Corporate Financial Officer

**Job Brief**:
We are looking for a Corporate Financial Officer to join the Destination Canada team. / Nous recherchons une agente financière générale ou un agent financier général qui se joindra à l’équipe de Destination Canada.

**Job Grade & Compensation**: DC-05 $72,177 - $90,221 (CAD) + Pay for Performance

**Language Requirement**: English Essential/Anglais essentiel

**Security Clearance Level **:Enhanced

**Employment Status**: Indeterminate

**End Date (Term Roles)**:
**The world needs more Canada.**

Destination Canada is looking for a **Corporate Financial Officer** to join our team in Vancouver as we inspire travellers to explore Canada.

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis, you will provide financial services to assigned business units, including budget coordination, tracking, and forecasting; project spend and contract monitoring; interpretation, advice, and training on Destination Canada’s various policies; and the provision of financial analysis and advice that contributes to the operational and strategic decisions of the business unit.

You will also support the Manager by providing financial analysis, reporting, and recommendations that contribute to the design and management of the budget process, internal control systems, policies, and processes.

Destination Canada strives to be an agile organization that responds to a fast-paced industry. The individual will require the skills and personal attributes to support this goal.

Join us and share your love for Canada and your glowing heart with the world.

**DUTIES**: This role provides budget management support, reporting, and analysis to budget owners as well as financial services and advice to assigned business units. Supports the Manager in organization-level financial analysis and reporting, system and process improvement and implementation, development of financial policies, and conducting internal audits.

**Key accountabilities**:

- Supporting budget owners at the management and senior management level with ongoing budget management, including:

- monitoring and tracking program, operating, and project budgets and spend
- monitoring, reconciling, auditing and controlling spend of suppliers against contracts
- conducting budget reconciliation, variance analysis, and forecasting
- creating dashboards and reports to provide insights on spend and forecast
- establishing a budget management framework and structure for new business units
- providing financial guidance, advice and recommendations that inform operational/strategic decisions and business plans.
- Acting as the first point of contact and financial expert for assigned business units
- Providing organization-level and ad-hoc reporting and analysis, including forecasting and trend analysis on revenue and expenditures, and supporting in the preparation of key reports such as the corporate plan.
- Acting as a super-user for financial analysis programs and systems, troubleshooting and resolving issues/errors, and building/modifying reports, involving consultant when required.
- Leading or supporting the implementation/roll-out of new financial and procurement policies, processes, and systems by providing communications and training to end-users.
- Managing or supporting ad-hoc projects as assigned, including system and process improvements. Consults with and manages third party financial system vendors and consultants as needed.
- Reviewing and providing recommendations on finance policies, processes, and governance/control systems, working with and managing deliverables of external consultants as needed.

**Essential Qualifications**

**EDUCATION**: Graduation from a recognized university or college with an accounting degree or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience. Accounting designation (CPA) is an asset.
- 4+ years’ experience in accounting and finance;
- Experience in managing and administering the delivery of financial services;
- Experience in monitoring, supporting and preparing tracking programs and project budgets such as conducting variances and forecasting;
- Experience in managing multiple initiatives/activities simultaneously;
- Experience in preparing and providing written reports;
- Experience in using Microsoft Office and enterprise systems (e.g. SAP) at an advanced level;
- Experience in any one of the following would be considered an asset: Application of federal government financial policies, contract management, financial tracking of partnering and supplier agreements.

**KNOWLEDGE**:

- Knowledge of financial management and accounting principles, budgeting and forecast preparation, trend and variance analysis;
- Knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards;
- Knowledge of administrative procedures in the areas of finance, procurement and contracting;
- Knowledge of enterprise software systems, such as SAP;
- Knowledge of purchase requisitions, methods, and practices used in records management and