Finance Team Lead - Schools

Ottawa Catholic School Board; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottawa Catholic School Board, in Ottawa, seeks a Finance Team Lead to oversee Senior Finance Clerks, manage school financial reporting, and coordinate enrolment and compliance tasks. The role requires CPA designation, university degree, and strong leadership with proven training abilities.

The position is permanent full-time within the Finance and Administration Department, offering a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• University degree in a relevant discipline.
• CPA designation.
• Five years progressive business and accounting experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and overseeing a team.
• Experience in training and delivering presentations.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Coordination, planning, decision‑making and problem solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills; attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, MS Office and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and leads a team of Senior Finance Clerks.
• Assigns and monitors work tasks and tracks performance.
• Provides guidance to schools on financial and enrolment reporting.
• Ensures enrolment reporting accuracy and liaises with departments.
• Leads school compliance reviews and reports findings to Management.
• Oversees school software; coordinates with Learning Technologies and vendors.
• Develops and updates training sessions for staff and dept resources.
• Reviews financial reports and analyses for special grant filings.
• Tracks and reconciles special grants; prepares year-end working papers.
• Maintains internal controls in areas of responsibility.
• Prepares and reviews journal entries and reconciliations.
• Presents financial reports to Audit Committee, Boards, and Leadership meetings.
• Liaises with external, internal and government auditors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Presentation

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Education

University degree in related discipline

CPA designation

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Job description

Finance Team Lead - Schools

Finance and Administration Department

Non Affiliated

(Level M2)

*If you are a current OCSB employee, you must use your OCSB ATE account to apply to this vacancy.*

The OCSB is currently seeking a Finance Team Lead - Schools. The possible work addresses for this position can be found in our school directory.

Why Work With The Ottawa Catholic School Board: The OCSB proudly serves over 50,000 students across 90+ work locations. We offer an education that respects all faiths' universal values and is grounded in Catholic principles. We foster innovation to inspire Deep Learning so that all can realize their full potential. We offer a collaborative work environment, fulfilling careers, and the opportunity to make a difference in our students' lives.

The OCSB is committed to equitable hiring, employment and promotion practices and is dedicated to an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and our communities. The OCSB is actively seeking applications from Indigenous peoples, Black and racialized people, persons with disabilities, people from gender diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities, as well as individuals who can contribute to continuous diversification of ideas.

The Ottawa Catholic School Board acknowledges that the land on which our schools are located is the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnabek Peoples. We extend our respect to all First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples for their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

Job Description

• Supervises and leads a team of Senior Finance Clerks
• Assigns and monitors work tasks and tracks performance
• Provides guidance and support to schools with respect to financial and enrolment reporting
• Ensures reasonability and accuracy of enrolment reporting, and liaise with respective departments
• Leads and conduct school compliance reviews, and report findings to Management and Audit Committee
• Supervises and Coordinates staff while conducting school compliance reviews
• Coordinates and undertake financial investigations as requested
• Oversee school software, coordinating with Learning Technologies and vendor for system security access, upgrades, modification and training, and troubleshooting on ad hoc basis
• Develop, update and approve training sessions for school and departmental staff, including periodic review and update of professional development resources
• Review financial reports and related analysis for special grant filing requirements
• Track, monitor and reconcile special grants and prepares related year end working papers
• Ensure that internal controls are maintained in areas of responsibility
• Prepare and review journal entries and reconciliations as required
• Present financial reports related to area of responsibility to Audit Committee, Board meetings and Leadership meetings
• Liaise with external, internal and government auditors
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor

Required Qualifications

• University degree in relevant and/or related discipline
• Chartered Professional Accountant Designation (CPA)
• Five years progressive business and accounting experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience overseeing a team
• Experience in providing training and delivering presentations
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Demonstrated effective coordination, planning, decision‑making and problem solving skills
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, other MS office applications and Google suite applications

• Demonstrated hands‑on practical knowledge of accounting software, comfortable with new technologies

In addition, the following will be considered an asset:

• Public sector experience, preferably in education
• Experience with Microsoft Business Central / Sparkrock, PowerBI reports, Crystal report writer, K212 HRP (Human Resource and Payroll Management), Education Financial Information System (EFIS) and School Cash Accounting, OnSIS and PowerSchool

The approximate start date will be as soon as the staffing process is complete and a mutually agreed upon date can be set.

This is a permanent full time (1.0 FTE) position with an annual salary range of $95,098 - $103,153. A comprehensive benefits and pension plan are also available.

If you are not currently an OCSB employee, you will be required to provide an appropriate, original Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check dated within the last six months before you can commence employment.