Manager Finance - Full-time

Victorian Order of Nurses; Ontario; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading non-profit organization is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee finance and accounting functions. The role involves managing a team, preparing financial statements, and ensuring compliance with Canadian accounting standards. This remote position requires strong leadership and analytical skills, along with a professional accounting designation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ accounting/finance experience including 2 years managing people.
• Solid technical knowledge of Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profits.

Responsibilities

• Manages finance and accounting functions at multiple levels.
• Prepares monthly financial statements and external funder reports.
• Leads annual budget preparation process for assigned areas.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Post-secondary degree in business, finance or accounting

Professional accounting designation (CPA – CMA, CGA or CA)

Tools

SAP

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Employment Status : Permanent, Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Program Name : Finance

Number of Hours Bi-Weekly : 75

Work Schedule : Days

On-Call : No

Existing Vacancy : Yes - we're currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position.

This is a remote / work-from-home position and the successful candidate must reside in Ontario or Nova Scotia. On-site attendance may be required periodically.

VON is a non-profit organization that provides clinical, personal, and social support to people who want to live every day to the fullest while remaining in their own homes and communities.

Job Summary :

The Manager, Finance is responsible for managing the finance and accounting functions at multiple levels of the organization including managing a team of Finance staff. Functions include, but are not limited to, general accounting, budgeting, reporting, and managing the daily operations of assigned areas of the Finance department.

At VON, we nurture leadership skills, lifelong learning, and collaborative working relationships amongst our teams.

Key Responsibilities :

• Performs full-cycle accounting using SAP
• Prepares monthly financial statements for assigned areas, ensuring accuracy and the achievement of the timelines as established monthly.
• Provides financial analyses of assigned areas’ operations to assist management in making informed business decisions.
• Attends finance meetings to support site operations or corporate services departments in their review of financial results and understanding actual variances to budget.
• Analyzes and reconciles all balance sheets accounts ensuring they are fully supported with the appropriate audit evidence.
• Leads and supports annual budget preparation process for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Prepares external funder reports, ensuring accuracy and the achievement of the funder due dates (such as LHIN, MOH-LTC, United way, MCSS, etc.).
• Accurately prepares all audit requirements as assigned / directed within the pre-established timelines.
• Responds to questions from the auditors.
• Ensures the appropriate hiring and orientation for new staff in department.
• Ensures all staff receive Personal Development Plan annually and assists them with their professional development.
• Introduces and implements process changes due to ongoing process improvement and or system changes.
• Identifies / supports / implements initiatives that improve internal controls, increase operating efficiency and safeguard the assets of the organization

Education, Designations and Experience :

• Post-secondary degree in business, finance or accounting.
• Professional accounting designation (CPA – CMA, CGA or CA) or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum 5 years’ accounting / finance experience including a minimum of 2 years managing people.
• Solid technical knowledge of Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profits organizations
• Demonstrated controllership skills – ability to manage budgets, forecasts, and performance insights.
• Knowledge in preparing funder reports is preferred.

Skill Requirements :

• Working knowledge of SAP, BOARD, Excel, and Outlook.
• Proven managerial or leadership experience.
• Strong analytical skills and proven capacity to do “deep dives” in numbers and discover root causes and business drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively, to work independently and effectively in an ambiguous and changing environment;
• Ability to think strategically and communicate effectively, with the capability to guide, educate, and influence the thinking of senior decision makers;
• Self-starter with the ability to effectively manage priorities

Other :

• A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check is required.
• A Vulnerable Sector Search and / or Child Abuse Registry Check may be required.
• Ability to speak French is an asset in French Designated areas
• The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required

Working conditions and physical demands : This role requires a detail-oriented approach in a dynamic environment, with physical activity including lifting, carrying (using proper techniques), bending, reaching, kneeling, and other movements that emphasize good body mechanics. Individuals in the role are required to walk, sit, stand, and climb stairs throughout the day, with some tasks requiring fine hand movements