Chief Financial Officer

1 month ago


Barrie, Canada City of Barrie Full time

**Posted**:Tuesday, August 20, 2024**

**Job Number**:PN-24-21**

**Job Type**:Permanent Full-time, Non-Union**

**Position Closing Date**:Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 11:59 pm**

**Choose Barrie**

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

**The Opportunity**

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the City of Barrie. The CFO provides strategic and operational leadership for the Finance Department, ensuring effective management of a wide range of financial activities. The department’s essential services include long range financial planning and related policies, preparing the City's operating and capital budgets, investments and debt management, development charge administration, audited consolidated financial statements and related reporting, billing and collecting municipal taxes and utility charges, establishing and maintaining financial systems and procedures, and overseeing the City’s procurement function.

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

**Education **(degree/diploma/certifications)
- University Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting designation (CPA) acquired.
- Position Equivalency Code: F

**Experience**
- Ten (10) years of experience performing duties related to the above-mentioned major responsibilities, including demonstrated leadership/supervisory experience.- Demonstrated experience in municipal finance, including budgeting, financial planning, and financial reporting.

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- Working knowledge of the following legislation, regulations, or requirements including but not limited to: Development Charges Act, Municipal Act, Ontario Planning Act, Public Sector Accounting Board Standards (PSABS)
- Working knowledge of financial and economic principles and practices
- Working knowledge of capital markets, including the Canadian Securities and Bond market
- Working knowledge of management principles; labour relations principles and collective agreement administration; and contemporary management practices
- Demonstrated Ability to:

- think strategically in a political and community service environment
- set priorities, meet deadlines, and manage work demands
- build cohesive and motivated staff teams and develop, promote and maintain external alliances/partnerships;
- align departmental programs/services with corporate goals, objectives and initiatives and ensure that the mission and values the City are achieved
- allocate budgets, time and human resources to support the achievement of Section, Branch, Divisional and/or corporate objectives
- identify complex problems, develop and evaluate options, and implement solutions, utilizing reason, judgement and prescribed resources
- interpret and analyse data, identify challenges or opportunities, and make recommendations
- lead, coach, mentor and support staff in achieving objectives and encourage others to work in a manner that will meet or exceed the desired objectives or results
- maintains a high standard of public relations
- Intermediate skills include: Negotiation; Project Management; Public Relations; Report-writing; Research; Verbal Communication; Written Communication
- Advanced skills include: Analytical; Interpersonal; Leadership; Organizational; Supervisory; Time Management
- Intermediate computer literacy using the following systems and software: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), and use of the Internet.
- Availability to attend evening/weekend meetings or to work outside of designated normal hours per week

**Conditions of Employment**
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance wi



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