Manager Of Finance

MANAGER OF FINANCE

HOURS: Full-time (37.5 hours/week)

DURATION: Permanent

LOCATION: Hybrid work environment (Ottawa or Toronto Office)

SALARY: $107,179.94 per annum

TRAVEL: Occasional travel required

EXISTING

VACANCY: Yes

DEADLINE: Applications are accepted until 5pm ET April 27, 2026

SUMMARY:

The Manager of Finance is responsible for providing strategic oversight of all financial operations, including accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and donor related financial compliance. The role ensures the integrity of financial systems, supports organizational decision-making through high quality analysis, and leads the finance team in delivering accurate, timely, and insightful financial information.

This position plays an essential leadership role in strengthening financial stewardship, ensuring accountability, and advancing the organization’s human rights mandate through strong, ethical financial management.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements for internal and external stakeholders, including Amnesty’s International Secretariat.
• Oversee all general accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, donation processing, general ledger, payroll, and financial controls.
• Ensure financial records are maintained in accordance with applicable accounting principles and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with external auditors and lead the annual audit process, ensuring timely submissions and high-quality documentation.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning

• Develop and maintain financial models, dashboards, and forecasting tools to support strategic planning and organizational decision-making.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting and reforecasting processes and provide guidance to departments on financial planning.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support effective resource allocation.
• Monitor financial performance and identify risks, trends, and opportunities.

Leadership & Team Management

• Build, lead, and develop a high performing finance team that demonstrates excellence, cohesion, and alignment with organizational values.
• Provide clear objectives, coaching, performance feedback, and opportunities for growth.
• Foster collaborative, inclusive, and values aligned with team culture.

Systems, Compliance, Controls & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with CRA regulations, sector-specific accounting standards, and donor funding requirements.
• Prepare and submit required CRA filings and remittances, including the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return and payroll-related filings, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely submission
• Oversee financial controls and reporting related to charitable donation receipting, ensuring compliance with CRA receipting rules and internal policies
• Develop and strengthen internal controls, financial policies, and risk mitigation processes.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of evolving accounting practices and regulatory changes.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, workflows, and documentation to increase efficiency and clarity

Strategic Finance & Organizational Support

• Provide financial insights and analysis to support operational and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with cross functional teams to support transparency, planning, and financial stewardship.
• Support leadership with scenario modelling, cost analysis, cash flow analysis, and long-range financial planning.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE

The successful candidate will have a deep and abiding commitment to tackling systemic issues affecting historically marginalized employees and communities with a specific lens of anti-racism, feminism, intersectionality, and accessibility to external and internal work. This includes an ability to support in building an environment that reflects Amnesty International Canada’s promotion of a culture of respect, equity, and fairness.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Advanced education in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field or an equivalent combination of training and professional experience.
• Professional accounting designation (CPA, ACCA, CA) or substantial equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 5–7 years of progressively responsible financial management experience, ideally in the nonprofit or public benefit sectors.
• Proven track record in:
• Financial reporting and analysis
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Leading cross functional teams and supporting organization wide planning processes

Knowledge/Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge of financial digital information systems, including experience with accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
• Familiarity with platforms such as QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and NetSuite, as well as reporting tools like Tableau or Power BI, is highly valued.

WHY WORK FOR AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA?

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a movement of 10 million ordinary people in more than 150 countries who come together to achieve extraordinary results in defending and promoting human rights. We get discriminatory laws changed and prisoners of conscience released. We’ve helped stop torture, commute death sentences and worked to end violence against women. We are in solidarity with Indigenous peoples demanding that their rights be respected.

OUR COMMITMENT TO ANTI-RACISM, ANTI-OPPRESSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION (ARAO-DEI)

Amnesty International Canada is committed to employment equity, actively seeks diversity in the workplace, and welcomes and encourages applications from members of equity seeking groups including women, transgender, non-binary, and LGBTI individuals; First Nations, Metis, and Inuit individuals, persons with disabilities, and members of racialized and marginalized groups. We believe our work is stronger when it benefits from the experience, knowledge and wisdom of people who have faced systemic barriers, and encourage applications from qualified candidates who have lived experience as a member of historically underrepresented communities.

AIC values qualified diverse candidates who bring skills that contribute to our anti-racist and anti-oppression transformational journey. At AIC, employees are expected to contribute to an inclusive environment and bring the knowledge, experience, and ability to incorporate anti-racism, anti-oppression, intersectionality, gender mainstreaming, inclusion, and accessibility practices to external and internal work and to all interpersonal interactions. Click to learn more about our Equity Journey.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Amnesty International Canada, we are passionate about what we do, and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they undertake, we reward them with an attractive, sector competitive salary and benefits package plus the opportunity to develop professionally.

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to change the world, we encourage you to join us.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Together with your resume, please forward a 1-page cover letter (250 words maximum) that includes your responses to the following questions:

1. How do you relate to Amnesty International Canada’s mission?

2. How would your skills and experiences (personal and professional) translate into success in this role?

3. What does a commitment to ARAO and DEI mean or look like to you?

Applications must be submitted electronically through out Work With Us careers page.

We thank everyone for their expression of interest-and truly appreciative of the time individuals put into applying-but with the limitation of time only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Amnesty International Canada is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process