Associate Director, Financial Services

Justice Institute of British Columbia; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic finance leader to join their team as Associate Director of Financial Services. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to drive financial planning, budgeting, and reporting in a mission-driven environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial management, with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in shaping financial strategies, ensuring compliance, and fostering a culture of service excellence. If you are passionate about building financial capacity and making a meaningful impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of financial planning and management experience in large organizations.
• Strong knowledge of financial concepts, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Experience leading teams in a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, and reporting processes.
• Manage payroll operations and ensure compliance.
• Inspire and support a high-performing finance team.

Skills

Financial Management

Budgeting

Financial Reporting

Payroll Operations

Risk Management

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Commerce

CPA Designation

MBA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial Software Packages

Business Intelligence Tools

Job description

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Position Summary

The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) is seeking a strategic, service-focused finance leader to join us as Associate Director, Financial Services.

This full-time, regular position is ideal for a results-driven professional who thrives on collaboration, continuous improvement, and building financial capacity across teams. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO), the Associate Director provides leadership in financial planning, budgeting, analysis, reporting, payroll, and treasury functions.

By fostering integrated, consistent financial processes, the Associate Director supports JIBC’s long-term sustainability and helps reduce financial risk across the organization. A strong culture of service, collaboration, and financial literacy is at the heart of this role.

As a senior member of the Finance team, the Associate Director plays a key role in advancing both divisional and institutional priorities, ensuring systems and services align with JIBC’s commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization.

Key Areas Of Responsibility Include

1. Financial Planning and Reporting: Lead the development and oversight of annual and multi-year budgets, financial forecasting, and analysis to ensure compliance with all reporting requirements. Drive the implementation of centralized budgeting and forecasting processes with a focus on exceptional client service, operational effectiveness and efficiency, and risk mitigation. Deliver robust financial modeling and costing tools to support strategic decision-making across the organization.
2. Payroll Oversight: Ensure accurate, consistent, and compliant payroll operations, lead process improvements, and maintain strong alignment with the People and Culture team.
3. Treasury and Compliance: Manage JIBC’s treasury function, including cash flow forecasting and the protection of financial assets. Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards and legal and statutory requirements for financial information, and maintain effective internal controls.
4. Team Leadership: Inspire and support a high-performing team of finance and payroll professionals. Promote collaboration, service excellence, and continuous learning.
5. Organizational Collaboration: Partner with leaders across JIBC to build financial knowledge, integrate processes, and reduce duplication. Serve as a trusted advisor and help teams make informed, sustainable decisions.

If you're energized by building strong financial foundations in a mission-driven organization—and want to see the impact of your work every day—this could be the opportunity for you.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education and Certifications: Bachelors Degree in business or commerce with focus on finance, accounting, and business management; an MBA would be an asset. CPA designation is required.
• Experience: Minimum 7 years of progressive senior experience with financial planning, management and reporting in large, complex organizations within the public sector, along with minimum of 5 years in a financial leadership capacity. Experience in the post-secondary education system is considered an asset. Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Additionally, Specific Experience Is Required In:

• Managing and maintaining accounting systems in a computerized and decentralized environment
• Managing the budgeting process for large and complex budgets
• Leading multi-level teams and managing and engaging people in a unionized environment

Other Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Models respectful and inclusive workplace behaviours, and demonstrates a commitment to meaningful outcomes in diversity, equity, and Indigenization
• Ability to think innovatively and creatively in planning and developing a fresh approach to existing activities, with a continuous improvement perspective and incorporating best practices
• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement change, resulting in improvements to service quality, staff productivity and systems efficiency
• Advanced knowledge of financial management concepts and practices, including accounting procedures, financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and financial reporting. Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply policies and regulations
• Knowledge and experience of payroll operations, payroll applications, collective agreements, applicable legislation and regulations within a unionized environment
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Demonstrated ability to identify, evaluate and manage risk
• Excellent analytical skills, critical thinking, and ability to apply sound judgment in interpretation of analytical findings, problem solving, evaluating courses of action, and making decisions on financial matters
• Strong skills in making presentations to various internal and external constituency groups
• Proven ability to motivate and engage teams, while driving performance outcomes
• Effective delegation and ability to drive accountability
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and a collaborative approach to relationship building and internal customer service
• Ability to influence others, and effectively manage multiple and conflicting needs between stakeholder groups
• Advanced computer skills related to financial analysis, management and reporting, including high level of proficiency in Excel, Microsoft office programs, various financial software packages and databases, ERPs and business intelligence tools.