Controller, Accounting, Financial Compliance

Join Us at Carey — A Place of Renewal, Rigor, and Conviction

Situated on the beautiful UBC campus in Vancouver,
Carey has served students, churches, and Christian leaders for over six decades. Today, Carey is entering a focused and ambitious season of renewal—strengthening its mission, modernizing its operations, and building a resilient platform for long-term growth across education, hospitality, and community life.

Carey operates as an integrated faith-based organization across three mission-aligned business units:

• Carey Theological College — an online-first, biblically faithful, historically Protestant seminary with global reach
• Student Residences — forming intentional Christian community through hospitality, housing, and shared life
• Carey Centre (Hotel) — a mission-aligned hospitality operation that supports Carey’s sustainability and campus presence

This is not a traditional institutional environment. Carey is rebuilding with the clarity, urgency, and adaptability of a startup , while remaining grounded in theological conviction and institutional integrity. We are restoring trust, strengthening systems, and laying foundations for sustainable growth across all three business units.

We are looking for those who are battle-tested—both professionally and personally . People who do not drift when things are unclear, who can hold conviction under pressure, and who are energized by the hard, often unseen work of rebuilding systems, processes, and culture. This is a place for builders, not maintainers.

Roles at Carey are not static. They are designed for those who can bring order to complexity, steward responsibility faithfully, and help modernize systems in service of mission. If you are energized by meaningful work, operational clarity, and thoughtful transformation, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

The Controller is responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of Carey Group’s financial operations and reporting. This role oversees day-to-day accounting, statutory compliance, internal controls, and financial reporting across Carey’s three business units: the College, Student Residences, and Carey Centre (Hotel).

The Controller plays a key supporting role in Carey’s financial and digital transformation, contributing to the documentation, modernization, and improvement of financial processes. Working closely with the Director of Operations & Finance and other stakeholders, the Controller helps implement new technologies, supports automation initiatives, and ensures that financial systems and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are aligned, documented, and consistently followed.

This is a hands-on, accountability-driven role suited to someone comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment while strengthening discipline, compliance, and operational clarity .

• Own full-cycle accounting operations, including:
• General ledger
• Accounts payable and receivable
• Payroll coordination and reconciliation
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Lead accurate and timely month-end and year-end close processes
• Maintain an auditable chart of accounts aligned to Carey Group’s operating structure
• Oversee deferred revenue recognition (tuition, residence fees, hotel revenue)
• This is a hands-on role and includes direct responsibility for day-to-day bookkeeping activities as required. As Carey’s systems and processes mature, this role will help inform when and how transactional work may be appropriately delegated, while retaining accountability for accuracy and control.

• Primary responsibility for all statutory remittances, including:
• GST/PST filings and payments
• Pension contributions
• Maintain CRA account access and filing authority
• Ensure all filings are accurate, timely, and fully documented
• Coordinate with external advisors (tax, payroll, benefits) as required

• Lead preparation for the annual financial audit , including audit schedules, documentation, and auditor coordination
• Prepare and/or oversee submission of the T3010 Registered Charity…