Director of Financial Strategy

Are you a strategic finance leader who thrives in a collaborative, evolving environment and is passionate about using financial insight to support organizational impact? Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) is excited to invite applications for the position of Director of Financial Strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic financial leadership, strengthen enterprise-wide decision-making, and help shape the continued evolution of NBS’ Finance function.

About Us:

Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) is a leading arts and education institution dedicated to excellence in dance training, community programming, and health initiatives. NBS has 300+ employees supporting programs ranging from professional ballet training and community engagement to groundbreaking health initiatives. NBS fosters a collaborative, creative environment rooted in inclusion and continuous growth.

The Role:

Reporting to the Chief Strategy and Operations Officer (CSOO) and working closely with the Executive Director and Artistic Director, the Director of Financial Strategy is a key member of NBS’ Senior Management team. This role provides strategic leadership in financial planning, analysis, enterprise intelligence, decision support, and the continued evolution of Finance systems and processes.

Working alongside the School’s Controller, the Finance Director will help transform the Finance function from a primarily reporting-oriented service into a stronger source of strategic insight and organizational decision support. The role will partner with leaders across NBS to align financial resources with organizational priorities, strengthen financial performance, and support the School’s long-term sustainability.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

You’ll play a key role in shaping the financial strategy and long-term sustainability of a leading Canadian arts and education institution

You’ll work closely with senior leaders and organizational stakeholders to connect strategy, resources, and financial performance

You’ll have the opportunity to modernize and strengthen Finance systems, processes, technology, and analytics

You’ll use financial modelling, forecasting, and enterprise intelligence to support meaningful organizational decisions

You’ll lead and develop a Finance team while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture

You’ll contribute to NBS’ continued growth, innovation, and organizational impact through strategic financial leadership

What You’ll Do:

Strategy, Budgeting and Forecasting:  Lead long-range planning, annual budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and modelling, aligning resources with NBS’ priorities.

This position contributes to key outcomes outlined in Momentum 2023: NBS’ Strategic Plan 2025–2030.

Insight and Enterprise Intelligence:  Lead management reporting, performance analysis, and data use to inform decisions, manage risks, and support resource allocation, revenue growth, and cost efficiencies.

Cross-Organizational Partnership:  Collaborate with HR, payroll, compensation, benefits, pensions, student financial aid, and operations on integrated planning and reporting.

Finance Transformation and Team Leadership:  Modernize systems, processes, and workflows to improve efficiency, data quality, and automation, while mentoring and developing Finance staff in a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Governance, Sustainability and Risk:  With the Controller, support data governance, internal controls, compliance, and accounting standards, and oversee treasury, investments, cash flow, insurance, and financial risk.

Audits, External Relationships and Board Reporting:  Support the annual audit, maintain relationships with auditors, financial institutions, and legal counsel,…