Finance Manager - Contract - BC Place Stadium

Finance Manager - Contract - BC Place Stadium

BC Pavilion Corporation is hiring a Finance Manager to join the team on a contract basis until December 31st, 2026.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance, the Finance Manager will leverage their understanding of the operations to provide guidance and consult to a venue or business unit. The Finance Manager is expected to positively collaborate with leadership and operational teams across PavCo to support strategic outcomes, streamline processes and procedures, ensure compliance to financial and organizational policies, report and highlight key financial results and generally support a culture of excellence.

This position will require the Finance Manager to work at events on evenings and weekends.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:







- Oversees the day-to-day operations of the finance department at BC Place Stadium, including receivables, collections, compliance, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and provide financial analysis support.
- Plan and conducts preliminary to final settlement of large event transactions with international clients and partners representing PavCo’s community and financial best interests at all times.
- Accounting duties include delivering, reconciling event billing, collections, review and posting G/L and sub-ledger entries.
- Account reconciliation, maintaining working papers to accommodate dynamic business models.
- Ensures managers and other senior leaders’ complete revenue related service orders, margin expectations and risks are identified, streamlining event requisitions to align with account payable timelines, training and other support.
- Oversees annual audit to ensure timely and efficient completion.
- Manages and builds relationships with service providers including shared services teams,





insurance, auditors, clients, partners, and other advisors.
- Recommends and directs action of staff on financial matters with respect to client issues, landlord/tenant issues, partners, and contracts with suppliers.
- Gives guidance on leases, building recoveries, official supplier agreements, client contracts and sponsorship agreements.
- Provides business and financial scenario analysis support to event and sales management teams.
- Forecasting/Budgeting - Works with site finance leads to develop projections using forecasting tools and prepares monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts and budgets.
- Month End Reporting – responsible for coordinating and reviewing monthly P&L;, event statements, KPI’s, executive financial information,





and conducts variance analysis against budget to identify spending trends to operational leads.
- Manages current financial collection processes and adapts to improving workflow efficiencies to ensure dynamic revenues and expenses are complete under sensitive deadlines.
- Provide backfilling duties as needed to departmental teams seconded to new projects.
- Provide 2026 FIFA World Cup event settlement support as needed.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or equivalent is preferred.

Completion of a 4-year University program in Finance or Accounting or a combination of education and experience will be considered.







- 5+ years of relevant accounting experience in event-based environment and 1+ year of managerial experience, ideally within convention/hotel industry.
- Solid knowledge of PSA and GAAP standards.
- High level of accountability and business sense driven.
- Detail oriented strategic thinker with exceptional analytical abilities and sound judgment.
- Proven ability to effectively lead, coach and mentor staff to reach their full potential.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to prioritize conflicting requirements in a timely manner.
- A sound working knowledge of a wide variety of software applications including Microsoft Office (including higher level functions of MS Excel such as pivot tables, lookups, etc.), Momentus (or other event management systems), and web-based ticketing platforms.






- Ability to synthesize large sets of data to develop financial settlement models, reconciliation working papers and other ad hoc projects.
- General business experience in a corporate environment in the event management, sporting, entertainment or hospitality industries is preferred.
- Exposure to risk management and contract negotiations is preferred.
- Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communication and collaborate in a team environment and able to work independently.
- High degree of resiliency and flexibility, while remaining motivated by challenging situations.
- Ability to work under pressure in order to meet tight timelines and to respond to pressing issues.






- Proactive and takes initiative.

The salary range for this position is $77,488 - $96,860

- Offers will be in line with PavCo’s internal pay equity and qualified candidate’s experience and education.
- Salary discussion and overall compensation package will be presented during initial phone interviews.

▶️ Finance Manager - Contract - BC Place Stadium
🖊️ BC Pavilion
📍 Metro Vancouver