Chief Financial Officer
About the Edmonton Public Library
At Edmonton Public Library (EPL), our mission is simple: we share! We share expertise, information, technology, and space with Edmontonians for learning, connecting, creating, discovering, enjoying, and enriching communities. Our vision is to be the gathering place for people and ideas, enabling a lifetime of learning, engagement, and possibility for every Edmontonian. This is brought to life through our 2027-2030 strategic goals, which position EPL as the best place to read, the best place to experience, and the best place to learn. We champion reading and intellectual freedom, create welcoming and meaningful experiences, and help Edmontonians build the literacies, critical thinking skills, and AI competencies needed to navigate an increasingly complex world.
CFO Opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the executive team and a trusted strategic partner in shaping EPL’s future. The CFO provides strategic and operational leadership across finance, facilities, and supply chain, ensuring EPL has the resources, systems, and infrastructure required to deliver exceptional library service across Edmonton.
The CFO coaches and inspires a team of committed professionals. Balancing strategic perspective with practical execution, the CFO strengthens financial stewardship, supports sound decisions, and ensures these essential shared services work together to advance EPL's strategic plan.
Key portfolio responsibilities include oversight of:
- Facilities services, including physical security of facilities and custodial, along with capital projects;
- Financial services, including accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, financial risk management and controls; and
- Supply chain management, which includes leases, contracts, and insurance.
Candidate Profile
The successful candidate will have the following:
Education and Training:
- Bachelor’s Degree with accounting specialization (i.e. Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Major or related discipline) and a professional accounting designation.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of accepted Canadian public sector accounting principles, policies and procedures.
Experience:
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible financial management, reporting, and auditing experience in an institutional, commercial, or large public sector organization, including leading multidisciplinary teams spanning finance/accounting and supply chain.
- Large reporting and auditing experience of a progressively responsible supervisory nature in an institutional, commercial or large public sector organization.
- Strong financial acumen: accounting reports, budgeting, auditing, financial/statistical analysis, benchmarking, and performance measurement.
- Experience in a library environment and/or municipal government preferred.
- Proven project management leadership on large-scale initiatives (PMP an asset), including complex operating and capital budgets and capital projects (planning, building, improvements).
- Experience in facilities management (including physical security) and knowledge of supply chain policies, trade agreements, and capital investment tools (e.g., life cycle costing)
Commitment and Community
The Edmonton Public Library is committed to working with staff and communities in a manner that prioritizes dignity, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. The Edmonton Public Library welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.
Edmonton Public Library is located on Treaty 6 Territory and acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries. We honour and celebrate the diverse Indigenous Peoples whose histories, languages, cultures, and ongoing contributions continue to shape and strengthen our community.
Application Instructions
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