Financial Manager- Creative Industry
7 days ago
**Buisness Manager - Creative Industries (Book Publishing)**
- Do you have business management or accounting experience, and want a career that maintains your creative flair?_
- If so, the permanent role of Business Manager at Halifax-based Formac Lorimer Books may be the right move for your career._
**Position Summary**:
Established in 1978, Formac Lorimer Books is a Halifax-based, independent book publishing and distribution company. At Formac we publish, market and distribute a wide range of books for Nova Scotians and Canadians. We are on the leading edge of digital initiatives in publishing, producing accessible e-books, digital libraries for use in schools and universities and more. Our management team is always asking the question “What else can books do?” We also provide business, marketing and distribution services to a related publishing house (James Lorimer & Company) in Toronto, and to a nonprofit digital content distributor for Canadian post-secondary students based in our Halifax
offices.
The business manager will join our management team of highly qualified and experienced individuals who seek to combine business success with a commitment to books and literary culture.
As a cultural industry, we combine our day-to-day business of selling books with key relationships with federal and provincial cultural agencies which provide funding to support and grow our publishing and marketing activities. Our business manager has a key role in these relationships and developing grant proposals and providing financial information and reports. Our business manager is also the key point of contact for our many authors and contributors whose books we report on annually with royalty statements and payments.
**Responsibilities include**:
- Accounts payable
- Payroll
- Deposits and banking
- T4, T4A, T5, NR4 preparation
- Receiver General remittances
- Royalty statement preparation
- Support work and reporting for external accountants
**Skills & Qualifications**
- post-secondary accountant training and certification,
or
- a degree in business management
- excellent communication and organizational skills.
- a minimum of five years' experience, preferably in the creative industry sector.
Previous experience with preparing and submitting grants is an asset. An interest in
Canadian and local books and authors is a definite advantage in this position, as is
familiarity with the software tools we use, including:
- Sage Accounting Pro
- Winledge T54
- Microsoft Office
- book publishing industry-specific software
**Compensation**:
The position is full-time, in-person at our office in the South End of Halifax where 12 of the 16 team members of these publishing operations are located.
Our office hours are Monday-Friday 9-5.
Position is available immediately.
- Salary range based on experience ($50,000-$70,000)
- Generous employee benefit plan (extended health, life, and dental)
- Annual paid sick leave provision.
- Free on-site parking
- Comp copies of new releases, and discount on backlisted titles.
**About us**:
We are a small team of creatives who collaborate and problem solve together. There is a strong sense of responsibility and personal autonomy in our roles. At the centre of our publishing decision-making is our commitment to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage Black, Indigenous, racialized, or Queer (LGBTQ2S+) individuals to apply.
**About our building**:
The entry to our building may be a barrier to some persons. We are located on the firstfloor, but one step up from street/sidewalk level. Once inside, our work space is accessible and barrier-reduced. The communal work space allows for generous thoroughfares between desks. Our gender-neutral bathrooms, hallways, break-room and workspaces are all large enough to accommodate any person who uses assistive devices to move about their workspace.
**How to apply**:
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