Chief Financial Officer

Southeast Resource Development Council Corporation (SERDC) is seeking a motivated, experienced, and energetic individual to become the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As a member of the senior management team, the CFO has the lead role in managing all daily operating activities and advising on financial matters. The CFO must have a strong and proven ability in financial management, organizational development, project management, communication and establishing sound financial controls and procedures.

**Responsibilities**:

- Collaborates with the Director of Finance to provide leadership in financial reporting
- Collaborates with all related entities to ensure all related party transactions are recorded and reconciled on a regular basis
- Collaborates with the Director of Finance to provide all required financial, accounting, and other relevant reports to the Executive Director, Division Directors, Board of Directors, and/or Finance Committee of the Board within required deadlines and reporting schedules
- Consults with Division Directors on periodic financial reports to support budget management objectives
- Provides advice to ensure integrity and accuracy of financial reporting systems and controls
- Ensure compliance with all financial reporting requirements, including all terms and conditions related to all signed contribution agreements and contracts
- Collaborates with the Director of Finance to ensure that annual audited financial statements are prepared accurately and on time
- Provides advice to the Executive Director and Director of Finance on the annual financial audit process and provides hands-on support for audit completion
- Assists in the process of responding to auditor comments and findings and oversees required actions to mitigate any deficiencies
- Supports the Executive Director and senior management team in the development and implementation of a strategic plan, including reviewing and updating the strategic plan periodically
- Communicates, guides, and provides Division Directors hands-on leadership in developing and implementing work plans, budgets, deliverables, reporting requirements, and providing recommendations to the Board of Directors
- Ensures operational activities and initiatives adhere to the vision, and mandates of the organization as outlined in work plans, budgets, and the objectives identified in the SERDC By-laws
- Directs, supervises, monitors, and assists all personnel in completing the required deliverables identified in the work plans
- Develops and operationalizes key initiatives, including assigning accountabilities, budget, preferred outcomes, and performance measures consistent with the annual strategic plans
- Monitors and analyzes the success of strategic initiatives and recommends change
- Provides overall leadership in developing and implementing the annual budget in consultation with the Executive Director and the Director of Finance Ensures that all insurance coverage requirements and significant contracts with external service providers are satisfactory prior to finalization of new contracts and contract renewals or extensions
- Ensures the development and implementation of sound internal controls and processes across all divisions and programs
- Review and monitor the performance of existing internal control mechanisms and systems
- Develop and recommend new policies and procedures
- Ensures compliance with approved policies, procedures, and controls across the organization
- Collaborates with the Director of Finance to develop comprehensive asset listings to ensure effective asset controls are implemented and monitored
- Ensures training is provided for finance personnel to understand and undertake their responsibilities for timely and accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of all transactions in preparation for monthly financial reports for the Executive Director
- Works diligently to ensure intellectual property and sensitive business information are held in complete confidence, and all intellectual property assets are safeguarded
- Takes a lead role in negotiating and approving key terms in all contracts

**Required qualifications and experience**:

- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation (Chartered Accountant (CA) preferred) and a relevant graduate degree (Master of Business Administration (MBA) preferred)
- Experience in Sage 300 accounting software
- Minimum of eight (8) years of career experience and success in senior-level management with a Canadian organization
- Demonstrated experience working in a First Nations context, especially developing and delivering programs of value for First Nations communities and people
- Knowledge of and experience with Canadian non-profit organizations (NPO) financial accounting and reporting requirements
- Demonstrated experience in managing a finance team with ten (10) or more employees
- Demonstrated experience in planning, developing, and managing complex projects and programs that a