Director of Financial Accounting & Reporting

Full-Time, Permanent

Ashbury College is a leading not-for-profit independent day and boarding school for students in Grades 3 to 12 located in Canada’s capital and on the traditional, unceded territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin Nation. We serve a diverse community, including students from over 60 nationalities from the National Capital Region, the diplomatic community, and international boarding and day students.

Our mission is to inspire students in a dynamic learning environment to be intellectually curious, compassionate, and engaged global citizens. Our strategic direction is centred on the highest standards in teaching and learning, whole-student development, access and inclusion within our pluralistic community, community engagement, and resource stewardship for long-term sustainability.

Located in central Ottawa, Ashbury College is seeking a full-time, permanent Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting to support Ashbury College’s educational mission by delivering actionable financial insights to senior leadership. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer and works collaboratively with accounting staff and other departments to ensure efficient and effective financial operations throughout the year and a smooth and timely year-end close and audit process.

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field.
• At least seven years of progressive experience in audit or corporate finance
• Demonstrated experience in full cycle accounting and preparing financial reports
• Extensive hands-on experience with accounting systems (e.g. Multiview) including development or maintenance of chart of accounts (COA).
• Successful completion of required background screening, including a Vulnerable Sector Check, as a condition of employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA, CFA or MBA
• Proficiency with data visualization software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or Looker)
• Demonstrated Knowledge of best practices in data presentation and formatting principles.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into plain language for non-finance business partners
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a history of driving analysis from raw data to final recommendation.
• Fluency in French and English would be an asset

Specific responsibilities include:

• Annual Budgeting: Coordinate the annual budget planning processes for the College and Foundation, across all departments.
• Global projections: Prepare and update annual projections including Cash flow, Budget projections, long-term Strategic Plan projections, Global Plans. Projections must be dynamic to allow analysis of variance scenarios.
• Forecasts: Prepare and update budget and other forecasts for Board presentation.
• Variance Analysis: Analyze variances and report deviations with useful context to management.
• Audit management: Prepare comprehensive working papers, and draft financial statements including Notes. Respond to auditor requests.
• Account review: Review accounting data regularly to confirm coding accuracy; identify and investigate unusual or incorrect entries; provide coaching and support to accounting staff as needed.
• Team support: Work with accounting team to achieve deadlines; review departmental and other reports generated by team for accuracy; attend and participate in College professional development and other staff activities.
• Accounting: Prepare year-end closing entries; maintain and enhance existing extensive library of working papers to support entries, account balances, and audit.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare financial reports including quarterly investment and Foundation reports, College budget updates and internal reports for bank, and year-end statements and Notes for audit.
• Variance Reporting: Prepare Budget to Actual reports; identify and analyze variances.
• Scenario Planning: Build robust "what-if" models to evaluate long-term strategic projects and market shifts.
• Return on Investment (ROI) Evaluation: Analyze the profitability of proposed new programs or investment in capital projects.
• Board Presentations: Assist CFO in the preparation of reports and presentation slide decks for the College’s and Foundation’s Finance Committees and Board of Directors meetings. Presentations must be clear and provide decision-ready insights to support strategic governance.
• System Optimization: Serve as the functional owner and super-user of the College’s financial software platforms including Multiview and banking platforms.
• CFO support: Provide support and coverage for the CFO as needed.

Ashbury College provides a competitive compensation and group health benefits package. You are encouraged to visit us at ashbury.ca to learn more about our facilities, internationalism, community engagement, and school values and culture.

This posting is for a new position and will close on November 13th, 2026. All applications should be completed on or before that date. Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted. We encourage all qualified candidates to submit their applications at their earliest convenience. Please note that the posting will be removed once the position is successfully filled.

We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, including those from groups that have faced historical and/or systemic barriers to equity. Joining Ashbury means contributing to a dynamic learning environment where your unique perspectives and experiences help shape a more inclusive future.

If we contact you about an employment opportunity and you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. The compensation range for this position is between $107,000 and $124,000. To apply, please visit our Candidate Portal.