Manager of Finance

City of Castlegar; Castlegar; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Castlegar seeks a Manager of Finance for a term position until September 2026. The role involves overseeing finance operations and requires a Chartered Professional Accountant with a degree in accounting or commerce, along with managerial experience in a municipal context.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered CPA in British Columbia.
• 5 years of progressive management training in a municipal setting.
• Equivalent combination of training and experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and directing day-to-day finance operations.
• Oversee accounts payable, payroll, property taxes, utility billing.
• Supervise finance division staff.

Skills

Management

Supervision

Financial Reporting

Education

Undergraduate degree in accounting, commerce or related discipline

Chartered Professional Accountant registration

Job description

City of Castlegar

Manager of Finance -Term

BASIS: FULL-TIME, TERM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2026
OPEN UNTIL FILLED | INITIAL REVIEW DATE: JULY 11, 2025

Based on experience and/or performance, the right candidate may be temporarily assigned to this management opportunity with the guarantee of the permanent Accountant position upon return of the incumbent on leave.

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Finance & Technology, the Manager of Finance is responsible for planning, organizing, supervising and directing the day-to day operations of the Finance division which includes accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable, utility billing, property taxes, and cemetery.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will be registered as a Chartered Professional Accountant in British Columbia with an undergraduate degree in accounting, commerce or a related discipline. The successful candidate will have 5-years progressive management training in a municipal setting, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

A competitive compensation package will be provided including an attractive salary range of $115,252-$137,470. Please visit our website at castlegar.ca for a full job description and information on our community.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their detailed resume via email to [e-mail] with the subject line Manager of Finance.

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

This posting is open until the position is filled however the first applicant review will take place on July 11, 2024.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada.

About Castlegar
Live more at one-third the average housing price of metro Vancouver and two-thirds the B.C. average. Be an outdoors action hero in the West Kootenay wild, in British Columbia’s interior, where the Columbia and Kootenay rivers meet and endless adventures are right in your backyard.

Work for a City going places – with an ambitious vision, a dynamic municipal government, and a track record of doing cool things – including Millennium Ponds, Sculpturewalk, and an ongoing refresh of Columbia Avenue, our main artery. The City of Castlegar is growing and we’re looking for the perfect person to get in on the action.

Learn More
To view all available job positions or learn about applying for a City position, please visit castlegar.ca/careers