Sr Accountant AWRS
Top Benefits
About the role
Requisition Number: SRACC002116
Type: Internal & External Candidate –Full-Time (Indeterminate)
Hours of Work: Avg. 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Compensation: $68000-$75000 per annum. depending on education and experience; plus, a generous leave, benefits and pension package
Program & Location: Vancouver Gastown
Deadline: By noon, Friday September 12th, 2025 About Us Atira Women's Resource Society, an award-winning nonprofit organization known for its inclusionary hiring practices and where a job is more than a pay cheque. We offer the opportunity to work alongside a remarkable group of women working to make the world a more just place, one woman, one child, one home, one job at a time.
About The Job This role reports directly to the Finance Manager, The Senior Accountant is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department and our organization's financial processes, ensure adherence with legal requirements, and make certain that our accounting operations align with the organization's mission and financial objectives. This role includes preparing financial statements, ensuring compliance with accounting principles, and providing guidance to junior accounting staff. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis to support the organization’s financial health and strategic goals.
About You You have an inclusive/intersectional feminist analysis of violence against women and powerful alignment with Atira’s mission, vision, values and philosophy. You approach your work and live your life from a decolonizing, women centred and social justice perspective. You are a team player who strives for excellence but loves to have a good laugh, is able to think fast, be critical and make sound decisions without agonizing, all while working in an incredibly dynamic and fast-paced environment. You hire great people and expect great things from them.
You are, also, Expertise in financial reporting and compliance, Proficient in accounting software (Yardi Voyager) and advanced Excel functions, Strong analytical skills for data interpretation and problem-solving, Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial information to diverse audiences, Proven leadership experience in managing and mentoring junior staff, Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in financial reporting, Adaptable to changes in regulations and financial technologies, omitted to ethical practices and integrity in financial matters.
Additional Requisites/Assets
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
- Enrolment in a Professional certification such as CPA designation would be an asset.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to handle high levels of pressure and stringent deadlines.
- All positions are subject to a Criminal Records Review (Paid by Atira)
- Covid-19 (Including Booster) and annual flu vaccinations are recommended
Application Process Provide a cover letter with a current resume describing how you meet or exceed the above-noted qualifications. Resumes with a Cover Letter unique to Atira are guaranteed a review. Candidates who lack the experience and qualifications set out in the posting may not be considered, although an exceptional cover letter and transferable skills may overcome lack of experience for some positions. Please go to atira.bc.ca/careers for a current list of postings.
About Atira Women's Resource Society
Our mission at Atira Women's Resource Society is twofold: to provide direct services to women and children fleeing violence, and to raise awareness of all forms of gendered violence through education and advocacy.
Since 1983, Atira has offered safe and supportive housing to women and children impacted by violence, as well as a range of services in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Burnaby, Surrey, White Rock, and Richmond.
These services include: long-term and transitional housing, shelter programs, housing outreach and homelessness prevention programs, outreach to senior women and First Nations, Metis and Inuit women affected by violence, support for parents and children who witness abuse, legal support, Stopping the Violence counseling, the 16-step program, and self-employment initiatives.
Our programs are accessible to anyone who identifies and lives full time as a woman and who experiences gendered violence and misogyny, including trans, two spirit and intersex women and or those who identify with a femme of centre non-binary gender.
Critical to the development of our programs and services, Atira's work is informed by the understanding that women's experience of violence often intersects with poverty, racism, substance use, and lack of support for mothering. We also recognize that in addition to providing safety and respect, all of our programs must invite and encourage women’s collaboration and that women must have the opportunity to be active participants in all of our services.
Every woman and child has the right to live without abuse. To learn more about Atira's philosophy, mission, and work in the Metro Vancouver Area, please visit www.atira.bc.ca
Sr Accountant AWRS
Top Benefits
About the role
Requisition Number: SRACC002116
Type: Internal & External Candidate –Full-Time (Indeterminate)
Hours of Work: Avg. 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Compensation: $68000-$75000 per annum. depending on education and experience; plus, a generous leave, benefits and pension package
Program & Location: Vancouver Gastown
Deadline: By noon, Friday September 12th, 2025 About Us Atira Women's Resource Society, an award-winning nonprofit organization known for its inclusionary hiring practices and where a job is more than a pay cheque. We offer the opportunity to work alongside a remarkable group of women working to make the world a more just place, one woman, one child, one home, one job at a time.
About The Job This role reports directly to the Finance Manager, The Senior Accountant is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department and our organization's financial processes, ensure adherence with legal requirements, and make certain that our accounting operations align with the organization's mission and financial objectives. This role includes preparing financial statements, ensuring compliance with accounting principles, and providing guidance to junior accounting staff. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis to support the organization’s financial health and strategic goals.
About You You have an inclusive/intersectional feminist analysis of violence against women and powerful alignment with Atira’s mission, vision, values and philosophy. You approach your work and live your life from a decolonizing, women centred and social justice perspective. You are a team player who strives for excellence but loves to have a good laugh, is able to think fast, be critical and make sound decisions without agonizing, all while working in an incredibly dynamic and fast-paced environment. You hire great people and expect great things from them.
You are, also, Expertise in financial reporting and compliance, Proficient in accounting software (Yardi Voyager) and advanced Excel functions, Strong analytical skills for data interpretation and problem-solving, Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial information to diverse audiences, Proven leadership experience in managing and mentoring junior staff, Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in financial reporting, Adaptable to changes in regulations and financial technologies, omitted to ethical practices and integrity in financial matters.
Additional Requisites/Assets
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
- Enrolment in a Professional certification such as CPA designation would be an asset.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to handle high levels of pressure and stringent deadlines.
- All positions are subject to a Criminal Records Review (Paid by Atira)
- Covid-19 (Including Booster) and annual flu vaccinations are recommended
Application Process Provide a cover letter with a current resume describing how you meet or exceed the above-noted qualifications. Resumes with a Cover Letter unique to Atira are guaranteed a review. Candidates who lack the experience and qualifications set out in the posting may not be considered, although an exceptional cover letter and transferable skills may overcome lack of experience for some positions. Please go to atira.bc.ca/careers for a current list of postings.
About Atira Women's Resource Society
Our mission at Atira Women's Resource Society is twofold: to provide direct services to women and children fleeing violence, and to raise awareness of all forms of gendered violence through education and advocacy.
Since 1983, Atira has offered safe and supportive housing to women and children impacted by violence, as well as a range of services in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Burnaby, Surrey, White Rock, and Richmond.
These services include: long-term and transitional housing, shelter programs, housing outreach and homelessness prevention programs, outreach to senior women and First Nations, Metis and Inuit women affected by violence, support for parents and children who witness abuse, legal support, Stopping the Violence counseling, the 16-step program, and self-employment initiatives.
Our programs are accessible to anyone who identifies and lives full time as a woman and who experiences gendered violence and misogyny, including trans, two spirit and intersex women and or those who identify with a femme of centre non-binary gender.
Critical to the development of our programs and services, Atira's work is informed by the understanding that women's experience of violence often intersects with poverty, racism, substance use, and lack of support for mothering. We also recognize that in addition to providing safety and respect, all of our programs must invite and encourage women’s collaboration and that women must have the opportunity to be active participants in all of our services.
Every woman and child has the right to live without abuse. To learn more about Atira's philosophy, mission, and work in the Metro Vancouver Area, please visit www.atira.bc.ca