Ocean Capital is a privately held company headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, with interests across several business lines, including broadcasting, real estate, construction, and energy services. Its purpose is to build winning businesses with great people, all contributing to better communities. The company unlocks the potential of its businesses through imagination and a passion for winning, while celebrating the uniqueness of each individual. Its focus is on excellence and achievement. Ocean Capital's portfolio consists of both directly owned and actively managed businesses operating across a variety of industries, as well as indirectly managed investments held in partnership with experienced investment managers and advisors. The company manages its portfolio with the objective of delivering long-term sustainable returns while providing a meaningful and rewarding environment for its employees. Through its portfolio companies, Ocean Capital maintains a broad operational presence across Canada and the Eastern United States.

Ocean Capital is seeking a Senior Director, Financial Reporting, to partner closely with the Senior Vice President of Finance and the Senior Leadership Team of Ocean Capital. The role has two primary areas of responsibility. First, the Senior Director will be accountable for the accounting and reporting function within Ocean Capital, supporting the development of the company's annual budget, contributing to long-term strategic planning, driving continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance, streamline, and automate data processes, and ensuring accurate and timely reporting of actual financial results against target KPIs. The Senior Director will also provide leadership, mentorship, and development opportunities for the accounting and reporting team, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment. The second area of responsibility involves providing guidance and support to the finance teams within the operating businesses on accounting and reporting standards to ensure consistency and alignment with the corporate view. The Senior Director will assist with the oversight of the annual financial reporting cycle while supporting the maintenance of strong financial reporting standards, analysis, and consistency across the businesses. 

The ideal candidate will bring strong senior finance leadership experience, with a track record of success in complex and dynamic organizations. This individual will provide a strategic financial reporting perspective to the company’s business and investments while ensuring strong execution and operational discipline. The ideal candidate is a thoughtful and adaptable leader who can navigate complexity, balance strategic priorities with operational execution, and respond effectively to changing business needs. They demonstrate resilience under pressure while maintaining a constructive and solutions-oriented mindset. They are open to new ideas and approaches and actively support others through change. They will bring strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, with the ability to understand different perspectives, build effective relationships, and work collaboratively across teams to achieve shared objectives.

To Apply

To fill this position, Ocean Capital has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers. Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted online.

We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.

We would like to thank all applicants but regret that we are only able to personally contact those individuals whose backgrounds best match the requirements for the role.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Ocean Capital Holdings Limited is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and Ocean Capital throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form.