Treasurer

**Loyalist Township**

**Treasurer**:
**Permanent Full-Time (35 Hours per week)**

**Why Choose Loyalist for Your Next Great Career Opportunity? **Loyalist Township is committed to developing employees who are passionate about making a difference. We support employees to grow their strengths, and together we will reach our collective full potential as an employer of choice.

We offer excellent pay and benefits including a defined benefit pension plan, OMERS. Service to our community, and to each other is what we do.

Loyalist Township is a growing community of over 18,000 residents situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario between the Town of Greater Napanee and the City of Kingston. The Township is a blend of rural and urban areas with a number of smaller hamlets throughout, including its very own island community, accessible by ferry. It is an outdoor-lovers dream, with a Great Lake on the doorstep and beautiful Canadian shield lakes and provincial parks minutes away to the north. Next door is the historic City of Kingston, which boasts an amazing downtown core right on Lake Ontario, full of excellent restaurants and nightlife offerings. We are also connected to large urban centres by the 401, with the GTA two hours to the west and Ottawa two hours to the east.

**Annual salary**: $112,116 - $128,655

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Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the Treasurer is the Chief Financial Officer of the municipality and is responsible for ensuring that all legislative requirements and the principles of sound financial management are met as well as the administration of the corporate asset management and procurement programs. This position, as appointed by Township Council, fills the statutory position of Treasurer as required under the Municipal Act, with the ability to bind the Corporation.

The Treasurer provides leadership and oversees the Finance Division of Corporate Services, this includes the responsibility for financial management, procurement, and asset management for the Corporation. The position also provides leadership and supports the development and, implementation of organizational strategies, technology, best practices, and processes to ensure quality corporate reporting, information management, asset management, and strategic planning. The Treasurer is a team leader with the ability to support, coach, develop staff and positively engage and motivate colleagues in a fully participative workplace.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Post-secondary degree in business administration, commerce, accounting, or similar/related discipline, together with Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation required.
- Seven (7) years of related progressive experience working in a finance related environment that includes general knowledge of all operations. Experience working in a municipal environment is an asset.
- Management experience in a unionized environment and the ability to supervise, mentor and coach, direct reports in keeping with sound personnel management practices, in order to build and maintain a healthy and productive work environment.
- Experience working with internal and external stakeholders in a political environment.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**:

- Experience in municipal policy development with a good working knowledge of relevant Ontario legislation.
- Thorough working knowledge of the Municipal Act, Development Charges Act, Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure Regulation, Occupational Health and Safety Act, investment and debt management, provincial/federal funding programs, property taxation, auditing principles and practices and other related legislation or regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to plan strategically and act decisively to translate strategic initiatives into concrete action plans on a timely basis.
- Strong financial and business management skills and effective problem-solving skills.
- Advanced knowledge of modern accounting theory, principles and practices, internal control procedures, public finance, public sector accounting board (PSAB) standards, and fiscal planning.
- Strong analytical skills ensuring accuracy with large volume and diversity of work, ability to model financial data, planning and forecasting skills.
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ensuring accuracy with large volume and diversity of work.
- Demonstrated advanced discretion, sensitivity, conciliation, negotiation, motivation and/or persuasion skills.
- Strong public engagement skills and demonstrated excellence in customer service by establishing departmental and corporate standards, providing clear expectations to staff, adhering to the standards, and showing leadership and guidance with regard to a strong customer service ethic to staff and customers.
- Strong leadership skills to build an inclusive and productive environment that promotes collaboration and teamwork, sets performance standards, provides relevant feedback and coaching, demonstrates desired