Vice President, Finance and Administration

📍 Toronto, ON | Hybrid | Executive Leadership | Mission-Driven Work

Why you'll love this role:

You'll help shape the future of Jack.org.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you'll play a pivotal role in guiding the financial health, operational excellence, and long-term sustainability of one of Canada's leading youth mental health organizations. You'll work closely with the CEO and Board of Directors to help shape strategic priorities and ensure Jack.org is well-positioned for continued growth and impact.

You'll build the foundation that powers our mission.

Behind every program, partnership, and fundraising initiative is a strong financial and operational infrastructure. You'll oversee finance, administration, technology, risk management, and organizational operations to ensure our teams have the systems, processes, and resources they need to support young people across Canada.

You'll lead with both strategy and execution.

From financial planning and governance to operational excellence and organizational risk management, you'll combine big-picture thinking with practical leadership. You'll identify opportunities to improve systems, strengthen accountability, and build organizational resilience.

You'll collaborate across the entire organization.

This role partners closely with leaders across programs, fundraising, communications, people & culture, and operations to support strategic planning, informed decision-making, and organizational effectiveness.

You'll help create lasting impact.

By ensuring strong fiscal stewardship, sound governance, and efficient operations, you'll enable Jack.org to continue expanding its reach and delivering meaningful mental health education, advocacy, and community-building programs for youth nationwide.

Why this role matters:

Jack.org's ability to create lasting change for youth mental health depends on strong leadership behind the scenes. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President, Finance & Administration provides executive oversight of the organization's financial management, operational strategy, risk management, technology, and administrative functions.

As a trusted advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors, this role ensures responsible stewardship of organizational resources while building the systems, infrastructure, and operational capacity needed to support Jack.org's strategic priorities and long-term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Provide executive leadership for organizational financial planning and business analysis.
• Develop financial strategies that support long-term sustainability and organizational growth.
• Strengthen internal controls, governance practices, and operational effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve organizational processes, reporting, and data-informed decision-making.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Financial Management

• Lead all aspects of financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, cash flow management, and financial planning.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and variance analyses.
• Manage annual audits, investment oversight, and financial compliance.
• Ensure compliance with CRA requirements, accounting standards, grant agreements, and donor restrictions.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors.

Strategic Planning & Organizational Performance

• Partner with executive leadership to develop and implement organizational strategic plans.
• Evaluate organizational risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Lead strategic planning initiatives and support enterprise-wide goal setting.
• Ensure equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility considerations are integrated into organizational planning.
• Monitor organizational performance and report on progress toward strategic objectives.

Operations & Administration

• Provide executive oversight for organizational operations, including information technology, facilities, risk management, and administrative functions.
• Lead the organization's cybersecurity strategy, technology planning, and systems modernization.
• Support the development of data systems, reporting infrastructure, and operational processes that improve organizational effectiveness.
• Oversee vendor relationships, contracts, and resource management.
• Proactively identify operational risks and implement practical solutions that support organizational resilience.

Board & Executive Support

• Serve as the primary staff liaison to the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee.
• Prepare financial reports, strategic analyses, and risk assessments for the Board of Directors.
• Advise the CEO and Board on financial strategy, governance, organizational performance, and emerging risks.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10+) years of progressive senior financial leadership experience.
• Minimum of five (5+) years of financial leadership within the nonprofit sector.
• Extensive experience with nonprofit financial management, including fund accounting, grant compliance, restricted funding, and donor stewardship.
• Strong knowledge of CRA charitable regulations, including T3010 filings, donation receipting, and GST/HST rebate requirements.
• Experience with nonprofit financial systems and donor CRM platforms such as Raiser's Edge or Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams across finance, operations, information technology, human resources, and risk management.
• Strong strategic leadership, analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to lead organizational change while balancing operational excellence with mission impact.
• Commitment to Jack.org's mission and values.

How to Apply:

If this opportunity resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with your cover letter and resume (PDF format preferred). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so don’t delay. Additionally, Jack.org may use AI-enabled tools to support candidate screening and evaluation.

This position is based in Toronto and typically follows a hybrid work model, however, candidates based elsewhere in Canada may also be considered for a fully remote arrangement. This is a full-time, regular role.

At Jack.org, we strongly believe that having a diverse team with various skills and abilities inspires creativity and drives innovation. We are committed to building a team representative of different backgrounds and perspectives, and we encourage applications from all candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that women, racialized people, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and people with disabilities may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet 100% of the qualifications. At Jack.org, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic, and accountable workplace. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.

Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process. Please contact accessibility@jack.org.

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