ABOUT ODAIA
ODAIA noun
o·da·ia | 'oh-day-yeah
An Ancient Greek word referring to “tools of the trade.”

Learn more about our company here.

You can also find more information about the company and our products at odaia.ai.

ODAIA is a remote first organization, with a hub located downtown Toronto. All our positions are WFH with frequent company and team based socials, events and meetings in-person and virtually.

OUR COMPANY MISSION
Reducing patients’ time to therapy by facilitating meaningful interactions with healthcare providers, through human-centric software powered by AI.

ODAIA helps pharma sales and marketing teams by using AI to understand and predict customer behaviour. Our enterprise SaaS platform MAPTUAL serves some of the most recognized Fortune 500 life sciences companies. By incorporating data and AI predictions in powerful ways, MAPTUAL’s users understand their customers (healthcare professionals, patients) on a deeper level and cater to their health needs more effectively.

ODAIAns (what we call ourselves) are inspired to reinvent the future of how non-technical people leverage data in their day-to-day lives. We are passionate about solving complex problems in data, AI, engineering, design, and product, so our customers don’t have to. We live by the notion that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication;” and making simplicity scalable is an even bigger challenge. That’s why we have a crazy talented team led by serial entrepreneurs, tech veterans, and life sciences experts.

We’re also on a mission to build an innovative, diverse, and ego-free business, with an awesome company culture based on our values: agility, passion, ownership, trust and respect, and diversity, equity and inclusion. You’re on a mission too? We’re here for it. We put an emphasis on career development for our employees, the opportunities to grow are extensive.

WHAT’S ON OFFER

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager. This role will initially report directly to the Chief Financial Officer. This function has been newly brought in house so this is a great opportunity to build from the ground up, and work with a leader who has built multiple tech finance teams. Coming off of a strong Series B round, there is a lot to do! This is a great opportunity to learn from an experienced tech CFO.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Discover where we should be looking by exploring our business to identify key metrics, processes and truths that we haven't even thought to look at yet, which will become cornerstones of our financial success
• Chase Revenue by building financial models that help the leadership team hold the business leaders accountable to revenue targets through KPIs (sales funnels, financial forecasts etc)
• Manage Expenses and Cash Flow through building the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes and by respectfully challenging business leaders to gain operational efficiencies. Communicate results to the leadership team. Own the financial software tools that allow us to scale and identify and implement new tools where necessary.
• Manage Month End by reviewing the financial results produced by the team’s external bookkeepers, comparing against forecast and providing month end package
• Manage the Year End Audit you autonomously manage the company’s year end audit process, including drafting key accounting papers
• Complete Quarterly Reporting - for investors and the Board, including putting together the financial portion of quarterly board reporting packages

WHAT YOU BRING:

If you think you may not check every box, don’t worry, we would love to see your resume anyway! Odaians are at core a group of great and talented people, eager to learn, take ownership, and turn ambitious ideas into reality.

• Minimum 4 + years of relevant or similar experience CPA/CAd CPAs designation required
• You love the idea of building a new finance function including new processes and adding new tools
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and understand that as part of being a team player, you are excited to help the team meet tight deadlines
• You love the idea of being involved in strategic decision making and partnering with the business
• Believer that financial analysis is a key part of making strategic business decisions and you can create business cases to drive operational business decisions
• Creating financial models is second nature to you
• Ability to drive concepts quickly and can run with them on minimal guidance
• Tech savvy and the ability to efficiently and effectively use different operations software tools
  • We use Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, advanced excel skills required
• Bonus points for experience with FP&A including financial modeling,business case, budgeting forecasting and monthly financial statement analysis
• Always up for a challenge and you’re always striving to learn something new
• Strong skill set communicating, presenting and writing, and the ability to work well cross-functionally
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal guidance
• Experience managing confidential and sensitive information

• A highly product-driven startup culture that values agility, passion, ownership, trust, respect, diversity, and inclusion
• Tremendous growth and unique learning opportunities
• You will be part of growing product and commercial teams, with a large amount of ownership and autonomy for managing things directly
• Top-notch health benefits for medical, dental, vision care, mental health, prescription drug coverage, travel insurance and alternative treatments such as acupuncture and chiropractic services
• Flexible working hours, providing great balance for personal and family life
  • We focus on what we achieve and not the number of hours we clock
  • We trust our employees and empower them to shape their work themselves so that they can achieve the best possible results
• An open and flexible vacation policy
  • Our employees can take what they want, when they want it - as long as they get their work done, get the time approved and get things covered while they're away
• ODAIA Wellness Bonus Days
• Stock option grants
• A generous home office and learning allowance
• Career development opportunities, and a solid business model - we’re in it for the long haul!
• Monthly or more frequent in-person company activities and events