Director Corporate Finance

Are you a strategic, technology-savvy finance leader who excels at building strong relationships and leading high-performing teams? Do you have deep expertise in financial reporting, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, combined with a passion for driving innovation and transformation?

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Director, Corporate Finance provides leadership and direction for WorkSafeBC's Corporate Finance department and is responsible for ensuring sound financial stewardship across the organization. Supported by a team of senior managers, accountants and finance professionals, this role oversees financial accountability and reporting, corporate and divisional financial services, budgeting, project support, and industry funding management. The Director plays a critical role in supporting enterprise decision-making through accurate financial reporting, insightful analysis, strong accounting practices, and effective financial controls, while leading the department through an exciting period of finance transformation, continued modernization of financial processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.

This influential leadership role offers the opportunity to drive financial excellence, modernization, and transformation across one of WorkSafeBC's most critical corporate functions.

How you’ll make a difference: You’ll help protect the financial integrity of B.C.’s workers’ compensation system.  

Where you’ll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices, based on the operational needs of the position. 

In this role, you will work primarily from our Richmond Office with some flexibility to work from your home in B.C.

• Lead WorkSafeBC's Corporate Finance function, ensuring strong financial stewardship, accountability, and alignment with corporate and divisional priorities.
• Provide strategic leadership for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and internal controls to support informed decision-making across the organization.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with IFRS and organizational accounting requirements.
• Partner with executives, directors, and senior leaders to provide trusted financial advice, insights, and recommendations that support strategic and operational objectives.
• Lead the corporate budgeting and financial planning processes, monitoring performance and identifying risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Champion finance transformation initiatives through process optimization, automation, innovation, and the effective use of technology.
• Develop and implement financial policies, governance frameworks, and controls that safeguard organizational assets and support sound fiscal management.
• Lead, mentor, and develop managers and finance professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.
• Contribute as a key member of the Assessments & Finance leadership team, participating in divisional strategy, planning, policy development, and enterprise decision-making.
• Represent WorkSafeBC with internal and external stakeholders, preparing and presenting financial reports, analyses, and recommendations to senior leadership and governance bodies.
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Champion finance transformation initiatives, including the implementation and adoption of new technologies, systems, and ways of working.
• Lead teams through change, bringing people along the journey with clear communication, transparency, and a focus on engagement.
• Build strong, trusted partnerships with executives, senior leaders, and stakeholders across a complex organization.
• Provide strategic financial leadership grounded in deep expertise in accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Leverage technology and innovation to improve financial processes, reporting capabilities, operational efficiency, and decision-making.
• Balance strategic thinking with strong operational execution and attention to detail.
• Influence and collaborate effectively across diverse business functions to achieve organizational objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, service excellence, and high performance.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly and confidently to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Exercise sound judgment, integrity, and leadership in managing financial and organizational risks.

Your background and experience

• A Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, or a related discipline.
• A minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience within large, complex organizations, including experience leading managers and professional teams.
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is required.
• Demonstrated experience leading finance transformation, organizational change, and enterprise technology implementations.
• Experience building strong cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders at senior leadership and executive levels.
• Experience within Crown corporations, public sector organizations, or similarly complex and regulated environments is considered a strong asset.

We’ll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check and successfully meet the criminal record check clearance.
• Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are.

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you’ll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work — and life.  Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package in

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire.
• Four weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service.
• Benefits package that includes customizable options for health care and dental benefits, additional days off, and a health care spending account.
• Optional leave arrangements.
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more).

Learn more: Find out what we offer.

Salary: $172,628.00 - $209,743.00/annually

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcome immediately; however, you must apply by 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be strating assessments prior to the closing date. 

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.