Manager of Finance - Victoria, Canada - Baker Tilly Victoria Ltd.

Description

The John Howard Society is a growing and innovative social service organization that strives to create safe, healthy, and inclusive communities for everyone.

Our goal is to help individuals achieve greater independence by providing support with housing, life-skills, education, employment, and community-based services.

This position will support the execution of a day-to-day accounting operations of the organization as well as financial reporting, including daily, weekly, and monthly reports for management and supporting the month end close process.

This role would suit someone who is well organized, adaptive to change, thrives in a deadline driven environment with competing priorities and is results oriented with an entrepreneurial mindset.

• Full cycle accounting including A/P, A/R, and account reconciliations.
• Prepare all government remittances, including source deductions, GST, WCB, Employer Health Tax and organization filing.
• Prepare: monthly bank and CC reconciliation, quarterly financial statements and program budgets and year end reporting.
• Ensure A/R, A/P, Payroll are costing function are running efficiently and accurately.
• Payroll processing and some benefits administration.
• Responsible for the design and maintenance of the financial process environment and key financial internal controls pertaining to budgeting, planning, forecasting and business performance analysis.

• Develop solutions that meet departmental and funder requirements.
• Identify areas of improvement throughout the department to strengthen, modify or eliminate process to increase efficiency and strengthen controls, and aid in the implementation.
• Advise the ED and others management team members on financial planning strategies to ensure the organization remains on track to hit our targets and goals.
• Assist in funding proposals. Other duties as required.

• Strong business acumen, relationship building.
• Bachelor's degree in financial management, business administration, public administration, or a related field.
• 57 minimum years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite including intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Proven ability to develop and execute financial strategies, implement process improvement, and drive financial performance.
• Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to align financial objectives with overall business goal. A combination of education and experience equivalent to a recognized accounting designation and/or experience in financial management and administration in a public sector/nonprofit environment and/or PMP is preferred.

• Salary: Annual Salary will be based on experience and qualifications.
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 hours week
• Benefits: Competitive benefit package, including health, wellness, vacation and RRSP
• Able to pass a criminal records check