Executive Director

Queen's University; Kingston; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, seeks an Executive Director, Integrated Finance Services to lead the strategy, operating model and performance of the finance function, aligned with the AVP's direction and the university's enterprise-wide Finance strategy.

The role oversees Directors across portfolios, ensures delegated authority is applied with appropriate risk controls, and represents Finance in internal and external forums.

Job description

Reporting to the Associate Vice-Principal, Finance and Administration, the Executive Director, Integrated Finance Services is accountable, within delegated authority, for the performance and coherence of the function as a whole. The Executive Director leads the development and implementation of the function’s strategy and operating model, aligned with AVP direction and approved enterprise-wide Finance strategy, and is accountable for cross-portfolio capacity and risk management, consistent service standards and controls, and the performance and development of Integrated Finance Services Directors.

The Executive Director ensures Directors have the approved frameworks, delegated authority, capability and support required to lead their portfolios or managed groups effectively and exercise their authority without unnecessary approval layers. Faculty, shared services and portfolio leaders remain accountable for academic and operational priorities, business and staffing decisions, budget approval, corrective business action and resource allocation within their delegated authorities. Integrated Finance Services supports these decisions through analysis, advice, controls and implementation of approved decisions.

The Executive Director becomes directly involved when matters exceed an individual Director’s delegated authority, require decisions across Director-led groups, remain unresolved following Director-level action, or have institutional financial, control, service or strategic implications. The Executive Director resolves matters within delegated authority and escalates institutional determinations to the AVP.

As a senior member of the Finance leadership team, the Executive Director advises the AVP on service performance, capacity, capability, risk and improvement priorities, coordinates implementation of approved Finance initiatives and represents Integrated Finance Services in designated institutional, regulatory and external forums.

The AVP, Finance and Administration retains institutional professional and people accountability for Integrated Finance Services, including enterprise-wide strategy, service standards, workforce performance and institutional service expectations. The Executive Director exercises delegated leadership and management authority within this framework.