- Position Title Senior Manager, Finance
- Job Type Full time
- Department Finance
- Reports to Vice President, Finance & Risk Management
Position Overview
Reporting to the Vice President, Finance & Risk Management, the Senior Manager, Finance is responsible for
leading core finance operations, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, and supporting timely,
reliable financial reporting across the organization. This role oversees accounting activities, month-end and year
end close, audits, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow monitoring, and financial systems/process
improvement.
The Senior Manager, Finance provides day-to-day leadership to the finance team, supports organizational leaders
with budget-to-actual analysis and financial decision-making, and ensures compliance with internal policies,
accounting standards, funder requirements, and applicable regulatory filings. The role also helps strengthen
financial transparency, internal controls, and operational efficiency across the organization.
What You'll Do
- Lead, coach, and support members of the finance team, including training, work assignment review, and
day-to-day guidance. - Promote respectful, professional, and service-oriented communication between Finance and staff across
the organization. - Oversee the maintenance of accurate accounting records in accordance with GAAP, ASNPO, internal
policies, and applicable best practices. - Lead or oversee the monthly close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, subledger
postings, balance sheet reconciliations, and general ledger activity. - Prepare and/or review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Prepare internal financial reports, analysis, and commentary to support leadership decision-making.
- Lead or support interim and year-end audit preparation, including working papers, reconciliations,
schedules, and supporting documentation. - Coordinate with auditors and respond to audit queries in a timely and organized manner.
- Liaise with Fund Development to support accurate accounting of donations, sponsorships, grants, and
restricted contributions. - Review and reconcile Raiser's Edge and general ledger activity, including campaign, fund, and appeal
coding. - Support and strengthen internal financial controls, accounting processes, and reporting mechanisms.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, workflows, transparency, efficiency, and data quality.
- Provide financial support, guidance, and training to program leaders and staff on financial policies,
procedures, budgets, coding, and reporting expectations. - Work collaboratively with internal teams to support accurate financial information, strong accountability,
and practical problem-solving.
This position description reflects the general duties of the position, but it is not intended to be a detailed description
of all duties that may be inherent in the position. The Senior Manager, Finance may be asked to perform other duties
as required or assigned.
What You Bring to Our Mission
- Post-secondary education in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA designation or progress toward
CPA designation preferred. - Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, preferably in a not-for-profit, charity,
social services, or funder-driven environment. - Demonstrated knowledge of accounting standards applicable to not-for-profit organizations.
- Strong experience with financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, audit preparation, and
compliance reporting. - Experience with government, charitable, and nonprofit reporting requirements, including CRA charity
requirements and other regulatory filings. - Strong working knowledge of accounting systems; experience with QuickBooks online is considered an
asset. - Familiarity with Raiser's Edge, Vena, payroll systems, and funder reporting tools is considered an asset.
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and strong overall proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Strong analytical, mathematical, organizational, communication, and time management skills.
- Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, accounting standards, and funder requirements.
- High attention to detail and ability to work effectively under deadlines with overlapping priorities.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Strong interpersonal skills and comfort communicating with all levels of the organization.
- Completion of required organizational training as assigned.
What We Offer
We provide people with meaningful work and are committed to offering equitable benefits and total
compensation to all staff, including:
- Competitive salary, where all employees are paid a living wage at minimum
- Focus on health and wellbeing, including access to employer paid extended health benefits, dental
benefits, annual health spending account and employer matched RRSP contributions - Commitment to your mental wellbeing with free and confidential support through the Employee & Family
Assistance Program - Work life balance, including paid vacation starting at three weeks, wellness days, and 12 paid statutory
holidays - Supportive and flexible work environment, with ongoing training and development opportunities
- Potlucks, celebrations, employee engagement initiatives and plenty of fun
- Strong commitment to advancing reconciliation, aligning with the calls to action of the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples - Recognition that people are a combination of many intersecting identities; we work to cultivate an
environment that welcomes the whole person and harnesses the strength in diversity, creating a rich and
inclusive workplace.
