Senior Director of Finance

Senior Director of Finance

Vancouver, B.C.

Full Time, Permanent

Executive Director

Four

The Arts Club Theatre Company is one of British Columbia’s leading cultural organizations and Western Canada’s largest not-for-profit theatre company.

Operating three theatres in Vancouver – the Arts Club produces and presents a diverse range of professional theatre, alongside touring productions, education programs, and artist development initiatives.

With an annual operating budget of approximately $20 million and more than 500 artists, staff, and crew engaged each year, the Arts Club is a significant contributor to the cultural and economic life of British Columbia.

The Arts Club is guided by a commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement, accessibility, and the belief that theatre has the power to inspire, challenge, and connect people.

As the Arts Club advances its Growth & Impact Plan; financial sustainability and strategic investment will be essential to ensure that it will continue to thrive for generations to come.

The Arts Club is grateful to create and share theatre on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional shared territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

The Arts Club Theatre Company (“Arts Club”) is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and forward-thinking Senior Director of Finance to join the senior leadership team and make a meaningful contribution to the organization.

Working closely with the Executive Director and Artistic Director, the Senior Director of Finance will provide the financial insight, strategic advice, and sound judgment that help guide the Arts Club’s artistic ambitions, operational decisions, and long‑term sustainability.

The Senior Director of Finance plays a central role in the organization’s financial governance; presenting financial statements and forecasts to the Finance Committee and Board of Directors, while also taking responsibility for the financial reporting and administration of the independently governed Arts Club Theatre Foundation, which holds a permanent endowment of approximately $15 million.

Leading an experienced team of four finance professionals, the Senior Director of Finance ensures the integrity of the organization’s financial systems, reporting, and controls, while providing the strategic insight needed to support confident decision‑making and long‑term financial sustainability.

• Serve as a trusted strategic financial advisor to the Executive Director, Artistic Director, and senior leadership team, providing independent judgment and constructively challenging financial assumptions and decisions when appropriate.
• Lead the annual seasonal budgeting process, working closely with the Artistic Director and relevant departments to develop, evaluate, and refine production budgets and the overall financial plan for each theatre season.
• Lead the development of the organization’s annual operating budget, multi-year financial plans, and regular financial forecasts.
• Provide financial analysis, insight, and recommendations to inform artistic programming, operational planning, organizational investment, and long‑term sustainability.
• Anticipate financial opportunities, pressures, and risks, identifying practical strategies to address emerging challenges.
• Support the financial planning and evaluation of capital projects and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute actively to organizational strategy, business planning, and implementation of the Growth &…