Finance director

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work setting

• Head office
• Private sector
• Service

Budgetary responsibility

• 0 - $100,000
• $100,001 - $500,000
• $500,001 - $1,500,000
• $1,500,001 - $4,000,000
• $4,000,001 - $8,000,000
• $8,000,001 +

Tasks

• Assign financial projects and activities to workers in order to improve business decisions
• Coordinate the organization's financial operations and budget activities in order to optimize financial performance
• Direct staff
• Evaluate daily operations
• Identifying and investigating compliance issues
• Motivate staff
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Review budgets and financial reports for specific projects
• Train staff
• Establish and implement policies and procedures
• Design and manage investment strategies
• Monitor financial control systems
• Oversee the collection and analysis of financial data
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Advise senior management
• Provide customer service
• Manage cash
• Variance analysis
• Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
• Oversee payroll administration
• Conduct performance reviews

Computer and technology knowledge

• Business intelligence
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
• Accounting software

Area of work experience

• Management

Area of specialization

• Business analysis
• Risk management
• Financial planning
• Internal audit
• Financial examination

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Credit check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large caseload
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Flexibility
• Adaptability

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Day
• Overtime required

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities