Director of Finance and Controller

Position Type: One-Year fixed-term contract:
Temporary, Full-Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Department: Finance & Operations

Reports To: CFO

Final date to receive applications:
July 26, 2026

Position Term & Nature:
This is a temporary, fixed-term position created to ensure operational continuity within Heritage Park's Finance leadership team. The role is for a defined term of approximately twelve (12) months and does not carry an expectation of renewal, extension, or ongoing or permanent employment beyond the contract term.

The Finance department is accountable for the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of Heritage Park’s financial information. It leads all core financial functions, including accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management, while maintaining a strong internal control environment.

The department ensures disciplined financial operations, compliance with not-for-profit standards, and effective stewardship of public and restricted funds. It provides timely, decision-ready financial insights to leadership and drives financial accountability across the organization to support long-term sustainability.

The Director of Finance and Controller is accountable for the integrity of the organization’s financial reporting, cash management, budgeting, and forecasting processes. This role ensures disciplined financial operations, robust internal controls, and timely, accurate reporting to support executive decision-making. The Director of Finance and Controller drives forecasting accuracy, cash-flow visibility, and financial accountability across the organization while leading a high-performing finance team and managing the external audit process.

The role plays a critical part in stewarding public, donor, and restricted funds and supporting long-term financial sustainability; provides leadership to the finance management team; fosters a collaborative environment; and ensures compliance with organizational policies and financial regulations.

• Develop and execute comprehensive financial strategies aligned with Heritage Park's mission, vision, and organizational goals, enhancing awareness of Heritage Park’s financial health and sustainability
• Provide ongoing oversight and assessment of the organization’s financial health, including sustainability, liquidity, and key financial risk indicators
• Lead financial analysis supporting strategic priorities, including scenario modelling, business cases, and investment decisions
• Translate strategic initiatives into financial impacts, ensuring alignment between organizational priorities and financial capacity
• Assess affordability, funding implications, and financial risks associated with strategic initiatives, capital investments, and operational decisions
• Deliver forward-looking financial insights to support executive decision-making, prioritization, and trade-offs
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to strengthen long-term financial sustainability
• Ensure financial considerations and discipline are embedded in decision-making across all major organizational initiatives
• Partner with Executive Leadership to align financial strategy with operational and strategic objectives

• Lead the development, consolidation, and execution of the annual operating and capital budgets, ensuring clear accountability for assumptions and outputs
• Drive rolling forecasts with a focus on accuracy, discipline, and timely updates
• Provide detailed variance analysis and lead corrective action planning with department leaders
• Establish and enforce forecasting standards and expectations across the organization
• Lead scenario analysis, sensitivity modelling, and financial planning to support budget development and forecast updates
• Evaluate financial implications of key assumptions, risks, and strategic choices through modelling and scenario analysis
• Translate operational drivers into financial outcomes to support planning accuracy and decision-making
• Leverage financial systems and data to enhance forecasting accuracy, automation, and insight generation
• Deliver…