Senior Financial and Payroll Advisor

Elections Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Elections Ontario is seeking a Senior Financial and Payroll Advisor within their Finance, Procurement and Logistics Division. This role involves providing strategic financial advice, ensuring compliance with financial directives, managing payroll, and leading operational initiatives. Candidates should possess a CPA designation and extensive experience in financial management, with responsibilities including overseeing junior staff and preparing financial statements.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Competitive rewards program

Equal opportunity employer

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in audit and full cycle accounting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles and payroll legislation.
• Advanced data analysis techniques for complex financial audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise junior staff during peak workload.
• Prepare draft financial statements for annual audit.
• Monitor policy and legislative initiatives affecting financial processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Education

CPA Designation or near completion

Payroll education or certification

Tools

Spreadsheet-processing software

Job description

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Position Status: Permanent

Posting Status: Open

Salary Band: $82,217 - $121,155 per year

Hours of Work: 36.25 per week

Who we are

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Elections Ontario) is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referenda in Ontario. We are committed to making voting easy and accessible for all electors, while maintaining the integrity, security, and transparency of the electoral process.

Join our team

The Finance, Procurement and Logistics Division of Elections Ontario (EO) is seeking a highly motivated professional for the position of Senior Financial and Payroll Advisor. In this position, you will be responsible for: providing strategic financial, payroll and business advice to support EO’s senior leadership decision-making and to design, develop, lead and maintain strategic and operational financial initiatives to ensure that finance, payroll and business functions are in alignment with EO’s strategic business goals and objectives.

What to expect in this role

Reporting to the Manager, Finance and Payroll, you will:

• Provide leadership, advice and expertise on financial issues, audit, payroll and operational processes to ensure activities and processes comply with financial directives and standards, statutory and legislative requirements, and internal controls best practices.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of performance measurement benchmarks, tools and reports to monitor and improve service delivery, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll processing and Cash Management.
• Support the establishment of processes, directions, financial policy and program frameworks for EO’s financial, audit and payroll activities and lead the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of payments, payroll processing and periodic reporting.
• Prepare draft financial statements and related supporting schedules required for the annual audit, act as a liaison and prepare preliminary responses to Provincial Auditor’s staff in the annual audit.
• Monitor and research policy and legislative initiatives affecting the collection, maintenance and management of personal information, and provide advice to the Manager, Finance and Payroll on issues and best practices. Modify policies, procedures, and practices to ensure they meet any new/amended legislative and regulatory requirements related to personal information and payroll compliance.
• Provide operational and functional guidance to the Finance Team and Managers on Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Cash Management functions.
• Provide project management support and financial management expertise to the Manager, Accounting Finance and Payroll, often of a complex nature.
• Undertake special accounting tasks, related activities and analyses as requested by the Manager, Finance and Payroll.
• Supervise up to 20 temporary accounting and clerical staff at times of peak workload, during election periods; provide functional guidance to the junior staff on a day-to-day basis.

What you need to qualify

• CPA Designation or in the final stages of completion, and payroll education or certification.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience with audit, full cycle accounting, including at least 2 years of experience with full cycle payroll (processing periodic payroll, filing ROEs, T4s, payroll remittances).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, financial management and planning principles, practices, methods and related legislation.
• Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of the payroll rules, practices and legislation, and their application to provide guidance, support, and advice to team members regarding complex issues in the processing/administration of payroll (i.e. statutory deductions, T4, ROEs, etc.).
• Advanced proficiency in spreadsheet-processing software, including data querying, and advanced data analysis techniques to work with large sets of data for completing complex variance analysis for financial audit, data imports/exports and year-end payroll reconciliations.
• Leadership skills to provide operational and functional guidance and advice to team members and to lead and supervise junior staff.
• Attention to detail and well-developed communication skills to effectively liaise with management and staff.
• Interpersonal, negotiation and consultation skills to work effectively and establish strong working relationships with all stakeholders (including senior leadership, management and staff) to provide financial advice, processes, procedures and policies.
• Proficiency with utilizing computer applications related to financial systems to ensure appropriate data maintenance and to create required analyses and reports.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

The successful candidate will be required to work in-office for the first three months of employment. After this period, telework work opportunities may be offered for qualifying positions, subject to operational requirements

How to apply

Our recruitment process reflects our mission to uphold the integrity and accessibility of the electoral process and to manage elections in an efficient, fair, and impartial manner. We offer career growth opportunities and a competitive rewards program.

Please visit our website here, https://www.elections.on.ca/en/about-us/employment-centre.html to apply for this role.

Please submit your cover letter and resume as one attachment, quoting File #EO-2025-36 in the subject line of the email no later than June 13, 2025.

We thank all applicants for their submission. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

How to request an accommodation

Elections Ontario is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.

Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate, please call 1-888-668-8683, send a fax to 1-866-714-2809, TTY at 1-888-292-2312.

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