Head of Accounting (Remote, Volunteer, Part Time)

Volunteer Centre of Calgary; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A national nonprofit organization is looking for a Volunteer Head of Accounting to oversee its financial systems and ensure compliance. This role is pivotal for maintaining financial transparency as the organization grows. Ideal candidates will have experience in accounting or nonprofit financial management. Responsibilities include designing accounting systems, tracking funds, and preparing financial reports. This is a remote position with significant ownership and direct collaboration with leadership, providing valuable experience and a formal letter of reference.

Benefits

Executive-level ownership experience

Direct collaboration with leadership

Portfolio-grade experience

Formal letter of reference

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, finance, or nonprofit financial management.
• Capable of designing financial systems from first principles.
• Understanding of nonprofit financial compliance and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the organization’s core accounting and financial tracking systems.
• Establish charts of accounts and financial controls for the nonprofit.
• Track incoming funds and outgoing expenditures.

Skills

Experience in accounting

Comfortable designing systems

Understanding nonprofit financial compliance

Detail-oriented

Reliable

Job description

Head of Accounting (Remote, Volunteer, Part Time)

7-12 hours/ weekly

6 Months Minimum, Opportunity to Extend

The Mission

HEAD OF ACCOUNTING (VOLUNTEER)Organization: Right to Live CanadaLocation: Remote (Canada-wide)Time Commitment: 12 hours per week (Flexible)------ THE MISSIONCanada is currently facing a human rights crisis of international consequence: poverty-driven disability euthanasia (MAiD). Individuals, blocked by state-enforced poverty, are choosing to end their lives with state assistance due to being unable to access essentials such as medical procedures, supportive housing, or even food. This systemic failure has triggered a United Nations investigation, criticism from the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and global condemnation.Right to Live Canada is engineering the only viable, system-level alternative to this crisis -- Social Brokerage. By creating a pipeline between sources of raw capital and specific one-time support plans ("Stability Mandates") for individuals in the process of applying for MAiD, the organization creates the "viable alternative" that the system itself mandates its assessors to find but does not currently provide. This represents the world's first market-based solution to poverty-driven euthanasia and the creation of a social impact credit system which exchanges philanthropic capital for verified, life-affirming outcomes, akin to carbon credits.Right to Live Canada is currently pre-pilot.

The Role

Right to Live Canada is seeking a Volunteer Head of Accounting to design, build, and oversee the organization’s financial tracking and accounting systems. This role exists because the organization must maintain financial discipline, transparency, and auditability from the outset, even at a pre-pilot stage. The Head of Accounting works directly with the Founder / Executive Director and in coordination with Operations and Fundraising. The operating model is simple: leadership defines financial requirements and constraints; the Head of Accounting designs lightweight, compliant systems to track funds, expenditures, obligations, and reporting without imposing unnecessary corporate overhead. This role is focused on correctness, clarity, and future-readiness rather than complexity.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the organization’s core accounting and financial tracking systems
• Establish charts of accounts, bookkeeping structures, and financial controls appropriate for a nonprofit start-up
• Track incoming funds, restricted and unrestricted capital, and outgoing expenditures
• Ensure clear linkage between funds received and their intended use, including pilot and mandate-related spending
• Support preparation of financial reports for internal leadership, donors, and future audits
• Coordinate with Fundraising to ensure financial representations and reporting commitments are accurate
• Maintain records required for nonprofit compliance and future CRA filings
• Advise leadership on financial process design without over-formalizing systems
• Prepare the organization for scale, audit, and regulatory scrutiny as pilots advance

Who This Is For

• Has experience in accounting, bookkeeping, finance, or nonprofit financial management
• Is comfortable designing systems from first principles
• Understands nonprofit financial compliance and reporting requirements
• Can balance rigor with pragmatism in an early-stage environment
• Is reliable, detail-oriented, and capable of sustained follow-through

What’s In It For the Volunteer

• Executive-level ownership of a national nonprofit accounting function
• Direct collaboration with the Founder / Executive Director
• Portfolio-grade experience designing financial systems from scratch
• LinkedIn skill endorsements reflecting verified contributions
• Formal letter of reference
• Work that directly supports accountable, life-preserving interventions

To Apply

Apply through CharityVillage, or email a resume to [e-mail] with the headline "Head of Accounting Application", or apply via the form on our website at www.RightToLive.ca/volunteer. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Why Should You Volunteer for This Opportunity?

• Executive-level ownership of a national nonprofit accounting function
• Direct collaboration with the Founder / Executive Director
• Portfolio-grade experience designing financial systems from scratch
• LinkedIn skill endorsements reflecting verified contributions
• Formal letter of reference
• Work that directly supports accountable, life-preserving interventions