Team Leader, Accounting and Reporting

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range: $89,586 - $116,459

Employment Status: Term (24 months)

Security Level: Reliability

Language Requirement:

Closing Date: 13/01/2025

Country: Canada

The Team Leader, Accounting and Reporting, leads the preparation of external and internal financial reports, including those intended for the Board of Directors. Supporting the Controller, the incumbent leads DCC's accounting operations and month-end close process, and safeguards DCC and Government of Canada assets. The Team Leader strives to increase the efficiency of corporate financial processes and strengthen systems of internal control by analyzing current practices, formulating improvements and making recommendations for drafting and revising policies. The incumbent leads a team of professionals and manages the human resources responsibilities for the team. In addition, the incumbent supports the development of the Corporate Plan, and of all in-year budget updates and financial reports.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

Primary

- Lead and review work of accounting operations team to ensure timely and accurate monthly financial close
- Review and maintain monthly general ledger reconciliations to the subledger on a timely basis
- Lead the preparation of DCC's external financial reports, ensuring their accuracy and timeliness, and that they comply with International Financial Reporting Standards and legislative authorities
- Lead and provide guidance to the team on expense management, accounts payable, purchase orders, contract payments and service billing
- Lead the preparation of reliable and timely internal financial reports
- Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to refine processes for the Finance team
- Support the preparation of budgets and forecasts, and ensure they comply with DCC's Cash Management Policy
- Support DCC's annual financial audit by the Office of the Auditor General
- Support regional internal verifications (section 33 and 34 of the Financial Administration Act) and auditing
- Help maintain the process for Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certification of internal controls
- Support the development and implementation of financial strategies, policies and initiatives to help ensure overall effectiveness of financial and accounting services
- Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
- Manage risk and ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
- Perform human resources functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, manage performance)

Other

- Provide training and guidance on financial systems
- Other duties as assigned

SKILLS

General and Specific Knowledge

- Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in finance
- Best practices and trends in strategic planning and human resources management
- Project and risk management principles
- Corporate, government and legislative reporting requirements

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

- Minimum: college diploma in accounting or related field with four or more years' relevant experience or the equivalent
- Preferred: university degree in accounting or related field with four or more years' relevant experience and the Chartered Professional Accountant designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CMA, CGA)

Abilities

- Use applicable computer software and operating systems
- Display superior interpersonal and communication skills
- Resolve complex problems with multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrate business acumen, leadership and human resources management skills

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

- Lead and manage direct and indirect reports
- Provide functional direction and advice to other employees, senior management and the Client-Partners

WORKING CONDITIONS

- Typical office environment with occasional travel
- This role is a hybrid position, currently in office one day a week

Check out the benefits

Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth – and entitles you to one of the job market's best benefits packages. In your role as Team Leader, Accounting and Reporting, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.

Your package will include:

- $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
- Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
- Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
- Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate's or employee's responsibility to ensure they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

- criminal record checks
- reference checks
- open source checks

DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.

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