Financial Accountant & Systems Administrator

Overview

Financial Accountant and Systems Administrator role with Forest Professionals BC (FPBC). This position is based in the Vancouver office and reports to the Director, Finance and Administration. Salary range: $63,000 – $72,000 (equals $32.21 – $36.92 /hr), plus pension and benefits. Base locale:
Vancouver, British Columbia.

Forest Professionals BC is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Financial Accountant and Systems Administrator to support financial operations and the financial functions of our Registrant (Client) Management System (RMS), in1touch. This role blends hands-on accounting work, systems administration, and collaboration with staff, registrants, and stakeholders. You will ensure accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, including accounts payable and receivable, registration-related billing, reconciliations, audit preparation, and responding to inquiries about payments, invoices, reimbursements, and outstanding transactions.

Your responsibilities include processing payables, generating invoices, recording and reconciling payments, issuing refunds, completing monthly bank and credit card reconciliations, preparing GST remittances, managing investment and fixed asset entries, and providing essential audit support. You will also help maintain the RMS by running data quality checks, reconciling financial information, validating reports, and creating or updating payment workflows using third‑party platforms.

This position supports integration between the RMS and accounting systems (such as Quick Books) and contributes to user acceptance testing for new or updated financial system processes. This is a diverse role that requires effective communication, problem-solving, and the ability to balance multiple priorities with independence and confidence. If you’re looking for a role where your skills contribute directly to a high‑impact professional organization, we’d love to hear from you.

The full details and expectations of the role are contained in the position description.

PERKS, PAY, PEOPLE, AND PASSION

We Support You: Forest Professionals BC offers medical and dental extended benefits, life insurance, and is a member of the BC public service pension plan. Salaries are regularly assessed against the market with annual increases based on performance. We support professional and career development with supervisors who are managers and coaches. We have an employee assistance program and offer health and wellness financial allowances, paid sick days, and long-term disability pay.

All staff start with a minimum of three weeks’ paid vacation.

You Help Ensure BC’s Forests are in Good Hands: Forests are important to the health of the environment and the BC economy and are part of the social and cultural fabric of BC. Forest Professionals BC is the registering and regulatory body for the forest professionals who care for BC’s forests. BC’s registered forest professionals are highly skilled and have the exclusive authority to practise forestry to safeguard the environment and the safety, health, and welfare of the public through their education, knowledge, and experience.

We are Here for the Long Run: Founded through legislation in 1947, FPBC is a strong and stable organization with an operating budget of $3.8 million and 19 permanent staff. FPBC is the largest professional forestry regulator in Canada with more than 4,700 registrants, including Registered Professional Foresters (RPF) and Registered Forest Technologists (RFT).

View the detailed position description here. Only those individuals who follow the expressed application directions, including completion of an applicant questionnaire, will be considered.

• Submit the questionnaire along with a résumé to:  before noon on or before March 2, 2026.
• For questions about this job ad or the hiring process, please contact Carel Adank at

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those advancing in the process will be contacted.