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Job Description
Reporting to the CEO, this role will foster financial and administrative leadership, efficiency, systemization, and discipline throughout the organization by taking a lead role in managing assets, controlling costs, preparing budgets, financial reporting, and administrative management.
This position is primarily responsible for overseeing the financial operations, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and supporting strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Ensures appropriate financial controls in financial reporting, allocation of resources and cash management, in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not for-profit organizations, and other established professional standards and statutory requirements.
- Accountable for the organization’s financial audit, including all meetings with auditors.
- Ensures compliance with internal financial and accounting policies.
- Oversees all payroll functions.
- Effectively maintains all financial and management reporting.
- Provides management support to the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, and oversees the preparation of all financial reporting required by the executive and Board of Directors.
- Accountable for preparing GST returns and complying with all other statutory reporting requirements.
- Organizational leadership in identifying needs, developing and implementing effective financial policies and procedures.
- Leads the budgeting process within the organization ensuring it is aligned with stated goals and objectives.
- Provides input into both operational and strategic decision-making.
- Works with the executive team to develop strategic and business plans to facilitate overall organizational objectives and program management.
- Is a key member of the executive team managing funding relationships, including reporting requirements and negotiations for funding renewal.
- Responsible for identifying risk management strategies and developing, implementing, and exercising business continuation plans.
- Responsible for financial document management and retention process.
- Develops and implements financial policies as necessary for the efficient running of the organization.
- Monitors and ensures consistent financial practices are utilized throughout the organization.
- Manage the staff benefits program.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in accounting or finance.
- Chartered Professional Accounting Designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA).
- 5+ years' of experience in finance or accounting.
- Team leadership and management.
- Strong communication skills and strategic financial planning skills.
- Ability to work on a consultative basis to improve operational decision-making through effective decision-support metrics.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- A pro-active, action-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Strong presentation skills and credibility.