Director, Finance & Operations
Top Benefits
About the role
UNITED WAY BC IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF CANADA'S TOP 100 EMPLOYERS FOR 2025**!**
ABOUT US – WHY WE’RE HERE
Across British Columbia, communities are facing urgent and complex social challenges. United Way BC is committed to delivering lasting, community-driven impact in partnership with diverse populations across the province — including Indigenous communities whose territories we live and work on. From Vancouver Island to the Lower Mainland, and across the Thompson Nicola Cariboo, Southern Interior, Trail and District, and East Kootenay regions, we walk alongside communities to create meaningful and equitable change.
Our mission is to strengthen vital connections that support people in need in our communities.
Our vision is to create a healthy, caring, and inclusive community.
How do we deliver on our mission and vision – by delivering resources and support for those who need it most, and by living our values of being collaborative, compassionate, strategic, responsive, accountable, and inspiring.
For a more in-depth look into our work and programs, please visit: www.uwbc.ca.
ABOUT YOU
You are a results-driven leader with a broad understanding of accounting and auditing principles. With experience in financial management and stewardship, you bring a strategic approach to leadership, analysis, and communication. You possess a valid CPA designation as well as at least 7 years of financial management experience.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance & Operations. The Director, Finance & Operations is responsible for leading the execution and oversight of financial operations and the Finance team. This role includes managing restricted and unrestricted funds, preparing financial reports for stakeholders, and supporting United Way British Columbia’s (UWBC’s) mission through sound financial stewardship while driving continuous improvement and overseeing the Finance team.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities: Financial Management & Reporting
- Accountable for Finance and Donor Services key performance indicators, financial timelines, and financial statement integrity.
- Oversee all accounting operations including restricted fund accounting, donor services, capital, payroll, and financial reporting; responsibilities include monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting and audit, cash flow analysis and treasury, and government remittances and correspondence.
- Prepare timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with governing bodies and support the budgeting process.
- Ensure accurate and timely regulatory filings.
- Monitor and report on budget variances and financial performance to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities: Restricted Fund Accounting
- Maintain accurate records of restricted and designated funds, ensuring compliance with donor intent and legal requirements.
- Track and report on fund balances, allocations, and expenditures.
- Collaborate with program leads to ensure proper use and reporting of restricted and unrestricted funds.
Key Responsibilities: Audit & Compliance
- Lead the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing all necessary documentation.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, CRA regulations, and funder requirements.
- Develop and maintain financial policies and best practices in alignment with governing bodies, including CRA, GAAP, and other regulations.
Key Responsibilities: Strategic Planning & Leadership
- Focused leadership, to drive departmental outcomes and team performance.
- Lead finance, donor services, and payroll staff and foster a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to strategic planning and organizational development through financial reporting.
- Advise senior leadership on financial implications of strategic decisions.
- Collaborate with other United Ways and the movement to UWBC through shared best practices and innovation.
Key Responsibilities: Investment & Cash Management
- Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and investment portfolios in accordance with board-approved policies.
- Monitor and report on the liquidity and financial sustainability of the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- CPA designation required.
Experience**:**
- Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in financial management, preferably in the non-profit or charitable sector.
- Experience with Sage Intacct, advanced in excel and other business analytical tools such as Power BI required.
- Experience with ADP and Salesforce CRM an asset.
Skills**:**
- Excellent leadership, analytical, and communication skills.
CHARACTERISTICS:
For success at UWBC and in this role, certain demonstrable characteristics will be required:
- A commitment to building healthy, caring, and inclusive communities, internally and externally.
- Embodying the organization’s core values to be collaborative, compassionate, strategic, responsive, accountable, and inspiring.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and comfortably operate in it.
- Drive to succeed as an individual and as a team member.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Must be located in the Lower Mainland.
- Must be able to come into the office at least three (3) days per week.
At UWBC, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, programs, donors, and the communities we live and work in. At UWBC, we encourage all applicants regardless of age, sex, gender identity, colour, religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis to apply.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, people of colour and indigenous people are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet every qualification. At UWBC, we are dedicated to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, so if you are excited about this role, but your experience and qualifications are not perfectly aligned, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or other roles.
This is an exempt role. This position is at $107,950.00 annually.
Candidates must live within 80 KMs (commuting distance) from our Burnaby office as this position will report to the Chief Financial Officer who is based in Burnaby.
Interested candidates are invited to apply by submitting a cover letter and resume to job competition E-2025-11.
We kindly ask for no phone calls, please. Due to the high number of applications UWBC receive, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We thank all applicants for their interest in UWBC.
Director, Finance & Operations
Top Benefits
About the role
UNITED WAY BC IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF CANADA'S TOP 100 EMPLOYERS FOR 2025**!**
ABOUT US – WHY WE’RE HERE
Across British Columbia, communities are facing urgent and complex social challenges. United Way BC is committed to delivering lasting, community-driven impact in partnership with diverse populations across the province — including Indigenous communities whose territories we live and work on. From Vancouver Island to the Lower Mainland, and across the Thompson Nicola Cariboo, Southern Interior, Trail and District, and East Kootenay regions, we walk alongside communities to create meaningful and equitable change.
Our mission is to strengthen vital connections that support people in need in our communities.
Our vision is to create a healthy, caring, and inclusive community.
How do we deliver on our mission and vision – by delivering resources and support for those who need it most, and by living our values of being collaborative, compassionate, strategic, responsive, accountable, and inspiring.
For a more in-depth look into our work and programs, please visit: www.uwbc.ca.
ABOUT YOU
You are a results-driven leader with a broad understanding of accounting and auditing principles. With experience in financial management and stewardship, you bring a strategic approach to leadership, analysis, and communication. You possess a valid CPA designation as well as at least 7 years of financial management experience.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance & Operations. The Director, Finance & Operations is responsible for leading the execution and oversight of financial operations and the Finance team. This role includes managing restricted and unrestricted funds, preparing financial reports for stakeholders, and supporting United Way British Columbia’s (UWBC’s) mission through sound financial stewardship while driving continuous improvement and overseeing the Finance team.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities: Financial Management & Reporting
- Accountable for Finance and Donor Services key performance indicators, financial timelines, and financial statement integrity.
- Oversee all accounting operations including restricted fund accounting, donor services, capital, payroll, and financial reporting; responsibilities include monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting and audit, cash flow analysis and treasury, and government remittances and correspondence.
- Prepare timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with governing bodies and support the budgeting process.
- Ensure accurate and timely regulatory filings.
- Monitor and report on budget variances and financial performance to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities: Restricted Fund Accounting
- Maintain accurate records of restricted and designated funds, ensuring compliance with donor intent and legal requirements.
- Track and report on fund balances, allocations, and expenditures.
- Collaborate with program leads to ensure proper use and reporting of restricted and unrestricted funds.
Key Responsibilities: Audit & Compliance
- Lead the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing all necessary documentation.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, CRA regulations, and funder requirements.
- Develop and maintain financial policies and best practices in alignment with governing bodies, including CRA, GAAP, and other regulations.
Key Responsibilities: Strategic Planning & Leadership
- Focused leadership, to drive departmental outcomes and team performance.
- Lead finance, donor services, and payroll staff and foster a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to strategic planning and organizational development through financial reporting.
- Advise senior leadership on financial implications of strategic decisions.
- Collaborate with other United Ways and the movement to UWBC through shared best practices and innovation.
Key Responsibilities: Investment & Cash Management
- Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and investment portfolios in accordance with board-approved policies.
- Monitor and report on the liquidity and financial sustainability of the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- CPA designation required.
Experience**:**
- Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in financial management, preferably in the non-profit or charitable sector.
- Experience with Sage Intacct, advanced in excel and other business analytical tools such as Power BI required.
- Experience with ADP and Salesforce CRM an asset.
Skills**:**
- Excellent leadership, analytical, and communication skills.
CHARACTERISTICS:
For success at UWBC and in this role, certain demonstrable characteristics will be required:
- A commitment to building healthy, caring, and inclusive communities, internally and externally.
- Embodying the organization’s core values to be collaborative, compassionate, strategic, responsive, accountable, and inspiring.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and comfortably operate in it.
- Drive to succeed as an individual and as a team member.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Must be located in the Lower Mainland.
- Must be able to come into the office at least three (3) days per week.
At UWBC, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, programs, donors, and the communities we live and work in. At UWBC, we encourage all applicants regardless of age, sex, gender identity, colour, religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis to apply.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, people of colour and indigenous people are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet every qualification. At UWBC, we are dedicated to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, so if you are excited about this role, but your experience and qualifications are not perfectly aligned, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or other roles.
This is an exempt role. This position is at $107,950.00 annually.
Candidates must live within 80 KMs (commuting distance) from our Burnaby office as this position will report to the Chief Financial Officer who is based in Burnaby.
Interested candidates are invited to apply by submitting a cover letter and resume to job competition E-2025-11.
We kindly ask for no phone calls, please. Due to the high number of applications UWBC receive, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We thank all applicants for their interest in UWBC.