Finance Manager
The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies is seeking a finance manager to join its leadership team beginning in September 2026. The finance manager will work inside and collaborate with a small and dedicated team of leaders that advance the ACJS’s mission as the only national organization devoted to creating, promoting, and disseminating research and public scholarship about the Canadian Jewish experience.
We seek a highly organized, self-directed, and numbers-savvy finance manager to support our leadership team in overseeing all financial matters pertaining to the ACJS’s growing portfolio of projects, as well as basic bookkeeping, annual budgeting, and year-end tax reporting. The finance manager will take a hands-on role in coordinating e-commerce solutions with relevant team members and external associates, administering external grants, and managing intake of small and large donations, while also working closely with the ACJS executive director and executive committee president on general matters of financial oversight and budgeting.
The finance manager is expected to join monthly team meetings and attend the organization’s annual general meeting each spring. The finance manager is also expected to participate in the broader life of the ACJS and is invited to contribute ideas, programmatic or otherwise, that support its mission.
This is a one-year remote contract position starting September 8, 2026, and ending September 3, 2027, with the possibility of renewal.
Hours and compensation: 3-5 hours/week. Time obligations will vary by project and time of year and can be negotiated with the executive director and executive committee president. This position pays an honorarium.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary education; training in accounting, bookkeeping, finance, business administration, or a related field, preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with bookkeeping; budgeting and financial reporting; and accounts payable and receivable.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel or other accounting tools.
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask across multiple projects.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment in handling financial information.
- Experience working with Canadian charities or nonprofit organizations is considered an asset.
- Some knowledge of and/or interest in the history and culture of Canadian Jewry is considered an asset.
Responsibilities
- Prepare annual budget, in collaboration with executive director and executive committee president, to be presented and approved at the annual general meeting.
- Oversee cashflow for ACJS initiatives, including but not limited to its annual conference, literary journal (Parchment), speakers bureau, podcasts, and other educational and research projects. Tasks may include managing subscriptions, individual purchasing and refunding, and receiving invoices and paying vendors for all ACJS initiatives.
- Bookkeeping of the organization’s financial assets across its bank accounts.
- Keep track of small and large donations, including preparation of non-automated tax receipts.
- Manage donation and online payment systems via the organization’s CRM.
- Assist executive director and other team members in individual project budgeting.
- Assist executive director and other team members in grant management and grant writing (as necessary).
- Prepare year-end financial records and supporting documentation for ACJS’s external accountant and assist with annual financial review, as required.
Please submit a resume to Joshua Tapper and Norman Ravvin at acjs@yorku.ca by August 7, 2026.