Purcell Collegiate School is a growing private school with a hockey academy, a preschool, and a boarding program — a genuinely complex operation that runs on tuition revenue and demands the same financial rigor as any private enterprise. As the school scales toward 100 students and beyond, it needs a financial leader who can build the systems, policies, and discipline that will carry it there.
This is a fractional engagement to start — structured to attract the right person at the right stage of their career.
We are open to two very different profiles: a senior finance professional looking to wind down their practice while continuing to do meaningful, high-impact work; or an experienced CPA earlier in their career who is scaling their capacity and wants long-term involvement in something they can help build from the ground up. Both paths lead to the same place: a school with real financial integrity and the systems to sustain it. If you feel you are a good fit and fall outside those goal posts, we would still love to talk further.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management & Reporting
- Oversee all financial operations of Purcell Collegiate School and its affiliated entities (Purcell Hockey Academy, Purcell Preschool)
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Manage cash flow forecasting and ensure the school maintains adequate liquidity at all stages of the operating year
- Develop and monitor annual operating budgets in collaboration with the President and department leads
- Provide clear, accessible financial reporting to the President and Board of Directors
Systems, Policies & Controls
- Assess the school’s current financial systems and tools and recommend and implement appropriate accounting software and processes
- Build and maintain a financial controls framework including delegation of authority, expense approval, and procurement policies
- Develop a financial policy and procedures playbook appropriate for a scaling private school
- Establish payroll processes, benefit administration oversight, and employee expense management systems
- Ensure compliance with all applicable tax, regulatory, and reporting obligations
Strategic Financial Partnership
- Act as a trusted financial advisor to the President, contributing to strategic planning, scenario modelling, and growth decisions
- Support the development of tuition pricing strategy, enrolment revenue modelling, and financial sustainability planning
- Identify financial risks and opportunities, and provide clear recommendations to leadership
- Participate in leadership team discussions where financial context is required
Transition & Succession Planning
- Build financial systems and documentation that are transferable and scalable, with the long-term goal of supporting a seamless handover or role expansion
- As the school grows, contribute to defining the scope and profile of a permanent full-time finance function
- Mentor or support a junior finance resource if and when the school’s scale warrants it
Who We’re Looking For
We are genuinely open to different backgrounds and career stages. What matters most is the designation, the judgment, and the desire to do something meaningful.
Required
- CPA designation (CA, CGA, or CMA legacy designations accepted)
- Demonstrated experience in financial management, reporting, and controls in a complex multi-entity or multi-revenue environment
- Strong systems thinking — the ability to assess what exists, identify gaps, and build practical solutions
- Clear, confident communication of financial information to non-financial audiences
- High integrity and discretion with sensitive financial and organizational information
Backgrounds We Welcome
- Private or independent school finance — direct experience with tuition-dependent revenue models
- Nonprofit or charitable organization finance — understanding of mission-driven financial management
- Sport or recreation organization finance — experience with registrations, leagues, camps, or facility operations
- Public practice or advisory — CPAs transitioning from firm environments who want to go deep with one meaningful client
- Corporate finance professionals drawn to the complexity and mission of private education
Purcell Collegiate School sits on the traditional, ancestral homeland of the Ktunaxa peoples. Our neighbours, friends, and partners are members of the ʔaqam Community. We are grateful for the opportunity to live, learn, work, and play on this special land for this important purpose: to connect our educational environment to the natural environment, fostering learning and inspiring leadership in the Ktunaxa way — as keepers of the land and waters.
Pay: $65.00-$100.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kimberley, BC V1A 1K9
