Vice President, Finance and Risk, Insurance Services

Vice President, Finance – Insurance Services

YOU’VE GOT THE SCIENCE OF numbers, STRATEGIC leadership, AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX DOWN TO AN art

The Opportunity

You’re an accomplished financial leader who knows how to turn numbers into strategic direction. You bring together strong financial expertise, innovative thinking, and exceptional leadership skills to drive organizational performance. You understand that financial success goes beyond the numbers — it’s about making informed decisions, building strong teams, and creating sustainable value.

As Vice President, Finance – Insurance Services, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial direction and continued success of AMA Insurance Services.

You’ll provide strategic leadership and oversight of our finance and reinsurance functions, driving operational excellence, ensuring sound financial stewardship, and supporting informed business decisions. You’ll champion strong fiscal accountability, effective financial operations, and adherence to corporate and business unit policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Insurance Services, you’ll help develop and execute forward-thinking financial and business strategies that strengthen organizational performance and support sustainable growth. As a key member of the leadership team, your financial insight, sound judgment, and business perspective will help shape decisions and advance the strategic priorities of Insurance Services.

A Place to Belong

AMA is more than a workplace; it’s a family. Together, we help protect the things that matter most to our more than one-million members—everything from roadside safety to retail savings, food security to childhood well-being. And with operations that span automotive, registries, travel, insurance and more, the opportunities to grow with us are almost limitless!

Building on a century of proud service in Alberta communities, we’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in the places where we live and work. And that all begins with our people. As part of the AMA team, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Employer-paid retirement savings program
• Employee-exclusive discounts on travel, insurance, memberships, and more
• Free travel medical insurance for you and your immediate family
• Ongoing professional development
• Paid vacation and personal days, including a Volunteer Day and Me Day
• Flexible work models that make sense for your lifestyle

Who You Are

• You’re a natural leader who takes pride in motivating, coaching, and developing your team, helping others discover their potential and achieve their best.
• You’re a visionary and forward thinker who is passionate about delivering innovation, quality, and value through people, products, services, and the AMA brand.
• You’re a creative, discerning, and intuitive lifelong learner with an inquisitive mind and a passion for continuous improvement.
• You understand the power of a strong organizational culture and how it contributes to market differentiation and sustainable competitive advantage.
• You demonstrate leadership behaviours that reflect AMA’s vision and values.
• You believe collaboration leads to better outcomes and enjoy exchanging ideas, perspectives, and insights with others.
• You’re equally comfortable with innovative thinking and quantitative analysis, bringing a balanced approach to complex business challenges.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Report to the Chief Operating Officer, Insurance Services (COO).
• Lead the Finance management team, ensuring their functional areas effectively support Insurance Services' strategic and operational initiatives.
• Champion organizational change, providing leadership and guidance across critical business initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Insurance Leadership Team to support the achievement of Insurance Services and Association-wide strategic and operational goals.
• Provide strategic direction in the development, delivery, and ongoing monitoring of operational and capital budgets.
• Advise the underwriting and actuarial functions to ensure appropriate strategies and practices are in place to identify, monitor, and mitigate risks.
• Ensure management information reporting, including financial and operational ratios, provides timely, accurate, and meaningful insights to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Represent Insurance Services at a senior level, developing and maintaining positive working relationships with internal partners and external stakeholders, including the Board and Audit Committee.
• Ensure financial and internal control processes comply with the Association's risk management and internal control framework, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and applicable industry-specific legislation.
• Maintain an indirect reporting relationship with the Association's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), contributing to broader financial planning and capital management initiatives.

What You Bring to the Table

• You have a degree in Accounting, Business, or an MBA, or equivalent qualifications.
• You hold a professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA), or bring equivalent experience.
• You have at least 10 years of management experience in financial analysis, decision support, or controllership, preferably within an insurance company or the financial services industry.
• You have an in-depth understanding of internal controls and financial management.
• You bring experience implementing and managing financial and information systems, with a strong understanding of financial reporting and information technology.
• You have a proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with leaders at all levels of an organization.
• You’re an accomplished coach and leader who knows how to build skilled, collaborative, and high-performing teams.
• You’re a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills.
• You have experience working effectively with Boards of Directors, regulators, auditors, and actuaries.

Belonging Matters Here

AMA is committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and accessible environment. If you require an accommodation at any time during our recruitment process, please contact recruitment@ama.ab.ca. We’ll work with you to feel supported throughout your journey with us.

WORK MODEL: In-Office

LOCATION: Edmonton Kingsway Centre

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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WORK MODEL

In-Office-

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.