FINANCE DIRECTOR

Collège LaSalle, Montréal; Montreal West; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus at the end of the year

Mobile Allowance

Group insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Health and Wellness Program

Extra holidays for the festive period

Job summary

Collège LaSalle, Montréal is seeking a Director of Finance to play a strategic role within the management team. This position involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance with financial standards, and managing the annual budgeting process. The candidate must have significant experience in financial management and a CPA designation.

Qualified candidates should possess strong leadership skills, fluency in both French and English, and be prepared to engage with stakeholders at various levels. Benefits include a mobile allowance, group insurance, and a retirement savings plan.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial management within a national context.
• A proven record of managing teams and improving financial processes.
• Strong understanding of ASPE and NPO standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of accounting information with ASPE and NPO standards.
• Produce financial reports to support informed management.
• Present financial results to the Board of Directors.

Skills

Financial management

Risk management

Team leadership

Financial reporting

ASPE and NPO standards

Fluency in French

Proficient in English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting, finance or related field

CPA designation

Job description

As Director of Finance, and under the primary supervision of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you play a key strategic role within the management team. As a true business partner, you actively contribute to the organization's financial performance, while ensuring effective risk management and internal controls. You oversee financial operations, support your teams and implement strategies aligned with the company's overall objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of accounting information with ASPE and NPO standards, while ensuring compliance with financial reporting deadlines and requirements;
• Produce forecasted, monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports that promote proactive and informed management;
• Present financial results and strategic plans to the Board of Directors and committees, ensuring transparency of information;
• Ensure that the organization complies with all relevant financial, legal and regulatory obligations;
• Lead and supervise the financial and accounting operations of the organization;
• Define clear objectives and mobilize teams in a spirit of continuous improvement;
• Train and develop financial talent, while ensuring a succession plan;
• Manage the annual budget process in collaboration with the various departments;
• Identify the financial impacts of business objectives and propose alternative solutions to ensure that they are achieved;
• Maintain collaborative relationships with the Board of Directors and internal and external stakeholders;
• Ensure the financial management of several legal entities, ensuring the rigour and compliance of accounting practices for each of them;
• Navigate a dual authority structure, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Executive Director, ensuring smooth communication and strategic alignment with both stakeholders;
• Manage interactions and relationships with LCI Education and corporate services, playing a strategic liaison role between the local entity and the group.

This role involves frequent interactions with internal and external customers and partners on a national and global scale. Professional proficiency in English is therefore a requirement for this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting, finance or related field;
• CPA designation required;
• Significant experience in financial management in a national context;
• Proven experience in managing teams and improving financial processes;
• Proficiency in ASPE and NPO standards (an asset);
• Fluency in French (oral and written);
• Proficiency in English at a professional level (oral and written).

Benefits

• Permanent full-time position;
• Bonus at the end of the year;
• Mobile Allowance;
• Group insurance, including EAP and telemedicine;
• Retirement Savings Plan;
• Health and Wellness Program;
• Extra holidays for the festive period - between Christmas and New Year's Day.

LCI Education subscribes to an equal access to employment program and members of the targeted groups, namely women, people with disabilities, Indigenous people, visible minorities and ethnic minorities are encouraged to submit their applications. If you are a person with a disability, you can receive assistance with the screening and selection process upon request.