VP Finance – Botpress

Who Is Botpress & How Are They Changing the World

Over the next decade, autonomous agents will redefine how we work.

Botpress allows companies to build and deploy advanced AI agents that move beyond conversation into real business logic. Their product works today and at scale, across industries, regions, and limitless use cases.

They’ve helped deploy over 1M+ AI agents and chatbots, serve 700K+ users, and are trusted by 35% of the Fortune 500. 

On the heels of their $34M CAD Series B (June 2025), they’ve been recognized as the 3rd fastest-growing B2B AI startup globally. The work ahead is ambitious, and the opportunity for market growth like this is rare. They are taking a deliberate approach to growth: product-led, capital-efficient, and highly focused.

How Will I Make An Impact?

As VP Finance, you will take ownership of the entire finance function and help build the financial infrastructure required to support disciplined global growth.

Your mandate includes:

• Strengthening compliance, tax, and audit processes 
• Accelerating month-end close and improving reporting rigour
• Elevating board-level reporting and financial transparency
• Rationalizing and improving financial systems (currently QuickBooks + Mosaic)
• Overseeing payroll, cap table management, and global tax exposure
• Managing banking relationships and financial controls
• Structuring reporting lines and clarifying accountability across the team
• Mentoring and elevating a growing finance organization

How Do I Know If This Is For Me?

• You’ve previously held the title VP Finance (or equivalent) at a software company
• You are a CPA with a strong Controller / accounting foundation
• You’ve worked in VC-backed startup or scale-up environments
• You’ve led audits and built relationships with Big 4 firms 
• You’re comfortable operating in the $10M–$40M ARR range
• You can build financial models and support forecasting
• You are risk-aware, structured, and pragmatic
• You can evaluate systems, tools and AI to improve workflows 
• You are confident in presenting to Boards and external stakeholders
• You are excited by building a finance function that can grow in sophistication and scope over time

Our Ideal Candidate Looks Like:

• CPA with deep accounting, compliance, and reporting expertise
• Experience in Series B+ (or similar) SaaS scale-ups
• Strong knowledge of Canadian tax compliance, including Quebec
• Experience operating in a global business environment
• Has overseen payroll, cap tables, and audit processes
• Comfortable improving systems without over-engineering
• Has built and mentored finance teams
• Brings executive presence and credibility with leadership and investors
• Balanced, structured, and risk-aware, while being commercially minded

Please note: This is an in-office role, with 5 days per week onsite at Botpress's Montreal, QC office.

We understand, accept, and value the differences between people of different backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, ages, beliefs, and abilities. We are happy to make any accommodations you may need throughout the interview process. We aim to create an inclusive environment and encourage diverse individuals to apply.

The Process:

• Introductory conversation with Artemis Canada
• Introductory meeting with Jean-Bernard Perron, COO/CFO 
• Meeting with Sylvain Perron, CEO
• Meet with other key stakeholders 

And of course, your Artemis Canada consultants, Leigh Farlow & Natasha Makovora, will work closely with you throughout every step of the process.

We’d love to hear from you - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements!

Send a note to leigh@artemiscanada.com & natasha@artemiscanada.com if you or someone you know is interested!