Accounting and Finance Instructor

This contract position involves teaching introductory level Accounting and Finance courses within the career training business programs at VanWest College. The successful candidate will have a passion for education and student success and will inspire professionalism and cordiality when working with others.

The following courses are available for the term starting on March 16th 2026 :

• Introduction to Accounting : This course will introduce the concepts of accounting within the context of business in a Canadian environment. Topics include accounting as an information system; introduction to accounting theory; income measure; traditional record-keeping; the accounting cycle; special journals; cash and financial statements.
• Finance : This course provides students with an introduction to the theories, applications, and financial tools within a corporate financial environment. Topics include forms of business, financial statement analysis, ratios, cash flows, valuation of future cash flows, valuation of securities, raising capital, and project evaluation and analysis.

Education, Experience & Required Skills :

Compensation : Each course requires 56 hours of in-class, instructor-led delivery every 8 weeks of an academic term.

How to Apply :

Kindly apply ONLY IF you are located in Vancouver and are available to teach in those specific time slots.

About VanWest College :

VanWest College is a privately owned Canadian college with campuses located in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. The College is certified by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) branch of the BC government Ministry of Advanced Education. Certification by PTIB assures clients that VanWest College delivers education and training programs that meet and exceed high quality educational standards and student protection. Highly interactive program courses, taught by industry leaders, are designed to improve students’ communication skills, increase business knowledge and refine job-search and employability skills. Students will acquire the essential real-life skills necessary to be successful in a workplace environment and students in co-op programs will spend approximately 50% of their program time in paid, authentic Canadian job placements. For real learning, real experience and real results, VanWest College is the premiere choice.