General
Welcome to the Territorial Headquarters (THQ) Finance Department web page, designed to provide valuable information to Salvation Army personnel at both the divisional and local levels, related to financial management in The Salvation Army.
The Finance Department is comprised of 170 professional and support staff who provide corporate finance, accounting, financial reporting, investment, treasury management, and pension and payroll services to The Salvation Army. About 100 of the staff is based at the Army's head office in Toronto, with the remaining staff located in Calgary and St. John's.
Biographies of senior management
Paul Goodyear is the Chief Financial Officer and Territorial Financial Secretary for The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda. In this role, he oversees the Army's corporate finance functions, including accounting and financial reporting, payroll, pension and investment management, treasury, fiscal strategy and planning. Paul joined the finance department in 1987 and was appointed to his present role in 2001.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from Trinity Western University. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Fellow of CPA Ontario (FCPA).
Samantha Moss is Assistant Chief Financial Officer. She has been with The Salvation Army since 2005 and has held various positions within the finance department during her tenure. Key projects that Samantha has been involved in include the implementation of Business World and UltiPro, the centralization of regional accounting across the territory, and most recently has been seconded to the IT department part time to play a role in the Accelerate '25 transformation initiative. In her current role, Samantha has oversight responsibility for accounting and financial reporting, financial advisory services, relationship management, and financial planning and budgeting.
Samantha graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in economics and finance, received a postgraduate diploma in accounting from Wilfred Laurier University and holds a CPA, CMA designation.
David Dunstan is Assistant Chief Financial Officer. His career has been spent almost entirely in various accounting and management roles at territorial headquarters, including financial analyst, assistant chief accountant, chief accountant, director of accounting and director of financial reporting. In his current role David has oversight responsibility for accounting operations, payroll and financial systems.
David is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and holds a CPA, CMA designation. He currently serves as the finance board chair of the Canadian Council of Churches.
Scott Barrett is Assistant Chief Financial Officer. He has spent the majority of his career with the Salvation Army working for Ontario Divisional Headquarters. He's held roles including divisional accountant, divisional finance secretary, associate divisional secretary for business administration and divisional secretary for business administration. As Assistant Chief Financial Officer, Barrett is responsible for several portfolios, including internal control, treasury, training and education, and coordination of finance department administration and planning.
Scott has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, along with a diploma in Business Administration Accounting from Fanshawe College. He holds a CPA, CGA accounting designation.
