PCAS25-062 - Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Peel Children’s Aid Society; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading child welfare organization in Ontario is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to drive financial strategy and innovation. The role requires a seasoned finance executive with a CPA and experience in leading community-centered initiatives. This position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary with benefits. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families.

Benefits

Competitive salary

OMERS pension

Robust vacation package

Personalized leadership development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial operations, planning, and governance.
• Background in public funding or social impact is a plus.
• Expertise in building relationships and collaboration across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations including budgeting and forecasting.
• Drive fund diversification and systems innovation.
• Lead community events and initiatives supporting DEI.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

Collaboration

Innovation

Community engagement

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Education

CPA certification

Job description

The Children's Aid Society of Peel Region, 25 Capston Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Req #1599

Thursday, July 24, 2025

At Peel CAS, our mission is to protect children and strengthen families & communities through partnership. We are currently seeking the following professional to join our team:

Location:25 Capston Drive, Mississauga(Hybrid: 2–3 days/week in-office)
Application Deadline: September 10, 2025
Salary Range: Competitive salary + pension, generous vacation, and career-shaping impact

The Opportunity

This is not your typical CFO role and Peel CAS is not your typical organization.

As one of the largest Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario, Peel CAS is leading transformation in one of the province’s most complex public systems: child welfare, a system as foundational to society as health care, education, and justice. We’re combining bold mission work with innovation, insights, and partnerships to drive lasting, community-centered change. We are future-focused with a balanced budget, sustainable financial plan, and a strong track record of stability and growth.

We are seeking a game-changing finance leader to join our Executive Team as Chief Financial Officer, reporting to the CEO. We are looking for someone who brings financial depth and strategic creativity, a commitment to public purpose, and the mindset of a builder, collaborator, and innovator.

If you're energized by mission, growth, and impact and ready to bring your finance leadership to the forefront of systems change, this is your moment.

Why This Role Is a Rare Opportunity

• Make a real difference . You’ll directly support services that impact the lives of children, youth, and families every day.
• Shape a sector and a system . Join a team that’s rewriting the playbook on how child welfare can operate, more community-driven, preventative, and innovative.
• Bring your full leadership range . Finance, strategic planning, innovation, partnership building, DEI and reconciliation, this is a full-spectrum leadership role.
• Be part of something future-focused . From revenue diversification to AI and automation and public-private partnerships, we are building capacity for long-term transformation.
• Enjoy wellness centered benefits. Competitive salary, OMERS pension, robust vacation package, a flexible hybrid work model and personalized leadership development.

What You’ll Lead

As CFO, you will:

• Serve as the financial strategist and advisor to the CEO, Board, and senior leaders, overseeing all financial operations including budgeting, forecasting, risk management, financial reporting, and long-term financial planning
• Drive fund diversification through new revenue models, innovative public-private partnerships, and grants
• Drive systems innovation including process improvement, automation, and emerging tech
• Play a leadership role in cross-sector initiatives and community events
• Champion DEI and Truth & Reconciliation in all aspects of leadership
• Support and steward our relationship with our Foundation

Who We’re Looking For

• A seasoned, strategic, forward-thinking finance executive with deep expertise in financial operations, planning, and governance
• Experience with public funding, social impact, or cross-sector partnerships is a plus, alignment with our mission and ambition is essential
• A relationship builder and collaborator who leads with innovation, navigates complexity, and builds trust across systems, leading with integrity
• A CPA is required. We welcome candidates with backgrounds in public, nonprofit, private, or consulting environments. Diverse experience is a strength

This is a planned transition. Our current CFO is stepping into a new opportunity and will continue to support the organization during the transition period.

About Peel CAS

Peel Children’s Aid Society is one of Ontario’s largest child welfare organizations, with a budget of $80M+ and a bold ambition to drive systems change while focusing on the safety and wellbeing of the children, youth and families we serve. We are reimagining child welfare with preventative, community-driven, evidence-based and equity-centered solutions. We operate in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country and serve thousands of children, youth, and families each year with care, compassion, and integrity. We're proud to be recognized as an innovative systems leader.

Here’s some of what sets us apart:

• Early Help and Prevention Focus: One of the lowest children in care rates in Canada
• Innovative Leadership: First child welfare agency in Ontario to lead a Youth Wellness Hub
• Revenue Growth & Diversification: Securing investments, partnerships, and non-traditional funding to grow impact
• Evolving Service Delivery Models: Transforming our building into an integrated community hub to expand access and support
• National Reach: Home to the Child Welfare Immigration Centre of Excellence (CWICE), expanding knowledge and support across Canada
• Culturally Responsive Services: With an unwavering commitment to equity, Truth and Reconciliation, and the elimination of systemic racism

To apply send your cover letter and resume to [emailprotected] and in your cover letter, please share why mission-driven leadership matters to you and how you’ve brought purpose and financial strategy together in your work. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and sectors including those traditionally underrepresented in executive roles. This is a rolling recruitment process, we are accepting applications until September 10 th , 2025, with interviews scheduled shortly after.

This is more than a CFO job. It’s a chance to leave a legacy in one of Ontario’s most vital public systems.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Truth and Reconciliation. We are grateful that our workplace diversity is representative of the communities that we serve and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees feel like they belong. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process please contact us at [emailprotected] .

Peel Children's Aid Society is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform People & Culture so that we can ensure your equal participation in this process. We are aware of a scam claiming to offer employment on behalf of Peel CAS. Please note that we only contact individuals who have applied for positions posted on our website, and always conduct interviews with selected candidates. We do not contact prospective candidates via text message. Learn more about employment scams.

• The Children's Aid Society of Peel Region, 25 Capston Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada