NOC 10010: Financial managers
What financial managers do
Financial managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operation of financial and accounting departments. They develop and implement the financial policies and systems of establishments. Financial managers establish performance standards and prepare various financial reports for senior management. They are employed in financial and accounting departments in companies throughout the public and private sectors and in government.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operation of an accounting, audit or other financial department
- Develop and implement the financial policies, systems and procedures of an establishment
- Prepare or coordinate the preparation of financial statements, summaries, and other cost-benefit analyses and financial management reports
- Co-ordinate the financial planning and budget process, and analyze and correct estimates
- Supervise the development and implementation of financial simulation models
- Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets and other financial control functions to senior managers and other department or regional managers
- Recruit, organize, train and manage staff
- Act as liaison between the organization and its shareholders, the investing public and external financial analysts
- Establish profitability standards for investment activities and handle mergers and/or acquisitions
- Notify and report to senior management concerning any trends that are critical to the organization's financial performance.
Job titles under NOC 10010
55 job titles are classified here, including controller - financial services, director - financial services, director of accounting.
- accounting and financial control chief
- accounting and financial control director
- accounting department manager
- accounting director
- accounting manager
- accounting manager - financial services department
- accounting office manager
- assigned public accountants chief
- assistant accounting manager
- assistant treasurer - finances
- assistant vice-president - financial, communications and other business services
- audit and compliance director
- auditing department manager
- budget and sectoral profitability director
- collections department manager
- comptroller
- controller - financial services
- corporate budgeting and analysis manager
- corporate financing manager
- corporate risk department manager
- director - financial services
- director of accounting
- director-treasurer - financial services
- finance and control manager
Employment requirements
- A bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, commerce or a related field is required.
- A master's degree in business administration (concentration in finance), or another master's level management program may be required.
- Several years of experience in accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial planning and analysis or other financial activities are required.
- Accounting and audit managers may require a recognized accounting designation (CPA, CA, CPA, CMA or CPA, CGA).
- Investment, treasury, or corporate finance managers may require a recognized financial designation (CFA, CFP, CIM or others).
Financial managers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $38.50/hr | $59.48/hr | $91.76/hr |
Toronto ON | $41.21/hr | $62.37/hr | $96.15/hr |
Montréal QC | $40.31/hr | $63.46/hr | $96.15/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $37.44/hr | $57.69/hr | $98.56/hr |
Calgary AB | $39.61/hr | $61.23/hr | $92.03/hr |
Edmonton AB | $37.02/hr | $60.10/hr | $89.45/hr |
Ottawa ON | $45.79/hr | $63.19/hr | $94.87/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $41.03/hr | $53.85/hr | $84.44/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $38.36/hr | $60.00/hr | $92.31/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $38.52/hr | $57.70/hr | $82.63/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $40.87/hr | $59.49/hr | $96.15/hr |
London ON | $37.74/hr | $56.82/hr | $83.94/hr |
Halifax NS | $39.66/hr | $51.00/hr | $70.51/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $40.48/hr | $58.09/hr | $80.42/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $39.62/hr | $57.43/hr | $80.79/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $26.00/hr | $60.50/hr | $74.04/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $40.00/hr | $54.87/hr | $87.91/hr |
Nova Scotia | $36.72/hr | $52.88/hr | $74.36/hr |
New Brunswick | $32.69/hr | $55.09/hr | $93.75/hr |
Quebec | $38.36/hr | $60.00/hr | $92.31/hr |
Ontario | $40.87/hr | $61.54/hr | $91.35/hr |
Manitoba | $37.50/hr | $52.20/hr | $79.49/hr |
Saskatchewan | $35.90/hr | $57.69/hr | $80.67/hr |
Alberta | $39.34/hr | $62.49/hr | $93.27/hr |
British Columbia | $37.50/hr | $57.69/hr | $96.15/hr |
Using NOC 10010 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 55 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Accounting firm manager (NOC 10029)
- Audit firm manager (NOC 10029)
- Banking, credit and other investment managers (NOC 10021)
- Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services (NOC 00012)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for financial managers?
Financial managers are NOC 2021 unit group 10010. Example job titles in this group include controller - financial services, director - financial services, director of accounting, finance director.
What TEER is NOC 10010?
NOC 10010 is TEER 0 (Management). Management occupations. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do financial managers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $59.48/hr, about $116,000 a year full-time, with a range of $38.50/hr to $91.76/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.