Posted 10 days ago
Finance Manager
@ Sherwood Park Alliance Church Society
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Overview
Sherwood Park Alliance Church Society is hiring a full-time Finance Manager to run the finance department, including the team, reporting, budgeting, payroll and financial planning. The role carries fiduciary responsibility for the financial integrity of the Church entities. A criminal record check with vulnerable sector check is required.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise, recruit and train finance department staff
- Prepare payroll and reconcile the general ledger
- Oversee donations, deposits and payables processing
- Prepare annual budget and monthly financial statements
- File GST and other CRA reports
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary diploma or certificate in accounting or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years in a moderate to high volume accounting environment
- Non-profit and fund accounting experience preferred
- Advanced Excel, Sage 300 and Power BI skills
- CPA designation is an asset
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-29
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Accounting |
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Sherwood Park Alliance Church Society
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A place to belong and become deeply rooted followers of Jesus.
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A place to belong and become deeply rooted followers of Jesus. You belong here.
- LinkedIn followers
- 122
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 16
- Reported office locations
- 1011 Clover Bar Rd, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 4V7, CA
- Other recorded names
- Sherwood Park Alliance Church Society
- Sherwood Park Alliance Church
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
A place to belong and become deeply rooted followers of Jesus. You belong here.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Religious Institutions |
| Company size | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1963 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
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Job Purpose
The Finance Manager oversees and manages the day to day of the finance department including the team, reporting, budgeting, payroll and financial planning. This position has a fiduciary responsibility to manage and maintain the financial integrity of the Church entities.
Main Responsibilities
- Recruit, supervise and train employees of finance department
- Process financial transactions in a timely manner in compliance with standard accounting principles, CRA regulations and Church policy
- Prepare and process payroll
- Train managers and facilitate annual budget process
- Prepare and reconcile general ledger and sub ledger transactions, draft monthly financial statements and supporting summaries and analysis for review
- Oversee internal deposit processes including reconciliation with bank deposits
- Oversee processing donations and payments received from all accepted payment methods
- Oversee processing all payables including employee expenses
- Compile year end working papers, reports and data analysis
- Prepare and reconcile annual Charitable Donation Receipts for the Church and SCA Society
- Process school receivables
- File GST and other CRA required reports
- Respond to financial inquiries from staff, congregants, donors, and vendors
Qualifications
- Experience in Non-Profit and Fund accounting preferred
- Completion of a post-secondary diploma or certificate in accounting or equivalent work experience. A Certified Professional Accountant (CPA designation) is an asset
- Competent with Excel (including advanced lookup features, formulas, and moderate SQL understanding); Sage 300, Power BI and Word
- Proven competencies in servant leadership, organization/time management, attention to detail, communication, decision making and critical thinking, and continuous learning
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a moderate to high volume accounting environment
Additional Requirements
- Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Check.
- Committed to supporting the core values and modeling core practices of the church.
- Will adhere to the policies and procedures of the Staff Handbook.
- Member of Sherwood Park Alliance Church or willing to work towards membership.
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