Location Edmonton, Canada Sector Accountancy (Qualified) Salary 130,000.00 CAD to 150,000.00 CAD per annum

Are you a CPA who enjoys more than just reporting the numbers? Do you thrive in a role where you can lead a team, influence business decisions, and work across a variety of industries without having to change employers?

Aplin is recruiting for a Finance Manager opportunity with a well-established, diversified organization in South Edmonton (fully onsite position).

You'll be a trusted financial partner to operational leaders, providing meaningful insights, helping shape business decisions, and leading a team responsible for the financial health of multiple business units.

If you're a hands‑on finance leader who enjoys variety, developing people, and being involved in the bigger picture, we'd love to connect.

What You'll Do

Lead Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations

- Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes for a portfolio of business units.
- Lead and support a team of accountants and financial analysts, ensuring accurate and timely month‑end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Maintain strong financial controls, accounting policies, and reporting standards in accordance with IFRS.
- Review financial results, investigate variances, and ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
- Support internal and external audits, regulatory requirements, and continuous improvements to accounting processes.

Drive Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning

- Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting activities for assigned business units.




- Work closely with your team and operational leaders to understand business performance, financial drivers, and emerging trends.
- Provide meaningful commentary, financial analysis, and recommendations beyond the standard reporting requirements.
- Identify opportunities, risks, and financial trends to support proactive decision‑making.
- Help business leaders understand how financial performance connects to operational priorities and long‑term objectives.

Be a Strategic Business Partner

- Work directly with Directors, AVPs, and operational leaders across a diverse portfolio of businesses.
- Provide financial insights and analysis to support new initiatives, investments, and strategic decisions.
- Develop financial models, business cases, and ad hoc analyses to evaluate opportunities and business performance.
- Support operational projects, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives.
- Act as a trusted financial advisor, translating complex financial information into practical business recommendations.

Lead & Develop Your Team

- Lead, coach, and mentor a team of approximately 4–5 accounting and finance professionals.
- Establish clear expectations, support professional development, and foster a collaborative, accountable team environment.
- Encourage continuous improvement, knowledge sharing,



and strong partnerships across Finance and Operations.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, reporting processes, and overall team effectiveness.

What You Bring

- CPA designation is required.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, ideally including at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
- Strong experience in financial reporting, month‑end and year‑end close, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Solid understanding of IFRS, accounting standards, internal controls, and audit requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop accounting and finance professionals.
- Experience working with multiple business units, complex operations, or diversified organizations is an asset.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to translate financial information into meaningful insights and recommendations.
- Experience supporting operational leaders with financial analysis, business cases, and strategic initiatives.
- Strong understanding of financial systems, accounting processes, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the confidence to work directly with senior leadership.
- A proactive, adaptable, and solutions‑oriented approach, with the ability to balance recurring deadlines and changing business priorities.
- A cooperative leadership style and genuine interest in developing people and improving business performance.

At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems — we connect great people with great organizations across North Ame

📌 Finance Manager (Edmonton)
🏢 Aplin
📍 Edmonton