Employment type: full time Position Location: 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON, Canada Job Type: Permanent Full-Time Hours of Work: 35 hours/week, Monday through Friday. Evening, weekend and overtime hours will be required to accommodate business demands and position requirements. Salary Range: $76,875 to $92,845 plus benefits, pension and generous PTO ABOUT THE PAC The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) is a vibrant cultural hub and charitable organization located in downtown St. Catharines, the largest city in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. The PAC aims to engage people in exceptional live arts experiences and to enrich the lives of the citizens of St. Catharines and the Niagara region, while providing a worldclass venue for local, national and international artists and community arts organizations to flourish. The PAC opened its doors in 2015 as part of a transformative effort to rejuvenate St. Catharines’ downtown area. and has been a key catalyst for downtown development and an economic driver for Niagara, with over 40 new businesses opening with an economic spin-off of $21 million in 2025. The PAC team believes that healthy communities are built through arts and cultural engagement, and that our individual and collective identities are shaped through the stories told. They engage audiences across the Niagara region and work to remove barriers for under-served community members to experience the arts. The PAC features four performance venues: Partridge Hall, Recital Hall, Robertson Theatre, The Film House as well as the outdoor The Mann Raceway Plaza. Current PAC programs include: PAC Presents Live Performance Series, The Film House - an indie film house offering unique films and community screenings in a modern cinematic environment as well as facilitated community discussions, imPACt Education Series and access initiatives such as Pay-What-YouCan, and partnership with the CANOO program to provide newcomers with access to free performing arts and film experiences. The PAC employs 27 full-time staff, 48 part-time staff, a pool of IATSE union workers and over 75 engaged and dedicated volunteers. THE OPPORTUNITY Located in the heart of Niagara’s vibrant cultural corridor, the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) is a flagship destination for more than 100K annual visitors and generates over $4M in box office revenue. The PAC is deepening relationships with its highly engaged audience, with strong core sales and promising uptake of new premium membership offerings. Recognized for its exceptional patron service and meaningful community partnerships, the PAC plays a vital role in enriching the region’s creative and civic life. The PAC presents a diverse range of programming, from popular to provocative, including signature initiatives such as the 2026 Art in Action: Climate Festival, which featured Edward Burtynsky’s In the Wake of Progress. These bold artistic undertakings reflect the PAC’s commitment to cultural leadership, innovation, and impact. This is an exciting moment for a strategic and analytical Finance Manager to join the PAC team. The incoming Finance Manager will provide stewardship of the organization’s financial resources, delivering insightful analysis, robust financial planning, and sound fiscal oversight to support informed decision-making. Working collaboratively across the organization, they will strengthen financial sustainability, optimize operational performance, and help advance the PAC’s cultural, social, and economic impact throughout the Niagara region and beyond. THE ROLE Reporting to the Director of Resources and Strategic Initiatives, the Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing all day-to-day finance and accounting functions of the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) including multi-year budgeting, producing and maintaining financial records, preparing financial reports and statements, performing financial analysis and reconciliations and managing financial processes and controls. The job incumbent must supervise the work and performance of the Finance and Administrative Associate and the Resources and Strategic Initiatives Associate and work collaboratively with the Director of Resources and Strategic Initiatives and HR Generalist to ensure that all accounting operations, policies, and procedures support the strategic goals of the PAC and are in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and legislative requirements. This position plays a key role in communicating the PAC’s social and economic impact to stakeholders and the community. To be successful in this position, the Finance Manager must be highly organized, adaptable, detail-oriented, proactive, and committed to supporting the PAC’s collaborative and creative culture. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Accounting Operations Manage all accounting transactions, consistently conveying performance expectations and modeling the organization’s values. Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts. Prepare, examine and analyze financial statements to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with procedural standards and generally accepted accounting practices. Prepare and manage periodic account reports and closings, bank reconciliations and government remittances. Accurately compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns in a timely manner, always ensuring adherence to all applicable tax requirements and regulations. Lead the organization through the annual audit and assist external auditors as needed for the year-end review. Track and monitor the progress of budget objectives; track expenditures, identify variances and/or financial irregularities, and take corrective action as needed. Research, develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting processes by making use of current technologies and identifying new ways to streamline accounting operations. Ensure compliance with the law. Finance Operations Contribute financial data and provide meaningful accounting support and guid