Operations & Finance Manager
Gytha Cooperative
Location: Remote (within Canada) or Hybrid (Calgary, AB)
Job Type: Part-time (20 hours/week)
Salary Range: $24, 000 - $30,000 CAD / year
Gytha Cooperative is Canada’s leading cooperative publisher specializing in comics and graphic novels. Through our magazines Winter’s End and Perhaps, we reach a growing audience of avid readers in both YA and Adult categories.
We are currently seeking an Operations & Finance Manager to work alongside our Project Manager and Sales & Marketing Manager as part of our core administrative team. In this role, you’ll help guide our organization, manage employees, and keep all of our production pathways efficient and up-to-date.
We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experience, but please be aware that our selection will be made on the basis of expertise and competency. This includes industry / community experience, academic experience, and employment experience.
We aim to build roles around the expertise of our employees. If accepted, there will be some degree of co-designing of the position expected of the applicant. At Gytha Cooperative, we aim to build a functional community where everyone’s voice is valued.
Gytha Cooperative is a non-traditional organization, based on principles of strict economic democracy. All employees receive voting rights at our bimonthly general meetings, and major strategic or financial decisions concerning the welfare of the whole will require approval before they can be implemented. Applicants should be ready for a different style of workflow than they may have experienced in traditional firms. Some tasks which normally take less time, may take longer at Gytha Cooperative. Other tasks which would normally have long approval times, or be impossible to receive approval for, will be faster and more achievable.
As a small organization, a greater degree of autonomy and self-guidance may be required than at other similar positions at larger firms. Employees will be expected to plan and strategize in concert with the interests of the cooperative, including regularly proposing initiatives and self-analyzing capacity.
An interest in, or experience with, cooperatives, non-profits, not-for-profits and other collaborative workplaces, will be considered an asset. We at Gytha believe in an economy run by and for its labourers, and we expect the same commitment to an egalitarian workplace from all of our employees and colleagues.
Responsibilities:
As our Operations & Finance Manager, you’ll form our Admin team’s foundation. You’ll be facilitating and coordinating what we do, and how we do it.
- Working with the rest of our admin team and our employee-members to develop long- and short-term strategy regarding business, finance, and infrastucture.
- Democratic consultation, bylaw management, and compliance. This includes ensuring that all actions undertaken by Gytha Cooperative meet our standards of employee consultation and democratic conduct. This is the foundation of our unique work culture, and should be your top concern.
- Managing and updating our Business-to-Client and B2B systems, including payment, subscription platforms, wholesale ordering, and managing metadata (via Bookmanager)
- Cashflow management and record-keeping, including reporting, accounting and compliance
- Financial strategy for small business, including managing accounts and banking relationships, planning and financial forecasting
- Maintaining B2B relations with manufacturers/printers, distributors & booksellers
- Managing our production pipeline, from production through distribution and fulfilment
- Grant writing and applications
- Payment and payroll services management
- Inventory management
- Arranging General Meetings, Annual Meetings and interim Votes of the Membership, in accordance with the articles and bylaws
- Employee onboarding and employment termination
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Bookmanager and Square are expected. Some experience with graphics software, including Adobe Suite, and basic Web Development (Weebly, Squarespace, etc.) will be an asset.
Please keep your cover letter brief, and only include relevant highlights from your experience. Form letters are discouraged.
Applicants from diverse and marginalized backgrounds are encouraged. Accommodations can be made for the application process, if requested. This position is adaptable to various differences of ability, and our team is committed to ensuring that no employee is excluded by difference. We are an LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse-led team. Please contact us at admin@gythapress.org if you require any accommodations or have any questions.
Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their resume / CV and a brief cover letter by July 15, 2025 to:
Email: admin@gythapress.org
Please include “Operations and Finance Manager” in your subject line.
We thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Please be aware that only those applicants selected for next stages will be contacted.
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