Program Finance Officer - Mississauga, Canada - World Vision Canada
Description
Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too.
Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world:Life in all its fullness for every child.
You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children.
For Children. For Change. For Life.
Position:
Program Finance Officer
Reports to:
Manager, Program Finance
Position Term:
Full Time
Primary Location:
Mississauga, ON
Workplace Type:
Hybrid within GTA
We are looking for a finance officer who is passionate about impact in the field, strong at financial accounting and budget management, natural at developing trusted working relationships.
This position manages the grant pre-award and post-award financial implementation: preparing budgets, reviewing expenses for compliance, prepares donor reports, for a variety of development or humanitarian grants and contracts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Grants Management (80%)
- Understand donor requirements; prepare/update budget proposals from WVC and field offices; consolidate for diverse stakeholders.
- Review program budgets and field financial project reports. Report on any relevant problems against donor requirements and generate financial reports to donors.
- Reconcile project budget information with databases to ensure integrity of data.
- Provide regular technical support and direction to field finance staff. Help field office deal with difficult issues when required.
- Analyze spending trends and provide reports, feedback, or analysis to Program Managers and field colleagues as required.
- Provide budget and finance expertise in the preparation, negotiation and review of agreements/contracts.
- Participate in annual and long term WVC project budgeting and projection processes.
- Provide input for the development of the annual team operating budget and monitor actual performance.
- If needed, undertake periodic project visits for financial data reviews, financial training as part of overall project monitoring as and when required. Travel may include Fragile Context Countries.
- Working cross functionally across divisions and departments to provide financial capacity building trainings to Program & Policy and field office staff.
- Review internal audit reports received from WV Implementing Office and determine appropriate followup action.
- Provide regular technical support and direction to field finance staff. Help field office deal with difficult issues when required.
- Participate in development and maintenance of internal databases and spreadsheets, development/ revision of policies and procedures. (WVI /WVC)
- Being involved and constantly updated on newly developed financial guidelines introduced by WV Partnership/ WV Canada and Field Partners.
- Attend, participate and possibly lead team, crosssectional group, department and division's Bible devotions and attend weekly chapel services.
- Perform other duties as assigned by leaders.
Qualifications required:
- University degree in accounting or business field.
- Minimum 2 yrs finance related experience (budgeting or accounting).
- Excellent collaborator and demonstrated experience building effective working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrated organizational, financial, communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, adhere to deadlines and manage competing demands.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
Assets:
- Good knowledge or understanding of international development work.
- Accounting designation.
- World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
- We are Canada's largest development, relief, and advocacy nonprofit organization.
- We embody an agile mindset here.
- We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account.
- We match pension contributions up to 6% and provide a topup for pregnancy & parental leaves.
- We offer extra time off for restoration by closing for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year.
- We provide up to six weeks' vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
- We offer a familyfriendly, caring, and flexible work environment.
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