Job Description
Director, Corporate Accounting
BCI
Victoria, BC
With over $295 billion of gross assets under management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is one of the largest institutional investors in Canada. Since its inception in 2000, BCI has grown significantly and is now regarded as one of the most influential financial institutions globally, investing across a range of asset classes and strategies in public and private markets. BCI employs over 750 people across offices in Victoria, Vancouver, New York and London. Being recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People and BC’s Top Employers exemplifies BCI’s ongoing commitment to be a progressive workplace of choice; one that attracts, retains, and promotes talent so that they can continue to work towards helping British Columbian public sector clients build financially secure futures.
The Finance department - part of BCI Operations - provides investment and corporate accounting, valuations, financial statements and reporting, budgeting, tax, procurement, finance operations, and performance analytics. Within this mandate, Corporate Accounting ensures the accurate and timely recording and reporting of financial transactions and results, and stewards policies, directives, and procedures that maintain the integrity of BCI’s financial records across multiple entities and jurisdictions. With strong foundations in IFRS reporting and audit readiness, the organization is shifting toward scaling modernization, embedding automation, and elevating Finance as an enabling, insight-driven partner.
Reporting to the Vice President, Finance and leading a team of 9, the Director, Corporate Accounting will lead the next chapter of this evolution while safeguarding day-to-day excellence. The role is accountable for consolidated corporate financial statements under IFRS and the underlying financial statements of each consolidated entity; the associated annual audits; and multi-jurisdiction tax, legislative, and regulatory reporting - coordinating closely with FP&A, Tax, Procurement, Payroll, Investment Accounting, and business stakeholders. The function spans approximately ten operating entities (e.g., BC, New York, London) and integrates operations including AP/AR, expense management, banking/treasury, cash forecasting, and foreign exchange.
As part of a multi-year digital transformation program, the Director will redesign processes, implement new technologies, and embed automation to reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and accelerate close and consolidation cycles. Success hinges on strong change leadership abilities, process improvement methodology, engaging an experienced and motivated team, and aligning adoption across a range of internal clients. The Director will strategically evaluate and optimize financial controls to balance risk management with operational efficiency, while serving as a change champion who educates stakeholders across the organization on new processes and drives sustainable adoption through clear communication and accountability frameworks. Complementary tools - such as RPA and AI - will be applied pragmatically to enhance data quality, streamline validation, and improve user experience, while core ERP integrations carry the weight of transformation.
The ideal candidate is a CPA with a proven track record leading teams through change in a high growth, complex corporate environment operating across multiple entities and jurisdictions. Specific experience leading corporate reporting and consolidations, AP/AR, expense management is required and experience in the investment industry would be beneficial. Brings prior experience leading finance transformation programs including ERP implementation, process automation and modernizing financial systems with a strong focus on process redesign, automation and leveraging technology. Equally strategic and hands-on, they will modernize operational workflows, standardize policies and directives, and future-proof Corporate Accounting for increasing scale and complexity - elevating the function from compliance-driven execution to a scalable, service-oriented partner that enables BCI’s mission.
Located in Victoria, this is a high-visibility opportunity to lead an enterprise-critical function at one of Canada’s most influential investment organizations - delivering operational excellence today while building the systems, capabilities, and culture that will serve BCI for years to come.
To explore this opportunity further, please click Apply.
In accordance with BC’s Pay Transparency Act, the expected base salary range for this role is $148,000-176,000 plus bonus and benefits but may vary based on the successful candidate.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Please note that we will only be in contact with those individuals moving forward with our client.
BCI
Victoria, BC
With over $295 billion of gross assets under management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is one of the largest institutional investors in Canada. Since its inception in 2000, BCI has grown significantly and is now regarded as one of the most influential financial institutions globally, investing across a range of asset classes and strategies in public and private markets. BCI employs over 750 people across offices in Victoria, Vancouver, New York and London. Being recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People and BC’s Top Employers exemplifies BCI’s ongoing commitment to be a progressive workplace of choice; one that attracts, retains, and promotes talent so that they can continue to work towards helping British Columbian public sector clients build financially secure futures.
The Finance department - part of BCI Operations - provides investment and corporate accounting, valuations, financial statements and reporting, budgeting, tax, procurement, finance operations, and performance analytics. Within this mandate, Corporate Accounting ensures the accurate and timely recording and reporting of financial transactions and results, and stewards policies, directives, and procedures that maintain the integrity of BCI’s financial records across multiple entities and jurisdictions. With strong foundations in IFRS reporting and audit readiness, the organization is shifting toward scaling modernization, embedding automation, and elevating Finance as an enabling, insight-driven partner.
Reporting to the Vice President, Finance and leading a team of 9, the Director, Corporate Accounting will lead the next chapter of this evolution while safeguarding day-to-day excellence. The role is accountable for consolidated corporate financial statements under IFRS and the underlying financial statements of each consolidated entity; the associated annual audits; and multi-jurisdiction tax, legislative, and regulatory reporting - coordinating closely with FP&A, Tax, Procurement, Payroll, Investment Accounting, and business stakeholders. The function spans approximately ten operating entities (e.g., BC, New York, London) and integrates operations including AP/AR, expense management, banking/treasury, cash forecasting, and foreign exchange.
As part of a multi-year digital transformation program, the Director will redesign processes, implement new technologies, and embed automation to reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and accelerate close and consolidation cycles. Success hinges on strong change leadership abilities, process improvement methodology, engaging an experienced and motivated team, and aligning adoption across a range of internal clients. The Director will strategically evaluate and optimize financial controls to balance risk management with operational efficiency, while serving as a change champion who educates stakeholders across the organization on new processes and drives sustainable adoption through clear communication and accountability frameworks. Complementary tools - such as RPA and AI - will be applied pragmatically to enhance data quality, streamline validation, and improve user experience, while core ERP integrations carry the weight of transformation.
The ideal candidate is a CPA with a proven track record leading teams through change in a high growth, complex corporate environment operating across multiple entities and jurisdictions. Specific experience leading corporate reporting and consolidations, AP/AR, expense management is required and experience in the investment industry would be beneficial. Brings prior experience leading finance transformation programs including ERP implementation, process automation and modernizing financial systems with a strong focus on process redesign, automation and leveraging technology. Equally strategic and hands-on, they will modernize operational workflows, standardize policies and directives, and future-proof Corporate Accounting for increasing scale and complexity - elevating the function from compliance-driven execution to a scalable, service-oriented partner that enables BCI’s mission.
Located in Victoria, this is a high-visibility opportunity to lead an enterprise-critical function at one of Canada’s most influential investment organizations - delivering operational excellence today while building the systems, capabilities, and culture that will serve BCI for years to come.
To explore this opportunity further, please click Apply.
In accordance with BC’s Pay Transparency Act, the expected base salary range for this role is $148,000-176,000 plus bonus and benefits but may vary based on the successful candidate.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Please note that we will only be in contact with those individuals moving forward with our client.
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