Coordinator, Finance & Operations

The Students Commission of Canada; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits (after 3 mo

RRSP/TFSA matching (after 2 years)

Job summary

The Students Commission of Canada is seeking a detail-oriented Coordinator, Finance and Operations to support daily financial, accounting, payroll, and administrative functions. Reporting to the Finance Lead, you will assist with financial reporting, budgeting, bookkeeping, payroll administration, and funder reporting across multiple programs.

The role contributes to financial integrity and operational effectiveness by supporting the full accounting cycle, preparing analyses, maintaining payroll

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Thorough knowledge of Accounting Principles.
• Minimum three (3) years accounting and payroll processing experience, preferably in a non-profit setting.
• Proficient with QuickBooks Online.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong organizational and time management skills for prioritizing demands, workflow, and deadlines.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial statements and budget variance analysis.
• Assist with corporate annual budget and forecast creation.
• Prepare cash flow reporting and analysis.
• Support year-end financial statement review for public accountants.
• Develop understanding of program funding agreements for reporting and compliance.

Skills

QuickBooks Online

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Payroll processing

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business Administration degree or diploma

Tools

MS Office 365

Payroll software

Job description

Operations Full Time Canada Hybrid $50,000 - $58,000 CAD per year

Salary(hiring range): $50,000 and $58,000, plus health and dental benefits (after three months) and RRSP and/or TFSA matching (after two years of service)

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday. This position does require travel and a flexible work schedule, working evenings, weekends, and overnights.

Location: Virtual Working withpossible travel. (1-2 days per week in-person, if based in GTA or Montreal)

Openings: 1

Application Deadline: September 8, 2026

Role Overview

We areseekinga detail-oriented and highly organized Coordinator, FinanceandOperationsto support the day-to-day financial, accounting, payroll, and administrative functions of our organization. Reporting to the Finance Lead, this roleis responsible forassistingwith financial reporting, budgeting, bookkeeping, payroll administration, compliance reporting, and funder reporting across multiple programs.

TheCoordinator,Finance and Operations will contribute to the SCC’'s financial integrity and operational effectiveness by supporting the full accounting cycle, preparing financial analyses and reconciliations,maintainingpayroll and HR records, and providing administrative support as needed. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and making a meaningful impact through operational excellence and strong financial stewardship.

About the Role

What will you do?

REPORTING/FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DUTIES

• Assistin preparation of monthlyfinancialstatements andbudgetvarianceanalysis.
• Assistinpreparationandmonitoringthecorporateannualbudget and forecast.
• Assistin preparation of cash flowreportingandanalysis.
• Assistinpreparationof year-end financial statement reviewforpublicaccountants.
• Develop an excellent understanding of program funding agreements toassistinpreparation of thereportingfor multipleprogramstofundersandmaintainsupporting documentation forcompliance.

BOOKKEEPING DUTIES:

• Assistwiththe full accounting cycle.
• Data entry viaQBO ofall receivables, payables,and journal entrieswithappropriate supportingdocumentation.
• Prepare and reconcile AP reports for payment approval
• Prepareonlinebank payments for approval
• Reconcile credit card statements with receipts for payment
• Create all invoices andmaintainprogram partner invoice schedules
• Prepare and reconcile AR reports
• Prepare and process all bank deposits
• Maintain an orderly accounting filingsystem.
• Assistin preparation ofsignificant accountreconciliationsasrequired.

PAYROLL DUTIES:

• Prepare regular payroll package including employee changes for processing with external payroll provider
• Review timesheets andallocatetoappropriate program
• Track and process honoraria payments
• Process expense claims with proper documentation
• Assistwith payroll compliance reporting including T4A’s
• Manage HR files

OTHEROPERATIONALDUTIES:

• Supporting the employee management cycle processes.
• Contribute to thesuccess andgrowth of SCC byassistingwith varioustasks as requested

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLS

The SCC is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. Ideally, the candidate will have the following skills and experiences.

• A degree or diploma in Accounting,Finance,Business Administration, or equivalentwork-relatedexperience.
• Thorough knowledge of Accounting Principles.
• Minimum three (3) years accounting and payroll processing experience preferable in a non-for-profit setting.
• ProficientwithQuickBooksOnline.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong organizationaland time managementskills for prioritizing demands,workflow, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Self-motivatedand comfortable working independently

About Us

The Students Commission of Canada (SCC) is a national inter-generational charitable organization that purposely works with others to ensure that young people’s voices are heard and valued so that we can put their ideas for improving themselves, their peers, and their communities into action. We believe in. a world where all young people positively transition into a successful adulthood.

As a member of our team, you will enjoy a dynamic and supportive work environment. We have a dedicated staff team that care deeply about the young people and organizations we partner with. As a small organization, you will have the opportunity to try your hand ata number oftools and projects, ensuring diversity and breadth of work. We are known to work hard, but we have fun doing it!

Our Values

The Four Pillars: Respect, Listen, Understand and Communicate function as the spirit, heart, head, and feet of The Students Commission of Canada,representingboth its core values and its foundational process.All staff, volunteers, and participants agree to use these pillars in all their work with The Students Commission of Canada, and we work to make them real and visibleon a daily basis.

• Respect: We start with respect for the gift and strength that each person carrieswithin:for young people, theiridealismand their capacity to improve the world.
• Listen: With respect as our foundation, we learn to listen. We listen not just with our ears, but with our heads,heartsandall ofour senses. We listen actively, intensely, not just to words, but to silences, to deeds, to experiences.
• Understand: To understand is to go beyond listening, to process what we have heard from others, to reflect upon the new knowledge and gifts given to us.
• Communicate: The beginning of action, this is when the obstacles fall away. We create plans with others and implement them to make a positive difference in our world.

Our Cultural Practices

• We incubate and innovate with youth and, because we do, we generate sparks for positive change.
• We work inter-generationally and, because we do, young people’s voices are influential in improving their lives and the lives of their peers.
• We work with partners and, because we do, we are inclusive and supportive, building community and strengthening a network of partners dedicated to youth thriving.
• We turn knowledge into action, and action into knowledge and, because we do, we are constantly learning and improving our process, as well as those of others.
• We embrace complexity and, because wedoweare abletoRespect, Listen, Understand and Communicate with young people and our partners.
• We work with vision and passion and strive to integrate head, heart,feetand spirit in all that we do.

The SCC’s Four Pillars and six cultural practices provide the foundational overview of what the SCC Culture is. The T.R.U.S.T. Framework operationalizes these expectations. SCC team members whopractice the four pillars, six cultural practices and the T.R.U.S.T. framework report clearly understanding how their role contributes to the SCC’s social purpose.

• Take Initiative and be curious
• Reinforce a sense of community
• Uncover community boundaries
• Support healthy conflict management
• Thrive in the pursuit of excellence

We invite applications for this position from across Canada. We welcome all applicants for this position regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ability, age, marital status,pregnancyor family commitments. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free virtual job experience, starting with the job application process. If accommodations are needed during the job selection process, please let us know. All information received will be kept confidential.