Accounting and Finance Operations Manager

Tawaak Housing Association; Halifax; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing organization in Halifax is seeking an Accounting and Finance Operations Manager for maternity leave coverage. This role involves overseeing the financial management activities, managing accounts payable and receivable, and ensuring adherence to accounting standards. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and over 5 years of experience in a similar capacity, along with a diploma or degree in Accounting, Business, or Economics. A commitment to supporting the mission of the organization is essential.

Benefits

On-site parking

2 weeks paid vacation time pro-rated in year of hire

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of accounting and/or bookkeeping experience in a similar capacity is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of general accounting principles.
• Ability to build mutual trust and respect among team members.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial management activities including budgeting and audits.
• Manage weekly and monthly financial cycles.
• Ensure adherence to accounting standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Time Management

Accounting Principles

Organizational Skills

Education

Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Business, or Economics

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Quickbooks

Yardi Property Management System

DETX

Job description

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The Opportunity

The Accounting and Finance Operations Manager (Maternity Leave Coverage - 12 Months) is responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of financial management activities for Tawaak Housing Association ensuring accuracy compliance and efficiency across accounting reporting and operational processes. This temporary role manages weekly and monthly financial cycles including accounts payable and receivable bank reconciliations payroll tenant account maintenance and cash flow reporting while also leading budgeting audits and funding applications. The Manager provides strategic input into departmental planning supervises staff work allocations and fosters strong relationships with vendors tenants auditors and internal stakeholders. With signing authority and responsibility for financial controls the position ensures adherence to accounting standards supports capital project funding streams and enforces routine financial schedules. Success in this role requires strong leadership organizational and communication skills coupled with a solid background in accounting principles and systems to drive operational excellence and support the organizations mission during the maternity leave coverage period.

Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 4 pm. Occasional overtime (e.g. month end year end board meetings etc.) but when required is a condition of continued employment.

What youll do

Responsibilities

Weekly Duties :

• Biweekly AP Package coordination
• Approval of Cheque Payments
• Electronic payment Coordination
• Monitoring bank accounts / Online banking accounts
• Vendor Correspondence
• Tenant Account Maintenance
• Approval of rental calculations
• Tenant Ledger Reconciliation
• Tenant Ledger Postings

Monthly Duties:

• Bank Reconciliations
• Accruals
• Oversee Accounts Receivable
• Invoicing
• GL Reclassification
• Reconciling corporate credit card
• Management of Security Deposits
• Petty Cash
• Cash Management
• Staff Vacation Tracking
• Monthly Rent Roll Proces

Accounting responsibilities:

• Monthly Bank Reconciliations
• HST/GST Remittance
• Consolidated monthly cash flow statements.
• Budget to Actuals - Variance Analysis
• Annual Budgeting
• Annual Audit
• Routine and un-routine Journal Entries
• Reviewing all vendors invoices coding to appropriate GL accounts
• Payroll and payroll remittance
• WCB payments.
• GL and COA account maintenance
• Signing Authority
• HR Accounting entries
• HR Processing

Funding and Capital Project Management

• Completing Funding applications
• Funding stream management

Strategic and Operational Planning

• Provide input into the development of defined and efficient work processes for the finance department
• Manage the Finance departments work allocations to staff to achieve targete deadlines
• Participate in and support the implementation of strategic or departmental plans
• Assist in the development of business and operational plans for the organization

Relationship Management

• Provide direction and support to the staff and assist in resolution of issues as they may arise
• Foster positive working relationships with management external organizations and other stakeholders
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary in the performance of the position and as assigned by the CEO

Audit Management

• Creating financial process and procedure
• Enforcring a routine financial schedule
• Hosting routine finance meetings
• Liaise with external auditors.
• Work directly with external auditors provide requested information to complete the audit.
• All other audit requirements

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Good working knowledge of general accounting principles
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills to lead and encourage staff
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated honesty integrity and ability to take initiative
• Ability to build mutual trust respect and cooperation among team members
• Computer literacy with knowledge of a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Excel Word PowerPoint)
• Adobe Yardi Property Management System Quickbooks DEXT online banking software

What youll need

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting Business or Economics
• Minimum of five (5) years of accounting and/or bookkeeping experiencd in a similar capacity is preferred

Were looking for

Core Skills

Communication SkillsOrganizationTechnical LeadershipTime Management

A little bit about us

Tawaak Housing Association

Tawaak Housing Association is one of many Urban Native Housing Corporations that sprung up in most major Canadian cities since the early 1970s in response to a growing need for a separate Aboriginal housing program within the over all framework of the Canadian social housing delivery system. Given existing patterns of societal actions (discrimination and exclusion) coupled with the Aboriginal communitys education and employment levels (lower than the non-Aboriginal population in both) was a recognition that the core housing needs of an urban Aboriginal population migrating from rural areas and reserves could be better served by separate and distinct Aboriginal housing groups.

Formed in 1981 Tawaak Housing Association is a private non-profit housing corporation that owns operates and delivers socially assisted rental housing in six urban areas of Nova Scotia. The mandate of the housing corporation is to provide suitable adequate and affordable housing to Aboriginal peoples of low to moderate income who reside in urban areas of the province who cannot attain housing through the regular housing market. Assisted by both the Federal Government and the Government of Nova Scotia Tawaaks portfolio consists of fifty-four properties comprising of one hundred and forty-five units supported under the Urban Native Housing Program and the Private non-profit housing program. Approximately eighty-two percent of the portfolio is located in the urban centers of Halifax and Dartmouth while the remainder are located in Sydney Truro Antigonish Liverpool and Bridgewater.

Are you interested

Work With Us

• On-site parking
• 2 weeks paid vacation time pro-rated in year of hire

Required Experience:

Manager

Key Skills
Internal Audit,Supervising,Data Entry,Compliance,Customer Service,Accounting & Finance,General Ledger Accounting,IFRS,External Audit,Microsoft Excel,ERP,Payroll,Financial statement,ACCA,CPA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Yearly Salary Salary: 65000 - 80000