Accounting Manager

Mission Community Services Society; Mission; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Community Services Society (MCSS) is seeking an Accounting Manager who will lead our accounting team and partner with agency Directors and Managers to ensure strong financial accountability and informed decision-making.

This role is ideal for a CPA graduate or CPA student eager to learn about the non-profit sector and to contribute to services that support vulnerable community members.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or active CPA student status.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Full-cycle accounting experience including payroll, payables, receivables, and financial reporting (at least 2 years).
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Advanced Excel and accounting software proficiency.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
• A passion for supporting community-focused work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a dedicated accounting team.
• Partner with organizational leaders to influence decision-making.
• Support budgeting, reporting, and strategic planning activities.
• Identify areas of risk and propose mitigation strategies.
• Manage process exceptions and confirm that processes produce the intended financial and business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement by simplifying processes and fixing root causes.

Skills

Leadership / coaching

Team development

Communication

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Education

CPA designation or CPA student

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

At Mission Community Services Society (MCSS),accounting is more than numbers. It's about ensuring the financial strengthbehind programs that support individuals, families, and communities every day.

For over 50 years, MCSS has been dedicated to helpingpeople, changing lives, and building community. We're looking for an AccountingManager who is ready to take the lead, inspire a team, and play a key rolein advancing our mission.

Why This Role Matters

As Accounting Manager, you'll be at the center of ourfinancial operations, providing leadership to the accounting team whilepartnering with Directors and Managers across the agency. Your expertise willhelp ensure financial accountability, support strategic decision-making, anddirectly contribute to services that make a difference in our community.

This is an amazing opportunity for a CPA graduate or currentstudent who is eager to learn about the non-profit sector. You will be guidedby an experienced Director of Finance to:

• Lead and mentor a dedicated accounting team
• Partner with organizational leaders to influencedecision-making
• Support budgeting, reporting, and strategicplanning activities
• Identify areas of risk and propose mitigationstrategies.
• Manage process exceptions and confirm thatprocesses produce the intended financial and business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement by simplifyingprocesses, improving consistency, and fixing root causes.

Who You Are

You are more than an accountant. You are a leader, a problemsolver, and a trusted business partner. You thrive in dynamic environments,enjoy developing people, and can translate financial information intomeaningful insights that support organizational success.

Required qualifications

• CPAdesignation or active CPA student status
• Bachelor'sdegree in a related discipline
• Full-cycleaccounting experience including payroll, payables, receivables, and financialreporting (at least 2 years)
• Strongleadership, coaching, and team development skills
• AdvancedExcel and accounting software proficiency
• Exceptionalcommunication and relationship-building abilities
• Apassion for supporting community-focused work

Ready to Make an Impact?

Join a team where your financial expertise helps strengthenprograms, support vulnerable community members, and build a stronger future forMission.

Job Posting #: 202610033

Schedule: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: $75,000 to $85,000 depending on experience

Mission Community Services Society

Helping People. Changing Lives. Building Community.