Chief Financial Officer

Venor; Bedford; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Commissionaires Nova Scotia in Bedford, Nova Scotia, seeks a strategic Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and governance. Reporting to the CEO, you will drive capital allocation, risk management, and regulatory compliance while guiding a capable finance team across budgeting, payroll, and procurement.

You will partner with executive leadership and external partners to support sustainable growth, ensure accurate financial information, and deliver

Qualifications

• Senior financial leadership experience in a complex organization.
• Experience advising executive teams and boards.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and governance.
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into financial plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s financial strategy and provide executive‑level financial advice.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial policies, internal controls, and governance frameworks, and oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, controllership, treasury management, and audit activities.
• Manage the enterprise financial systems and reporting platforms that keep the organization’s financial information timely and accurate, preparing and presenting financial reports to the CEO, Executive Team, Finance and Audit Committee, and Board of Governors, and developing the annual operating and capital budgets, including required submissions to PSPC.
• Provide strategic pricing guidance, including contract billing and labour rates, and ensure compliance with financial, regulatory, tax, and not‑for‑profit reporting requirements, including CRA obligations.
• Externally, manage relationships with financial institutions, auditors, insurers, the national Commissionaires federation, and government partners, and contribute to organizational strategy through financial analysis, business cases, and recommendations that support sustainable growth.
• Internally, provide executive oversight of payroll, compensation, benefits, and related financial administration, and lead, mentor, and develop a finance team spanning budgeting, payroll and accounts, IT/cyber, and procurement.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Communicating with executives

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Finance

CPA designation

Job description

Venor is proud to partner with Commissionaires Nova Scotia in the recruitment of a Chief Financial Officer. Based in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS) is the province's leading not-for-profit security provider, delivering guarding, monitoring, investigative, and specialized security services to more than 200 sites across the province. With roughly 1,300 employees, a large share of them veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP, CNS is the largest private‑sector employer of veterans in Nova Scotia. As part of the national Commissionaires federation of over 22,000 security professionals across Canada, CNS reinvests more than 90% of its annual revenue directly into employee wages, training, and benefits. On their behalf, we are seeking a strategic and hands‑on Chief Financial Officer to join the executive team. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead the organization's financial strategy, reporting, planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, risk management, regulatory compliance, and governance.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the organization’s financial strategy and provide executive‑level financial advice across all business lines.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial policies, internal controls, and governance frameworks, and oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, controllership, treasury management, and audit activities.
• Manage the enterprise financial systems and reporting platforms that keep the organization’s financial information timely and accurate, preparing and presenting financial reports to the CEO, Executive Team, Finance and Audit Committee, and Board of Governors, and developing the annual operating and capital budgets, including required submissions to Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).
• Provide strategic pricing guidance, including contract billing and labour rates, and ensure compliance with financial, regulatory, tax, and not‑for‑profit reporting requirements, including CRA obligations.
• Externally, manage relationships with financial institutions, auditors, insurers, the national Commissionaires federation, and government partners, and contribute to organizational strategy through financial analysis, business cases, and recommendations that support sustainable growth.
• Internally, provide executive oversight of payroll, compensation, benefits, and related financial administration, and lead, mentor, and develop a finance team spanning budgeting, payroll and accounts, IT/cyber, and procurement.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field (or an equivalent combination of education and executive experience), along with a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in good standing.
• 10+ years of progressive senior financial leadership experience, including strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and governance within a complex organization, and a track record of advising executive teams, Boards of Directors or Governors, and senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of financial management, accounting standards, regulatory compliance, risk management, and corporate governance, and demonstrated ability to translate strategic priorities into measurable financial plans and business cases.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing finance teams, and ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to both financial and non‑financial audiences.
• Thoughtful, collaborative leader with strong business acumen and a genuine commitment to integrity, innovation, and service excellence.
• Comfortable in the details of financial reporting as well as advising the boardroom, and judgment to manage competing priorities during budgeting, audit, and Board reporting cycles.