Accounting Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
At The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF), our mission is to create a world free from the fear of cancer. Cancer remains the number one cause of death for Canadians and our top priority is to accelerate cancer research and care.
Our role is to garner support for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres, through philanthropy, fundraising events, and our world-renowned lottery program. The work we accomplish drives groundbreaking research, relentless innovation, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of cancer patients and their loved ones.
Now, we have an opportunity to blaze an even brighter future for everyone affected by cancer.
We will Carry The Fire for cancer patients everywhere, lighting the way forward through discovery, reigniting our commitment to transform cancer outcomes and ease the profound suffering cancer causes patients and their loved ones.
At the PMCF, every one of us carries the fire for someone else. Join us as we inspire a movement and help us achieve our vision to change the way we understand, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Job Description
Union: Non-Union
Site: 700 University Avenue
Department: Finance
Reports to: Sr Director, Financial Reporting and Planning
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Vacancy: Existing Vacancy - Backfill
Hours: 35 hours
Hiring Range: $90,000 - $105,000 (plus additional compensation incentives such as bonus, pension, and more)
Posted Date: December 19, 2025
Closing Date: January 5, 2026
Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, the Manager, Accounting will oversee the accounting operations for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF) and lead a team of finance professionals. This role is responsible for the full end-to-end accounting cycle, including areas such as cash management, accounts payable, deferred accounts, month-end and year-end close. Responsibilities also include leading regulatory filings, such as the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and reporting to the Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The Manager, Accounting will lead the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP and serve as the primary contact for external audits. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity of the Foundation’s financial reporting and driving process improvements to support operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of finance professionals, driving high-quality deliverables and effective performance management.
- Oversee the daily operations of the accounting function, including cash management, revenue recognition, accounts payable, deferred accounts, general ledger, month end close, and year end close.
- Perform and review journal entries, in accordance with ASPNO and GAAP.
- Conduct the monthly balance sheet analysis, account reconciliations, and provide commentary over variances.
- Prepare the annual internal event accounting and external GAAP financial statements, ensuring the accurate translation of our financial statements across both reporting standards.
- Apply and maintain financial policies, ensuring timely updates for compliance and relevance.
- Develop and maintain policy and procedure documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely updates to reflect changes in approach.
- Lead the external audit process as the primary point of contact, ensuring timely and accurate communication with auditors.
- Manage regulatory reporting to the CRA and AGCO, including the preparation of HST/GST returns, T3010 filings, T4a filings, annual surveys, and lottery financial statements.
- Safeguard the integrity of financial records within the NetSuite, ensuring data is accurate and processes operate within a robust control environment.
- Identify and implement best practices within the finance department, including electronic workflow, digitization, job documentation, and other efficiencies.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to staff, auditors, vendors, service providers, and banking partners to ensure efficient and effective financial management operations.
- Support key projects in the Finance area.
- Provide support as required by the Senior Director, Finance, and VP, Finance.
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
- A CPA designation is mandatory , preferably with a university degree in accounting or finance.
- Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience managing the full end-to-end accounting cycle.
- Leadership experience overseeing a team of finance professionals.
- Proven experience working for a Canadian not-for-profit, with in-depth knowledge of accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations (ASNPO).
- Experience leading and supporting a financial statement audit.
Knowledge, Skill, Abilities:
- Experience working with NetSuite (Oracle) is an asset.
- High proficiency with Microsoft tools, especially Excel.
- Results oriented individual who embraces and embodies PMCF’s mission, inspiring others through a positive and enthusiastic approach.
- Proven ability to foster a highly motivated team and maintain a positive, collaborative culture.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and collaborates effectively with cross functional teams to achieve solutions.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently while managing and reprioritizing multiple competing tasks from diverse stakeholders
- Demonstrates accountability by taking ownership of responsibilities and ensuring timely, accurate completion of tasks.
Additional Information
We believe that the way we work together is just as important as what we accomplish. By making choices and taking actions that align with our values, we achieve greater success, and our work lives become happier and more meaningful.
At PMCF, we strive to foster a culture built on Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (CARE). Central to these values is our commitment to IDEAA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism.
- Experience a sense of purpose that you won’t get anywhere else, in any other job. You will be making a difference for millions of people impacted by cancer
- We have an open and approachable culture that enables you to bring your best ideas forward
- We offer a competitive compensation package including competitive salary, incentive pay, health benefits, and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
- We will invest in your growth through ongoing learning opportunities, individual development planning, and education assistance programs
- We offer a hybrid work environment with Tuesday, Thursday and one other day per week in office, or as required subject to business needs
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
Accounting Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
At The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF), our mission is to create a world free from the fear of cancer. Cancer remains the number one cause of death for Canadians and our top priority is to accelerate cancer research and care.
Our role is to garner support for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres, through philanthropy, fundraising events, and our world-renowned lottery program. The work we accomplish drives groundbreaking research, relentless innovation, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of cancer patients and their loved ones.
Now, we have an opportunity to blaze an even brighter future for everyone affected by cancer.
We will Carry The Fire for cancer patients everywhere, lighting the way forward through discovery, reigniting our commitment to transform cancer outcomes and ease the profound suffering cancer causes patients and their loved ones.
At the PMCF, every one of us carries the fire for someone else. Join us as we inspire a movement and help us achieve our vision to change the way we understand, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Job Description
Union: Non-Union
Site: 700 University Avenue
Department: Finance
Reports to: Sr Director, Financial Reporting and Planning
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Vacancy: Existing Vacancy - Backfill
Hours: 35 hours
Hiring Range: $90,000 - $105,000 (plus additional compensation incentives such as bonus, pension, and more)
Posted Date: December 19, 2025
Closing Date: January 5, 2026
Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, the Manager, Accounting will oversee the accounting operations for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF) and lead a team of finance professionals. This role is responsible for the full end-to-end accounting cycle, including areas such as cash management, accounts payable, deferred accounts, month-end and year-end close. Responsibilities also include leading regulatory filings, such as the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and reporting to the Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The Manager, Accounting will lead the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP and serve as the primary contact for external audits. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity of the Foundation’s financial reporting and driving process improvements to support operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of finance professionals, driving high-quality deliverables and effective performance management.
- Oversee the daily operations of the accounting function, including cash management, revenue recognition, accounts payable, deferred accounts, general ledger, month end close, and year end close.
- Perform and review journal entries, in accordance with ASPNO and GAAP.
- Conduct the monthly balance sheet analysis, account reconciliations, and provide commentary over variances.
- Prepare the annual internal event accounting and external GAAP financial statements, ensuring the accurate translation of our financial statements across both reporting standards.
- Apply and maintain financial policies, ensuring timely updates for compliance and relevance.
- Develop and maintain policy and procedure documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely updates to reflect changes in approach.
- Lead the external audit process as the primary point of contact, ensuring timely and accurate communication with auditors.
- Manage regulatory reporting to the CRA and AGCO, including the preparation of HST/GST returns, T3010 filings, T4a filings, annual surveys, and lottery financial statements.
- Safeguard the integrity of financial records within the NetSuite, ensuring data is accurate and processes operate within a robust control environment.
- Identify and implement best practices within the finance department, including electronic workflow, digitization, job documentation, and other efficiencies.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to staff, auditors, vendors, service providers, and banking partners to ensure efficient and effective financial management operations.
- Support key projects in the Finance area.
- Provide support as required by the Senior Director, Finance, and VP, Finance.
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
- A CPA designation is mandatory , preferably with a university degree in accounting or finance.
- Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience managing the full end-to-end accounting cycle.
- Leadership experience overseeing a team of finance professionals.
- Proven experience working for a Canadian not-for-profit, with in-depth knowledge of accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations (ASNPO).
- Experience leading and supporting a financial statement audit.
Knowledge, Skill, Abilities:
- Experience working with NetSuite (Oracle) is an asset.
- High proficiency with Microsoft tools, especially Excel.
- Results oriented individual who embraces and embodies PMCF’s mission, inspiring others through a positive and enthusiastic approach.
- Proven ability to foster a highly motivated team and maintain a positive, collaborative culture.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and collaborates effectively with cross functional teams to achieve solutions.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently while managing and reprioritizing multiple competing tasks from diverse stakeholders
- Demonstrates accountability by taking ownership of responsibilities and ensuring timely, accurate completion of tasks.
Additional Information
We believe that the way we work together is just as important as what we accomplish. By making choices and taking actions that align with our values, we achieve greater success, and our work lives become happier and more meaningful.
At PMCF, we strive to foster a culture built on Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (CARE). Central to these values is our commitment to IDEAA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism.
- Experience a sense of purpose that you won’t get anywhere else, in any other job. You will be making a difference for millions of people impacted by cancer
- We have an open and approachable culture that enables you to bring your best ideas forward
- We offer a competitive compensation package including competitive salary, incentive pay, health benefits, and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
- We will invest in your growth through ongoing learning opportunities, individual development planning, and education assistance programs
- We offer a hybrid work environment with Tuesday, Thursday and one other day per week in office, or as required subject to business needs
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.