Finance Manager

QUEST CHC; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A Community Health Centre in the Niagara Region is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial operations and ensure the organization's financial health. This role demands several years of experience in a financial management role, ideally within a non-profit setting. Responsibilities include budget preparation, financial reporting, and compliance management. The position offers full-time or part-time work options with a salary range of $64,566.33 to $80,248.04 per year.

Qualifications

• Several years' experience in a Financial Manager role or equivalent in a non-profit setting.
• Previous financial accounting software experience.
• Knowledge in managing financial transactions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations to ensure the organization's financial health.
• Administer and coordinate all financial systems and processes of the organization.
• Prepare financial reporting for organizational funders.

Skills

Experience in Financial Manager role or equivalent in non-profit

Full cycle accounting experience

In depth understanding of accounting principles for non-profit organizations

Financial Designation

Experience with financial accounting software (CCIM preferred)

Knowledge in Accounts Payable and Receivable

Tools

Great Plains (CCIM)

Job description

Overview

Job Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Manager to oversee our financial operations and ensure the organization's financial health. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of financial concepts, regulatory requirements, and strategic planning. This role requires a proactive leader who can drive business development initiatives while managing risk and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

Key Objectives

• Administer and coordinate all financial systems and processes of the CHC's including general ledgers, internal accounts, accounts payable and accounts receivable, statutory remittances, insurance, budget monitoring, expense claims processing and other financial systems and processes as required.
• Monitor and record all cash disbursements, expenditures, and receipts, ensuring timely, effective, and accurate record keeping.
• Collate and prepare reporting for various organizational funders including but not limited to the Ontario Health, M-SAA, OHRS, ARR, HST, Charitable return, Niagara Region, various grants and special project funding.
• Ensure appropriate policies procedures, and processes with respect to financial transactions (including but not limited to cheque requisitions and related authorization, budgetary expenditures, pay and benefits) are followed.
• Maintain and oversee banking transactions.
• Assist, support, counsel and advise the Executive Directors with respect to financial matters, systems and processes related to reporting matters.
• Attend Finance Committee and quarterly Board of Director Meetings as required.
• Assist the Executive Directors with retention and recruitment calculations.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and appropriate financial reporting and remittances, including invoices, cash reports, and all other relevant financial information and records.
• Ensure timely and accurate adherence to all statutory, regulatory, and policy regimes with respect to financial and related matters (including but not limited to tax remittance and insurance requirements).
• Perform year-end procedures including but not limited to preparing all reconciliations and year-end working papers for annual audit.
• Coordinate and assist the external auditors.
• Ensure that all audited financial statement deadlines are met per reporting requirements.
• Provide regular reports on all financial activities as required by the Executive Directors, in all areas, including but not limited to bank balances, cash flow reports, accounts payable and receivable reports, operational financial statements, budget forecasting etc.
• Undertake preparation of the annual budget, under the direction of the Executive Directors.
• Prepare the annual budget for submission.
• General Oversight – are staff set up correctly in EmployerD; are benefit enrolments timely & correct; are staff being charged appropriately for LTD, benefit copay, leaves & HOOPP, LTD; termination of staff.
• Backfill for Administrative Co-ordinator for payroll and pension calculations & AP

Experience

• Experience working with volunteer Boards of Directors and Finance Committees of the Board.
• Experience in Not-For-Profit provincially funded organizations.
• Experience in grant preparations including Canada Summer Jobs.

Skills and Abilities

• Several years' experience in a Financial Manager role or equivalent in a non-profit setting; Financial Designation would be an asset;
• Full cycle accounting experience;
• In depth understanding of accounting principles for non-profit organizations;
• Previous financial accounting software experience; CCIM (Great Plains) preferred
• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Invoicing and General Ledger working knowledge and experience;

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time

Pay : $64,566.33-$80,248.04 per year

Expected hours : 22.5 – 37.5 per week

Experience :

• non for profit : 2 years (preferred)

Work Location : In person