Vice President Finance (Calgary)

Our client is a Calgary-based nonprofit organization currently in a period of significant strategic growth.

The organization operates within a regulated, government-funded environment and is building out its executive leadership team for the first time.

The Opportunity

A newly created executive role reporting directly to the CEO, serving as a peer to an incoming COO. The position carries a formal CFO-Designate pathway, with transition to Chief Financial Officer expected following an initial performance period, subject to Board confirmation.

This is a strategic leadership appointment, not a senior accounting function. The incoming executive will help build the financial architecture that supports the next decade of organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Financial Leadership
   • Develop and maintain multi-year financial models aligned with the organization's strategic plan
   • Advise the CEO and Board on capital readiness, risk thresholds, and long-term financial sustainability
   • Build and maintain board-ready dashboards, scenario analyses, and financial reporting frameworks
   • Lead enterprise-wide financial risk assessment and mitigation planning
   • Develop long-term debt, liquidity, and reserve strategies
   • Strengthen financial governance practices across the organization
2. Capital Development & Fund-Stacking
   • Lead financial structuring for major capital projects, including development pro formas and sensitivity analyses
   • Manage lender reporting, covenant compliance, and draw management on capital programs
   • Oversee compliance with government and institutional funding agreements
   • Develop and maintain capital reserve policies aligned with long-term asset sustainability
   • Support exploration of innovative financing mechanisms including blended finance and community investment structures
3. Government Funding & Compliance
   • Ensure full adherence to all regulatory and government reporting requirements
   • Oversee annual audit processes and financial statement preparation
   • Manage restricted funds, capital reserves, and grant compliance obligations
   • Strengthen segregation of duties and internal control frameworks
   • Anticipate and mitigate financial and compliance risks that could impact the organization's standing with funders and regulators
4. Entity Structuring & Social Enterprise Readiness
   • Advise on optimal organizational structures to support long-term asset stewardship and governance alignment
   • Assess the feasibility and implications of affiliated or subsidiary entity structures
   • Evaluate governance, tax, and compliance considerations across potential multi-entity arrangements
   • Ensure clear financial separation and transparency between operating, charitable, and enterprise activities
   • Design financial controls and reporting frameworks that support multi-entity governance
5. Financial Systems & Infrastructure
   • Lead optimization of ERP and financial reporting systems
   • Build scalable financial processes capable of supporting continued organizational growth
   • Develop and track financial KPIs across operations and capital programs
   • Strengthen forecasting accuracy, budgeting discipline, and management reporting
6. Executive Leadership & Culture
   • Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team, including Controller, accounting, and payroll functions
   • Serve as a collaborative and accountable member of the executive leadership team
   • Partner closely with the COO on budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and resource allocation
   • Contribute to Board and Audit Committee meetings as a senior financial resource
   • Foster a culture of integrity, clarity, and financial accountability across the organization

Ideal Candidate Profile

• CPA designation (required), with 10+ years of progressive senior finance leadership
• Experience in capital-intensive, asset-heavy, or government-funded nonprofit environments
• Demonstrated capital financing and fund-stacking experience
• Fluency in navigating government funding agreements and compliance environments
• Experience with multi-entity or complex organizational structures
• Advanced financial modeling capability
• Board reporting and governance experience
• Calm under pressure, with the maturity to operate effectively in a scaling organization
• Collaborative, high-integrity executive style with strong communication skills

Compensation

Compensation is competitive at the executive level and confirmed upon engagement.