The Opportunity

Keyano College’s Financial Services department is currently seeking a full-time Manager of Financial Operations to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Director of Financial Services, the Manager of Financial Operations, leads the College’s procure to pay function, ensuring efficient and compliant purchasing and payment processes. The Manager contributes to strategic decision making through process improvement initiatives, policy development, accurate financial reporting and assisting with the development of budgets and forecasts. The role ensures compliance with accounting standards, legislation and applicable trade agreements while aligning financial operations with the College’s priorities, vision, and strategy.

Note: this is not a remote or hybrid work opportunity, you will be required to work on campus and relocate to Fort McMurray, AB.

About Us

Keyano College is a comprehensive post-secondary educational institution located in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. We are a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry, as well as the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Our students and customers come from all walks of life and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from a variety of backgrounds because it makes our employee community stronger.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides strategic oversight and governance of the institution’s procure-to-pay cycle, ensuring compliance with public-sector legislation, applicable trade agreements, institutional policies, and audit standards while supporting operational efficiency and financial stewardship.
• Provides overall leadership and oversight of the procure to pay and accounts receivable functions, promoting a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, learning, quality, and accountability.
• Assists in the month end and year end financial close processes (i.e. general ledger account reconciliations, batch review and approvals, compliance monitoring).
• Provides budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial advisory services to assigned client departments/divisions to enable effective financial planning, accurate accounting, and informed decision-making.
• Maintain strong internal controls, including appropriate segregation of duties, authorization limits, and risk mitigation measures.
• Develops, administers, and maintains departmental policies, procedures, standard practices, and instructions, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and compliance with relevant legislation.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of accounting standards, relevant legislation, regulations, and trade agreements governing procurement, accounting and budgeting.
• Participates in the review, evaluation, development, and implementation of Corporate financial systems. Identifies areas where efficiencies can be gained by business process automation and works closely with IT to implement and test automation of manual procedures.
• Contributes to a workplace environment that is open, safe, inclusive, respectful, and effective at producing results.
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and fosters a commitment to quality.
• Liaises with and responds to inquiries from internal stakeholders, other post-secondary institutions, auditors, and various government/agencies.
• Ensures effective communication and change management practices are in place.
• Sets the standards for a high level of customer service in the department, regularly measures customer satisfaction, and makes any adjustments required to ensure customers are receiving appropriate levels of service.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting designation and,

• Minimum of a degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance or related discipline.

• Minimum of five years progressive responsible experience with at least five years in a management position in a large, unionized organization, preferably in post-secondary education or public sector.

• Experience in financial operations and supply chain management. Complex accounting experience and a well-rounded financial background is critical.

• Minimum five years of experience in a supervisory role managing a team.

• Knowledge of and ability to interpret applicable legislation, regulations and procedures.

• Superior ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing, including delivery of presentations

• Knowledge of legislation/regulations relating to financial reporting for Post-Secondary Institutions and Public Sector Accounting Standards

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with internal departments and external stakeholders.

• Proven acumen in business and financial management, with the ability to improve sectional effectiveness and efficiency through the management and utilization of human, financial and physical resources.

• Excellent project/time management, analytical/critical thinking, problem solving, organizational and decision-making skills.

• Strong leadership skills including the ability to direct, motivate, evaluate and recognize staff; proven ability to share skills and knowledge with others.

• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel skills. Knowledge of or experience with Great Plains, CaseWare, and Citywide is considered an asset.

Please note that if your education was received internationally, upon hire we will require you to provide an international education assessment completed through WES, IQAS or one of the other IRCC approved designated organization.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer an attractive competitive compensation package.

• We offer an attractive competitive compensation package.

• Employer paid comprehensive health and dental benefits, including a health spending account.

• Generous defined benefit pension plan though LAPP (#7 in top 100 pension funds in Canada) that starts on day 1 of your employment.

• This position qualifies for additional payment of the Northern Living Allowance of $1,040.00 per month (This allowance is reviewed annually and is subject to budget approval).

• Generous vacation entitlement and the bonus of paid holidays between Christmas and New Years

• Life insurance is 2.5 times your annual salary

• Paid sick days

We also offer various perks and discounts to our employees:

• Employee Service and Academic Achievement recognition

• Greatly discounted employee membership to the Syncrude Sports and Wellness Centre (our well-known gym and recreational facility).

• Tuition waiver for all employees and dependents to take courses at Keyano College to support your thirst for learning.

• Employee Discounts for the Keyano Theatre and the Keynotes Bookstore.

• Various other perks and discounts for insurance, hotels, car rentals, stores etc.

Additional Information

At Keyano College, we are committed to fostering an equitable, caring and resilient environment where everyone feels valued and connected to the common goal and the college community. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage candidates who will contribute to the diversity of the College to apply.

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue through the selection process will be contacted.

Company

Keyano College

Location

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Opening Date

11-05-2026

Starting Date

18-05-2026