Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Job Type: Full Time | Senior Leadership
Location: Toronto, ON – In-Office (Global HQ)
Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer
Job purpose:
This is a career-defining opportunity for a high-potential, energised, hands-on finance leader to step into a Deputy CFO role within a family-owned, global travel organization. With approximately 800 employees, Goway comprises multiple entities, operating across multiple regions and technology platforms.
We are looking for someone early in their executive journey but already operating at a senior level. A leader with a ‘can do’ attitude, who thrives on driving change and executing at pace, you will build on existing practices to establish robust, but practical, financial control and reporting.
Based in our mid-town Toronto office, you will work alongside the CFO and executive team to ensure our financial data, systems and reporting are sufficiently robust to support our ambitious short-term growth plans. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on the challenge of operating in a complex operating environment with demonstrable success in driving change.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Data, Reporting & Decision Enablement
- Take ownership of financial data integrity, structure, and reliability across multiple entities and systems
- Build and continuously improve management reporting, dashboards, and KPIs for the finance and leadership teams
- Turn complex, fragmented data into clear, decision-ready insights
- Establish strong reporting cadence and performance narratives for executives, board, and ownership
- Champion a “single source of truth” mindset across finance and the broader business
Building Scalable Financial Foundations
- Strengthen the fundamentals: budgeting, forecasting, planning, and controls
- Ensure financial structures (chart of accounts, entity design, reporting frameworks) are clean, consistent, and scalable
- Standardise processes across regions while allowing for local nuance
- Build a finance function that can support significant business scaling efficiently
Systems, Automation & Modern Finance
- Drive the evolution of finance systems, ERPs, and reporting tools
- Lead efficiency initiatives in the group through automation and smarter data flows
- Improve integration between finance, sales, bookings, and operational systems
- Bring a modern, tech-enabled mindset to support finance operations
- Identify and implement cost savings initiatives through automation, supplier reviews, etc
Governance, Risk & Stewardship
- Support statutory reporting, audits, and compliance across jurisdictions
- Strengthen controls, governance, and financial discipline in a family-owned business context
- Ensure confidence in expense management, intercompany activity, and budgeting allocations
- Prepare high-quality board and ownership information
- FX Hedging - ensure appropriate hedging programs are in place, monitor ongoing exposures, review/implement enhanced instruments as required
- Insurance - ensure adequate program/coverage for all group entities
Leadership & Growth
- Be a visible, collaborative, and engaged leader within the Toronto office
- Lead, coach, and develop emerging finance leaders across all regions
- Build strong partnerships with all business units, understanding their needs to support success in each unit
- Step in as acting CFO as required
- Actively develop your own leadership capability
- Act as a key member of the senior leadership group
Treasury
- Cash flow management and reporting: optimize cash flows, maximize yield on cash balances, including working capital management
- Manage banking, financial services relationships and agreements, including credit facilities, credit card processing; negotiate enhanced financial services as
- required, including payment and receipt procedures
Strategic Planning
- Assist in advising on long-term business goals, KPI setting, mergers, and acquisitions
- Play a key role in business planning to enhance business growth and performance
- What Success Looks Like (12–24 Months)
- Leadership has complete confidence in the financial reporting framework
- Reporting is complete, accurate, and timely, facilitating informed decision-making
- Position the finance function and systems to become an integral component of our growth plans
- Finance is seen as forward-looking and a business facilitator, creating effective governance and informed decision-making
- You are recognised internally as a future CFO-calibre leader
What are we looking for?
Experience & Background
- Senior finance experience (e.g., Senior Controller, Head of Finance, VP of Finance, Finance Director)
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in your field with at least 5 of those in a leadership role
- Experience in multi-entity, complex, multi-system, fast-growing, global environments
- Exposure to travel, tourism, aviation, hospitality, or high-volume consumer services is strongly preferred
- Clearly demonstrated success in improving data integrity, reporting, systems, or financial structure
- Equally comfortable operating on the front line and at the executive table
Qualifications
- Fully qualified accountant (CPA, CA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
- Exceptional grounding in financial reporting, controls, treasury, and governance
- High confidence working with ERPs, BI tools, and data-driven reporting
Capabilities & Strengths
- Relentlessly analytical and curious — digs into the data, spots patterns fast, and turns insight into action
- High-energy self-starter with a strong sense of ownership; sees gaps and closes them
- Cuts through complexity to create clear structure, priorities, and momentum
- Confident, credible communicator who influences senior leaders with clarity and conviction
- Learns fast and moves decisively, comfortable testing, refining, and improving in real time
Leadership Style & Mindset
- Ambitious and growth-oriented — sees this role as a platform, not an endpoint
- Brings execution speed, positivity, and action orientated mind-set
- Respects legacy while constructively and confidently challenging “how we’ve always done it”
- Engaging, energized, and collaborative
- Personally accountable with strong follow-through and the ability to hold teams accountable
Location & Work Style
- Based in Toronto and working primarily from the office
- Values collaboration, proximity to leadership, and being embedded in the business
- Willing to travel occasionally to support global teams
What can you expect from Goway?
Imagine working for a company where your career feels like an adventure. At Goway, you’ll join a global community that supports one another:
- We offer a competitive salary accompanied by performance incentives, and we place real importance on time away from work, such as paid personal days for when life calls for them and your birthday off each year.
- Our commitment to professional growth means you’ll have access to continuous learning and industry-leading training that keeps you at the forefront of travel innovation.
- You’ll enjoy generous paid time off, including [three] weeks of vacation, [six] personal days, and a dedicated day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Travel is in our DNA, so you’ll enjoy exclusive perks and discounts on worldwide getaways.
- Since we operate across Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Manila, Sydney, and beyond, you’ll collaborate across cultures and shape a career path that reflects your ambitions.
- Goway is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate differences and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace for everyone. We appreciate every applicant’s interest. Please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
How to Apply:
If this role feels like your next step, click "Apply Now" to create your profile, upload your CV, and share a few details about yourself. Our talent team reviews every application, and if your experience aligns with our needs, we will reach out to set up the next step.
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Additional Notes
Goway Travel Ltd will retain applications, notifications, and records related to this posting for three years, reflecting our commitment to fair and equitable hiring practices.
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About Goway
Founded in Toronto in 1970 by Australian economist Bruce Hodge, Goway has evolved from a one-person dream into a family-owned global leader in tailor-made travel. With our headquarters in Toronto and hubs in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Sydney, and Manila, our team of over 700 talented employees designs travel experiences in more than 115 countries across all seven continents. We’re united by a passion for travel and are committed to doing the right thing: supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainable tourism that enriches local communities. Whether working remotely or side by side in one of our offices, we operate as one forward-thinking team, transforming wanderlust into life-changing adventures for our fellow Globetrotters. Discover more at goway.com.
