and other professional advisors, and follow up on requests.
- Contribute to tax credits, research and development and government assistance files, when required.
- Monitor relevant accounting and tax obligations and promptly report issues or risks to management.
Internal Controls and Continuous Improvement
- Establish, document and maintain internal controls commensurate with the Group's financial and operational risks.
- Identify gaps, process weaknesses, and opportunities for automation, then recommend and implement improvements.
- Promote the effective use of accounting, billing, payroll, expense management and reporting systems.
- Maintain the confidentiality, availability and integrity of financial documents and data.
Budget, forecasting and management support
- Participate in the preparation of budgets, financial forecasts and variance analyses.
- Produce profitability, margin, cost, recurring revenue and working capital analyses as required by management.
- Support the CFO in special projects, financial analysis, financing requests, corporate transactions and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborates with functional managers to improve the quality of financial data and budgetary discipline.
Coaching and collaboration
- Coordinate, review and prioritize the work of the members of the finance team, when applicable.
- Ensure effective knowledge transfer and maintain documentation that allows for business continuity.
- Develop constructive working relationships with internal teams and external partners.
- Perform any other responsibilities reasonably related to the function and needs of the Group.
Qualifications and Experience
- University degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field.
- CPA designation, or equivalent experience deemed relevant, is a strong asset.
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in financial accounting, including the coordination of monthly and annual close processes, the management of corporate tax compliance obligations, and the preparation of financial statements.
- Experience in an environment with multiple entities, currencies or jurisdictions.
- Working knowledge of SAGE is required.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and comfort with accounting systems and reporting tools.
- Excellent command of French and English, both oral and written, given interactions with stakeholders in Canada and internationally (other languages are an asset).
- Experience in a SaaS, regulated, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or GxP environment.
- Strong interpersonal and time-management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and build alignment through influence and consensus.
- Curiosity and initiative to learn new technologies, investigate complex issues, and apply practical solutions.
- Practical problem-solving mindset.
Benefits
- A hybrid work environment that supports flexibility, collaboration, and work-life balance.
- Paid Time Off that gives you time to recharge, take care of yourself, and maintain balance.
- Healthcare benefits to support your well-being and peace of mind.
- Competitive compensation that recognizes the experience and impact you bring to the team.
Next Steps
At Montrium, we are building a team where different perspectives, experiences, and ideas help us deliver meaningful technology for the life sciences industry.
We are looking for people who want to contribute, grow, and make a meaningful impact in a collaborative environment that values trust, ownership, and continuous improvement.
If you enjoy contributing to technology that supports regulated life sciences processes, we invite you to help evolve Montrium’s established Connect platform.
Apply today and help build what comes next.