Manager, Strategic Finance

Role: Contract (with benefits)

➞ Industry leading compensation

➞ Exceptional benefits programs

➞ Upward mobility & career growth

Blueprint is looking for a Manager, Strategic Finance to join our growing team. This role sits at the center of our acquisition and operations engine,  leading financial due diligence on prospective shop acquisitions, overseeing bookkeeping for the network, and supporting FP&A as we scale. You'll work closely with leadership and external advisors to evaluate new deals while helping build the financial infrastructure that supports our growth. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who's comfortable moving between deal work and day-to-day financial operations.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Lead financial due diligence on acquisition targets, reviewing revenue quality, accounting policies, expense trends, and payroll to assess deal-relevant risks and EBITDA impacts

  • Validate revenue completeness and support tax diligence (corporate, HST/GST, payroll) across target companies

  • Review key accounting policies (revenue recognition, inventory, expense recognition and accruals, related party transactions)

  • Review payroll expenses and reconcile to year-end payroll reports

  • Review AR/AP schedules for non-trade balances, related party amounts, aging, and uncollectible amounts

  • Perform cash proof procedures, reconciling historical bank deposits against stated revenue to support completeness of revenue

  • Support tax diligence procedures across corporate, HST/GST, payroll, and government assistance filings, including HST testing

  • Coordinate with external advisors on diligence timelines and assist with post-closing integration and opening balance sheet preparation

  • Own day-to-day bookkeeping across the network: transaction recording, bank/credit card reconciliations, and General Ledger maintenance

  • Prepare financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L), lead year-end reconciliations and tax filings, and manage quarterly HST filings

  • Support budgeting and forecasting, and partner with leadership on FP&A as Blueprint scales into new markets

  • Track and report on key operational and financial metrics to support decision-making

  • Partner with leadership on financial planning as Blueprint scales into new markets

  • Develop scalable financial policies and processes to support the network's growth

Qualifications:

  • CPA designation

  • 3+ years of experience in financial due diligence, transaction advisory, audit, or a related field; experience with M&A or private equity-backed businesses is a strong asset

  • Solid bookkeeping and full-cycle accounting experience, including reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and tax filings

  • Working knowledge of Canadian tax compliance (HST/GST, payroll, corporate)

  • Strong Excel/financial modeling skills

  • Comfortable working across multiple entities/locations and managing competing priorities

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work directly with vendors, advisors, and leadership

Blueprint is an equal opportunity employer, and we take pride in our diversity. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Blueprint will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Blueprint does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, registered domestic partner status, family and medical leave status, military status, criminal conviction history, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local law.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume to: HR@blueprintrm.ca (Subject: Manager, Strategic Finance).