Lead Finance Specialist - Reporting & Process

Canadian Red Cross; Newfoundland and Labrador; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Canadian Red Cross is seeking a Lead Finance Specialist who will oversee financial reporting and compliance while providing strategic financial guidance. This permanent full-time role combines analytical expertise with leadership in a collaborative environment to support the organization's mission of helping communities in need.

Qualifications

• CPA designation and university degree in finance or related field required.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in an accounting role.
• Fluency in English required; French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely provision of reporting requirements.
• Lead development of stakeholder and management reports.
• Support audits and maintain compliance with accounting standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Time management

Education

CPA designation

University degree in finance or business administration

Job description

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Title: Lead Finance Specialist

Employee Working Location: Partially Virtual / Hybrid

Employment Status: Permanent Full-time

The Canadian Red Cross (Red Cross) – an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada’s Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure the complete, accurate and timely provision of all standard reporting requirements and ad-hoc requests for information, while maintaining compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies and procedures.
• Lead the development and on-going evolution of stakeholder and management reports to deliver relevant information and financial insights.
• Support the coordination of internal and external audits, ensuring effective planning, adherence to established timelines, and the provisioning of correct and appropriate supporting documentation.
• Cultivate partnerships to assess risk and define control requirements for key financial processes that support and drive business growth and efficiency while promoting fiscal responsibility and ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.
• Provide strategic and financial expertise, support, and guidance to enable effective decision making and to support the achievement of short- and long-term goals.
• Establish and maintain appropriate and relevant policies and/or processes to create organizational clarity, minimize unnecessary complexity, and benefit financial accounting processes; own and manage applicable business standards to limit operational and financial risk.
• Optimize the effectiveness of processes through the efficient use of systems and tools; manage on an on-going basis continual process improvements to minimize process waste while maximizing the value delivered to internal customers.
• Support the achievement of optimal team performance by supporting a culture of coaching and mentoring.
  
  

What we are looking for:

• CPA designation, and university degrees in finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of progressive experience in a related accounting role
• Highly effective at communicating, building relationships, and influencing others.
• Strong technical and analytical skills; high attention to detail
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration, providing financial guidance to internal teams and external stakeholders
• Creative problem solver with strong critical thinking skills; process improvement driven.
• Effective time management, organization, and prioritization capabilities
• Ability to coach and develop others.
• Confidentiality and discretion required.
• Fluency in English is required; French is an asset.
  
  

Working Conditions:

• All teams contribute to emergency response efforts directly or indirectly.
• All CRC roles are required to adapt work and priorities to support emergency response efforts, be present in person as required to support service delivery and deploy to emergency responses when appropriate and/or required (personnel availability and request for exceptions will be discussed with line management).
• For CRC roles that are assigned a function in the Emergency Relief operational structure (in field and virtual), personnel may be required to be part of an on-call roster and be available for scheduled on-call work
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors, and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations, Hospitals and Health Care, and International Affairs

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