Position: Associate Vice President, Finance
Status: Full-time, indefinite
Team: Finance
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Supervise: Controller, Financial Analyst, Senior Accountant, and Accounting Administrator
Language(s): English
Location: Remote, within Canada
Starting Salary Range: $125,000 - 140,000
Deadline for Applications: January 26, 2025
ABOUT THE EQUALITY FUND
The Equality Fund is transforming the way that resources—and power—flow into the hands of women, girls and gender expansive people worldwide. Designed by feminists for feminists, it is a model for sustainably resourcing feminist movements everywhere, through global grantmaking, gender-lens investing, policy advocacy, and feminist philanthropy. Launched in 2019, the Equality Fund has activated $100 million to date which flows to more than 1,000 organizations working across 100 countries.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Associate Vice-President (AVP), Finance is a senior operational leader responsible for managing the Equality Fund’s day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. Reporting to the CFO, the AVP will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, and treasury activities, while supporting the CFO in executing the organization’s long-term financial strategy and risk management.
The AVP will play a critical role in translating the CFO’s strategic vision into actionable plans, ensuring that financial operations align with the Equality Fund’s mission and values. This role requires a detail-oriented leader with strong technical expertise, a commitment to collaboration, and the ability to manage complex financial processes in a global, fast-paced environment.
The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, along with a CPA designation, and a proven track record of achieving financial effectiveness and efficiency. You understand the complexities of working in a not for profit in the current uncertain, complex global environment and bring expertise in developing organizational-level financial strategies that deliver sustainable financial results for EF. You have a well-defined sense of diplomacy and can effectively adapt to the political sensitivities of a feminist association. You are known for your transparency, tact, foresight and long-term strategic thinking. You are recognized for your high level of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability. You bring exceptional communication and management skills that inspire trust, and have the ability to build collaborative working relationships at all levels of the organization. The AVP, Finance is a member of the senior team.
SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Financial Operations and Reporting
Oversee day-to-day financial operations, including accounting, payroll, and treasury activities.
Prepare and deliver accurate and timely financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual statements.
Monitor cash flow and short-term investments, ensuring optimal liquidity and interest earnings.
- Budgeting and Forecasting
Lead the annual budgeting process in collaboration with the CFO and department heads.
Develop and maintain financial forecasts, providing insights into organizational performance and resource allocation.
Investigate and resolve budget variances, recommending corrective actions as needed.
- Risk Management and Compliance
Implement and monitor internal controls to ensure compliance with financial policies, regulations, and donor requirements.
Support the CFO in conducting risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies.
Oversee the preparation for internal and external audits, ensuring timely resolution of findings.
- Team Leadership and Development
Lead and mentor the finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the finance team and across all financial practices.
Provide guidance and support to team members on technical accounting and financial matters.
- Stakeholder Collaboration
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure financial processes support organizational priorities.
Build and maintain relationships with external partners, including auditors, vendors, and financial institutions.
Provide financial training and support to non-finance staff as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES
CPA designation;
At least 6 years of progressive management/leadership experience in a similar role;
Experience with investment management and related accounting and reporting;
Commitment to the work and values of the Equality Fund, in particular the values of gender equality and shifting traditional power systems;
Exhibits an outgoing and approachable demeanor; demonstrates integrity, diplomacy, work ethic;
Advanced proficiency with accounting softwares, spreadsheet programs/applications and Google suite;
Experience creating and managing budgets for a large, distributed organization;
Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills;
Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy;
Sound strategic and analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills; results oriented;
Flexible and adaptive, able to respond appropriately in pressure situations with a calm and steady demeanour;
Solid negotiation and conflict resolution skills;
Demonstrated experience building teams and managing change; ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments and key business stakeholders;
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written);
Proven experience with organization growth scaling is beneficial;
Ability to thrive in a fast paced and complex environment is essential; ability to juggle multiple priorities, navigate changing realities and work effectively with a range of styles and approaches;
Experience working in a non-profit, human rights, or advocacy organization is an asset;
Experience working with employees in multiple countries and with Employers of Record is an asset;
Professional working proficiency in French and/or Spanish is an asset.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
Able and willing to travel (mostly within Canada), 3-6 times per year for up to 2-6 weeks total per year.
This position may be responsible for meeting tight deadlines; occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
Willing and able to work remotely on mostly computer-based work
OUR ENVIRONMENT OF CARE
We trust our talented team and are pleased to offer a flexible and virtual work environment.
We are driven by our values: anti-racism, anti-oppression, and intersectionality; feminist leadership; accountability; and radical love. We believe our values are realized through collaboration, a growth and learning mindset, emotional intelligence, diversity, authenticity, a global perspective, care, and building networks. We work to share power and create space for everyone to lead.
Equality Fund is proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which has no waiting period and includes 4 weeks paid vacation, paid sick time, parental leave top up, medical benefits, life insurance, Group RRSP, paid birthday off, and more.
Equality Fund is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and respectful workplace. We do not tolerate harassment, coercion, sexual exploitation, or abuse of any form. We recognize that those behaviors are often rooted in abuse of power, which is contrary to EF's mission to make a more equitable world for women, girls, and gender expansive people.
Equality Fund is an equal opportunity employer. We believe deeply in equality and value diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, and all other protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and positionalities, and are committed to providing an accessible candidate experience. To let us know how we can make an accommodation or adjustment to facilitate the selection process and beyond, please reach out to people@equalityfund.ca.
SELECTION PROCESS
Equality Fund’s People, Equity, and Culture team will work with the hiring manager to do an initial screening of applicants. Please make sure to detail your experience in your resume/cover letter to ensure the committee has the information they need to assess your qualifications for the role. This process takes about 1 week from the application deadline.
When there are many candidates who pass the initial screening, the People, Equity, and Culture team may conduct 15-30 minute phone screening calls.
The hiring committee will conduct first round interviews with selected candidates. Candidates will be sent the interview questions 48 hours in advance of their scheduled interview. Candidates are welcome, but not expected or required, to send any questions they have for the hiring committee in advance of the interview. These interviews usually occur 1-2 weeks after the application deadline.
The hiring committee may conduct a second round of interviews, which may include an assignment.
The People, Equity, and Culture team will conduct reference checks for the candidate to whom they intend to extend an offer. This process usually takes about 1 week.
The People, Equity, and Culture team will initiate a background check. This is intended to safeguard Equality Fund employees, grantees, and the organization. We recognize that some communities experience systemic over-policing. As such, only findings related to harassment, exploitation, coercion, sexual exploitation, fraud, abuse, or other findings specifically relevant to the duties of the role will be considered in relation to one’s eligibility for employment.
The People, Equity, and Culture team will send the selected candidate an Employment Agreement, which the candidate will have time to review and return.
JOIN US!
Though we work to respond to all applicants, at times we may only be able to follow-up with those selected for an interview.
CONSENT TO THE USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
CONSENTEMENT À L'UTILISATION DES INFORMATIONS PERSONNELLES
I acknowledge that the personal information I provide as part of my job application to Equality Fund will be utilized solely for the following purposes:
Recruitment
Evaluation
Selection for available positions within Equality Fund
The personal information collected includes, but is not limited to:
Name
Contact details (address, phone number, email address)
Information about my professional and academic background
References
These terms and conditions are in addition to the Equality Fund Privacy Policy, which I have read and understood.
I understand that by giving my consent, I authorize the Equality Fund recruitment team to access the personal information I have shared in order to evaluate my application.
I hereby authorize Equality Fund to use my personal information for the purposes mentioned above.
I also understand that I can withdraw my consent at any time by contacting people@equalityfund.ca. However, I acknowledge that such withdrawal may affect the processing of my application.
For further details on how we collect, use, and protect your personal information, as well as your data protection rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Je reconnais que les informations personnelles que je fournis dans le cadre de ma candidature à Equality Fund seront utilisées uniquement aux fins suivantes :
Recrutement
Évaluation
Sélection pour les postes disponibles au sein d'Equality Fund
Les informations personnelles collectées incluent, mais ne sont pas limitées à :
Nom
Coordonnées (adresse, numéro de téléphone, adresse électronique)
Informations sur mon parcours professionnel et académique
Références
Ces termes et conditions s'ajoutent à la politique de confidentialité d'Equality Fund, que j'ai lue et comprise.
Je comprends qu'en donnant mon consentement, j'autorise l'équipe de recrutement d'Equality Fund à accéder aux informations personnelles que j'ai partagées afin d'évaluer ma candidature.
J'autorise par la présente Equality Fund à utiliser mes informations personnelles aux fins mentionnées ci-dessus.
Je comprends également que je peux retirer mon consentement à tout moment en contactant people@equalityfund.ca. Cependant, je reconnais que ce retrait pourrait affecter le traitement de ma candidature.
Pour plus de détails sur la manière dont nous collectons, utilisons et protégeons vos informations personnelles, ainsi que sur vos droits en matière de protection des données, veuillez vous référer à notre politique de confidentialité.
