Finance Manager

Location: LaSalle College Vancouver, 2808 Bradfield Court, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: CAD 75,000–80,000

Company

hirify.global is a global post-secondary education network with 23 campuses across five continents, approximately 3,000 employees, and more than 17,000 students worldwide.

What you will do

• Supervise the finance and accounts payable team, coordinate daily work, and provide technical and operational support on complex issues.
• Oversee accounting entries, deadlines, procedures, and the review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Support annual budgeting, budget monitoring, financial analysis, reporting, and decision-making.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors, implement internal controls, and improve financial processes and systems.
• Manage student account adjustments, refunds, withdrawal and re-entry forms, tuition credits, and payment-plan reconciliations.
• Develop, negotiate, administer, and review financial aid plans in collaboration with Admissions, students, and families.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
• CPA designation or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive experience in full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and multi-entity environments with tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of Federal and Provincial regulations for awarding financial aid.
• Advanced understanding of financial statement data analysis and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Power Query, SQL, and Power BI to extract, transform, and analyze data for financial reporting, analysis, and business intelligence.
• Strong written communication skills for preparing clear, concise financial memos and reports for diverse stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience in higher education.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and changing post-secondary education environment.
• Collaborate with finance, Admissions, students, families, auditors, and cross-functional project teams.
• Contribute to digital transformation initiatives and improvements to financial systems and processes.
• Support prospective and continuing students and their families with education-cost planning and financial aid decisions.