Senior Financial Accountant

Canadian Adventure Charters; Marystown; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with incentiv

Expedition participation opportunities

Collaborative, mission-driven culture

Job summary

Canadian Adventure Charters seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to manage financial stewardship for high-value client accounts and partnerships. You will develop strategies, prepare advanced financial reports, and collaborate across departments to ensure accurate tracking of commitments.

You will lead negotiations on major contracts, support business development with new financial partnerships, and provide strategic insights to executives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in senior financial account management.
• Experience with UHNW clients and institutional partners.
• Expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and model creation.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Must be a permanent resident of Canada.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial aspects of key client accounts including UHNW individuals, corporate sponsors, family offices, and government entities.
• Develop and execute financial account strategies to maximize value.
• Prepare, analyze, and present reports, models, forecasts, and dashboards to executives and clients.
• Collaborate across operations, legal, marketing, logistics to ensure accurate tracking and delivery of commitments.
• Lead contract development, negotiations, renewals, and financial components of proposals for major accounts.
• Support business development by identifying and securing new financial partnerships in luxury travel, research, media, and sponsorship.
• Provide high-level financial insights to guide growth, risk management, and strategic decisions.
• Represent CAC at conferences, investor meetings, and industry forums.

Skills

UHNW client mgmt

Finance leadership

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

CRM software

Accounting software

Cryptocurrency platforms

Job description

Job Title

Senior Financial Accountant

Company

Canadian Adventure Charters Inc. (CAC)

Location

Newfoundland & Remote Hybrid

Reports To

CEO/CFO

Company Overview

Canadian Adventure Charters (CAC) is redefining the frontier of ocean exploration, adventure tourism, scientific discovery, and sustainable development. At the core of CAC is a world-class expedition platform anchored by our dual standby Research Explorer Ice-Class Vessels. These vessels are outfitted with advanced submersibles, ROVs, long-range drones, helicopters, zodiacs, landing craft, and all terrain Sherps—purpose-built to operate in the harshest and most remote environments on Earth. These are not just ships; they are mobile command centers enabling deep-sea research, cinematic storytelling, and humanitarian response on a global scale. From the Arctic to the Equator, CAC is establishing a next-generation Mega Port and Expedition Hub that will include cutting-edge laboratories, film and broadcast production suites, a public aquarium, and a global headquarters for logistics, operations, and conservation science. Our team unites elite polar experts, naval engineers, marine biologists, award-winning filmmakers, Indigenous knowledge keepers, climate scientists, and veterans of exploration programs—backed by a global network of venture capital investors, family offices, ocean institutions, and brand partners. CAC is more than an adventure company. We are a living laboratory, a mobile production house, a data platform, and a gateway to Earth’s last wild places. Through high-impact media, frontier research, and curated VIP expeditions, we are building the tools, platforms, and partnerships to explore deeper, document better, and protect more.

Position Summary

The Senior Financial Accountant will play a critical role in managing and advancing CAC’s financial and strategic client accounts. This senior-level position focuses on financial stewardship, reporting, and partnership management, serving CAC’s high-value clients, corporate sponsors, scientific collaborators, family offices, government stakeholders, and media partners. The role requires expertise in financial operations, client account management, and strategic planning in alignment with CAC’s mission of exploration, innovation, and conservation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee financial aspects of key client accounts, including UHNW individuals, global corporate sponsors, family offices, ocean research institution partners, and government entities (DFO, Parks Canada, federal, provincial, and Innu/Inuit and International governments).
• Develop and execute financial account strategies to achieve client objectives and maximize partnership and investment value.
• Prepare, analyze, and present financial reports, models, forecasts, and performance dashboards to executive leadership and clients.
• Collaborate across departments (operations, production, legal, marketing, logistics) to ensure accurate financial tracking, compliance, and delivery of client commitments.
• Lead contract development, financial negotiations, renewals, and financial components of proposals for major accounts.
• Support business development by identifying and securing new financial partnerships across luxury adventure tourism, research, media, and brand sponsorship sectors.
• Provide high-level financial insights to guide account growth, risk management, and strategic decision-making.
• Represent CAC at financial, scientific, and industry conferences, investor meetings, and global forums.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in senior financial account management, client services, and business development within luxury travel, marine exploration, Fortune 500, family office, venture capital, or related sectors.
• Demonstrated success managing complex financial relationships with UHNW clients, C-suite executives, and institutional partners.
• Expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and the preparation of models, charts, and presentations for executive and client audiences.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with a client-first mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Passion for marine expeditions, scientific research, conservation, and sustainable blue economy initiatives.
• Proficiency with CRM systems, accounting software, cryptocurrency platforms, PowerPoint, Excel, and reporting tools.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Must be a permanent resident of Canada.
• Mission, Vision, Goal, Determined Oriented- Get the Job Done.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to join a pioneering organization reshaping the future of exploration, science, and conservation.
• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives.
• Participation opportunities in unique expeditions to some of the world’s most remote and extraordinary locations.
• A collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven organizational culture.