Public Sector Finance Manager - CPA & Reporting Lead

Autocanada; Brandon; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Autocanada in Alberta, Canada is seeking a Finance Manager to provide senior financial leadership and hands-on oversight for complex, time-sensitive finance and accounting initiatives within a large public-sector environment.

The ideal candidate will bring technical accounting expertise, financial reporting knowledge, leadership capability, and stakeholder management skills to organize resources, manage priorities, and deliver accurate, timely financial deliverables.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or CPA-in-progress.
• Significant progressive experience in finance and accounting.
• Leadership or management experience within financial reporting or a related finance function.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements and financial reporting principles.
• Hands-on experience with financial reporting and general ledger functions.
• Experience leading or overseeing month-end and year-end processes.
• Experience managing internal and/or external audits.
• Strong experience with complex reconciliations and financial variance analysis.
• Ability to review and provide constructive feedback on financial work.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex financial reporting and accounting engagements.
• Lead financial reporting, general accounting, revenue/grant reporting, and related finance workstreams.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting activities.
• Review financial statements, supporting schedules, and notes.
• Coordinate internal and external audit requirements and deliverables.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close processes.
• Review significant accounting issues and related research.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, policies, and requirements.
• Lead complex financial variance investigations and recommendations.
• Oversee general ledger activities and account reconciliations.
• Manage restricted-fund, grant, and revenue reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Advanced Excel

GAAP/IFRS

Financial reporting

Problem solving

Communication

Team leadership

Education

CPA designation or CPA-in-progress

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Autocanada in Alberta, Canada is seeking a Finance Manager to provide senior financial leadership and hands-on oversight for complex, time-sensitive finance and accounting initiatives within a large public-sector environment.

The ideal candidate will bring technical accounting expertise, financial reporting knowledge, leadership capability, and stakeholder management skills to organize resources, manage priorities, and deliver accurate, timely financial deliverables.