Senior Director, Finance – The Mustard Seed
This executive search is conducted by Nelson/Kraft & Associates on behalf of The Mustard Seed

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Mustard Seed is searching for a seasoned and collaborative financial leader with initiative and drive to join their team as Senior Director, Finance.
The Senior Director, Finance is the CFO’s principal operational finance leader and trusted second-in-command. The role provides enterprise leadership across accounting, financial reporting, grants, budgeting and forecasting, treasury, audit, internal controls, finance systems, and process improvement. The successful candidate combines deep Controller-level technical expertise with strong people leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to translate financial complexity into practical decisions that support The Mustard Seed’s mission and long-term sustainability.
If you are an experienced CPA and team leader who comes from a mid to large sized organization with similarly complex moving parts, we would love to hear from you

WHO WE ARE
The Mustard Seed is a Christian humanitarian organization whose vision is to build community, grow hope, and support change. Intentionally following Jesus Christ and partnering with the community, The Mustard Seed combats the root causes of poverty in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan and works to create positive, lasting change in the lives of those we serve. The Mustard Seed provides basic services (food, clothing, housing, and support services), education, and employment to those living in poverty in the locations we serve.

OUR HISTORY
Pat Nixon founded The Mustard Seed in 1984 with a single street ministry location in central Calgary. Today,



the organization operates in multiple cities – Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, and Grande Prairie in Alberta, Kamloops in British Columbia, and Saskatoon in Saskatchewan. All locations offer a different range of programs and services to serve our most vulnerable community members.

Programs & Services Include:

- Basic Needs – emergency shelter, meals, clothing and hygiene items
- Health and Wellness
- Housing
- Employment
- Spiritual Care
- Community Engagement
- Community Impact Centres

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate is a senior CPA finance leader with deep Controller-level technical expertise and a successful record of leading finance functions in a complex, larger organization. They have personally led significant year-end audits, overseen accounting and financial reporting, managed grant-funded operations, strengthened internal controls, improved budgeting and forecasting, and led finance systems and process transformation. They are equally comfortable resolving a technical accounting issue, guiding a manager, challenging a budget assumption, working with auditors and funders, and advising the CFO and Executive Team. The successful candidate will provide dependable operational leadership while helping modernize Finance and strengthen The Mustard Seed’s financial sustainability, stewardship, and organizational capacity.

QUALIFICATIONS




Education & Skilled Designations, Required

- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in good standing.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, commerce, business administration, or a related discipline.
- Ongoing professional development in accounting standards, financial reporting, governance, internal controls, audit, risk management, and finance leadership.

Preferred Assets

- CRMA, CFE, CIA, or another relevant risk, controls, audit, fraud, or governance designation.
- Advanced training or certification in ERP systems, data analytics, business intelligence, financial systems implementation, finance transformation, or project management.

Experience Requirements

- Approximately 12 to 15+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including significant senior leadership responsibility.
- A minimum of 5 to 7 years of leading managers and professional finance teams in a large or larger mid-sized, complex organization.
- Significant experience serving in a Controller, Corporate Controller, or equivalent senior controllership role, with accountability for the integrity of financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and close processes.
- Extensive experience leading the annual external audit from planning through completion, including audit schedules, working papers, issue resolution, management responses, and relationships with external auditors and governance committees.
- Demonstrated leadership across financial reporting, general accounting, grants accounting, budgeting and forecasting, treasury, internal controls, risk management, and audit coordination.
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