Assistant Financial Services Manager

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM | Expired Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM

Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls. Equipped with the proper resources women and girls have the power to lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. In 2023, CARE worked in 109 countries, reaching 167 million people through more than 1,600 projects. To learn more, visit www.care.ca

CARE Canada is looking for an Assistant Financial Services Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Assistant Financial Services Manager is a member of the Corporate Finance team. Reporting to the Manager, Financial Services, the Assistant Financial Services Manager is instrumental in ensuring that financial records are accurate and compliant. The Assistant Financial Services Manager is responsible for managing the CARE Cuba file and assisting the Financial Services Manager in preparing accurate and timely financial statements and other reports. The Assistant Financial Services Manager contributes to a timely month-end close and participates in the Financial Statement Audit process. The Assistant Financial Services Manager also acts as a backup for the Financial Services Manager and other members of the Corporate Finance Team.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Post-secondary diploma, degree, or certification in finance/commerce/administration
• Highly skilled in both written and verbal Spanish communication.
• Minimum five years' work experience in day-to-day operational finance.
• Understanding of Accounting Principles
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
• Strong ability to meet deadlines.
• Keen attention to detail
• Strong customer service and creative problem-solving skills with an ability to analyze, conceptualize and collaborate as part of a team.
• Ability to evaluate processes and propose recommendations, familiarity with internal controls.
• Experience preparing procedure manuals for use by financial and non-financial users
• High level of professionalism including strict adherence to confidentiality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Superior interpersonal skills, with a preference for working as part of a team for a diverse group of individuals with competing priorities.
• Strong computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet applications, including data manipulation; proficiency with MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel, as well as a demonstrated ability to learn computer software programs.

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY

• Experience using Concur and/or PeopleSoft is desired
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Spanish strongly preferred

REQUIREMENTS

Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety.

Create an environment within CARE's workplaces, programming, and communities where CARE works that is free from sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and child abuse (SHEA-CA).

Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SHEA-CA are in place consistent with the CARE International (CI) Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Starting salary between $85,000 - $90,000
• Comprehensive benefits package, providing family coverage for a wide range of services, including paramedical services, gender-affirming care, mental health support, and access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid annual and wellness leave benefits
• Extended list of paid holidays, beyond provincial requirements
• December Office Closure (between December 24-January 1)
• Inclusive holiday policy
• Parental leave top-up
• Employer contributions to group pension plan beginning in 2nd Year; Optional participation in group RRSP
• International and domestic travel opportunities
• Annual all-staff retreat
• Learning and development opportunities and specialized training
• Flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity
• A focus on wellness and work-life balance
• Amazing colleagues who are very committed to CARE’s mission

If you are someone who thrives on challenge, loves to be part of a dynamic team and you are passionate about making a difference, then this opportunity is for you! Don’t think you check all the boxes? Reach out anyway – we would love to hear how your experience translates to this role! Please apply directly by March 28, 2025. Please note resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the advertisement will be removed once a candidate has been identified. We are only able to consider candidates who currently have the right to work in Canada.

CARE Canada is committed to employment equity and building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Research shows that women and other marginalized folks tend to apply to roles only when they meet all the criteria outlined in the posting. If you're excited about this role but don't have experience with each and every qualification, we encourage you to apply. Let us know in your application if you have a non-traditional background and how your experience maps to the role you're applying for. Recruitment-related accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request.

CARE Canada has a mandatory vaccination policy currently in place with accommodations based on the Ontario Human Rights Code.

As part of CARE Canada's commitment to preventing sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, we conduct reference checks on all final stage candidates in line with the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying to this role with CARE Canada, you are giving us consent to contact your previous employers to seek information in line with this scheme.