Main Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting

• Produce period reports such as variance reports for the Board of Governors, Deans, Directors, Chairs, Managers and other budget officers.
• Prompt and accurate completion of all provincial and federal government reporting requirements.
• Arranges the annual external audit and coordinating the year-end audit process.
• Liaises with Ministry officials for the purposes of reporting and clarification.

Planning

• Manage the preparation of operating and capital budgets including development of financial models.
• Manages payroll functions and liaises with the Human Resources department to ensure information is timely and accurately processed and reported.
• Collaborate with the Finance management team to establish internal procedures that promote effectiveness in budgeting and analysis.
• Collaborate with applied research and innovation staff to achieve consistency in reporting and to maximize efforts related to collection and dissemination of College data.
• Measure, plan and forecast school and department activities and identify implications to the financial statements.

Management of Human Resources

• Supervision of human resources within the reporting and planning and operations section of the Finance Department including being accountable for and providing leadership to Finance staff who are responsible for reporting, purchasing, bookstore operations, duplicating and mailroom services.
• Supervise staff in accordance with applicable collective agreement and College policy, including delegating work to employees to effectively meet deadlines and system requirements.
• Coordinate and deliver financial training, as required, to department staff.
• Develops selection criteria and for the selection of staff within the area of responsibility, in accordance with agreed-to processes.

Employee Relations

• Promotes a teamwork approach to promote a work environment that encourages personal productivity and job satisfaction, and the professional growth of employees supervised, advocating for employee needs as necessary.
• Supervises staff in accordance with applicable collective agreement and College policy, including delegating work to employees to effectively meet deadlines and system requirements.
• Coordinates and delivers financial training, as required, to department staff.

Departmental Budgeting and Planning

• Assists the Director in the development, management, prioritization and balancing of the financial services annual budgets.
• Participates in the preparation of activity plans for the Finance section on an annual and quarterly basis.

Other duties as requested.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Strong analytical ability required.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of budgeting and forecasting technique as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis.
• Knowledge of post-secondary system college operations, or other public sector organizations, including business processes, revenue and cost components and drivers of these measures.
• Knowledge and experience in project management.
• Ability to make decisions and to assume responsibility and accountability for successful completion of assignments and tasks.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting, including internal control best practices
• Proven ability to deliver results under pressure, against time constraints and in a rapidly changing environment.

Education and Experience

• A Chartered Professional Accountant designation and status as a member in good standing with the professional accounting organization including a Bachelor of Commerce Degree or equivalent.
• Three years of experience in a management position with supervisory and operational systems development responsibilities.
• Extensive experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting and experience with complex financial modeling and analysis.
• Demonstrated expertise in database management and spreadsheet applications and expertise with computerized accounting, reporting and data management systems and tools within an integrated management information system

This is a short-term, full-time (100%) leave replacement position commencing approximately March 17, 2025, through to September 19, 2025, with the possibility of extension. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Administrative Staff and Benefit Program. Based on qualifications and experience, the compensation is in accordance with the Exempt Compensation Framework, which is aligned with Selkirk’s compensation philosophy.  As such, the position will be placed on Grid Level 11 between the minimum and control/mid-point ($92,139.00 – $122,852.00).