Finance

**Job Number**:

- J0924-0339**Posting Date**:

- October 1, 2024**Closing Date**:

- October 18, 2024**Job Title**:

- Director, Finance & Treasurer**Branch/Department**:

- Toronto Reference Library**Division**:

- Finance**Employment Type**:

- Permanent Full Time**# of Open Positions**:

- 1**Work Schedule (Week1)**:

- Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: Off

**Work Schedule (Week2)**:

- Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: OffToronto Public Library (TPL) is North America’s biggest and busiest urban public library system. The library’s 2,500 employees empower Torontonians to thrive in the digital age and knowledge economy through easy access to technology, lifelong learning, and diverse cultural and leisure experiences, where, when and how the customer needs it. This is an exciting time to be working in libraries, when economic, political, social and educational sectors are focused on the critical importance of the knowledge economy and managing exponential change and technological disruption. It is also a time when libraries are being recognized as catalysts for our cities’ success and our neighborhood’s resilience and renewal.

Reporting directly to the City Librarian (TPL’s Chief Executive), the Director, Finance & Treasurer is the Library’s CFO. The Director provides executive leadership and oversight of TPL’s financial management function. The Director is responsible for providing timely, accurate, clear and complete financial information to the Library Board and City Librarian to enable them to exercise their fiduciary duty of care and due diligence. The Director is also responsible for maintaining a financial framework of policies, procedures, controls and authorities that manage risk and maintain TPL’s financial credibility, while supporting innovative, efficient and high-quality library service.

As an integral member of the Senior Management team, a collaborative working style is essential. With a demonstrated commitment to Toronto Public Library’s core values, you have a university degree and a professional accounting designation and related senior level experience in a finance management role, preferably in the not-for-profit or public sector. You have a solid understanding of budget, financial planning, governmental accounting and cost control procedures and the ability to articulate and translate the impacts (financial and other) of key business decisions. An effective leader, you bring experience in managing a team of finance professionals and administrative staff, fostering an open, and inclusive work environment that attracts, engages and retains high performing staff. You will act as an innovative, future-facing leader in the finance field, staying up to date on trends in financial management, business leadership and organizational effectiveness. TPL is looking for a public sector leader who can be a change agent and collaborate to help TPL support the ongoing transformation of these important services and build organizational capacity for innovation.

The **Toronto Public Library **is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers Berndtson and the Toronto Public Library throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

We are looking for public sector leaders who can be change agents and collaborators to help us support the ongoing transformation of these important services and build organizational capacity for innovation.

**Job Summary**
Reporting directly to the City Librarian (TPL’s Chief Executive), the Director, Finance & Treasurer is responsible for executive leadership and oversight of TPL’s financial management function. The Director is responsible for providing timely, accurate, clear and complete financial information to the Library Board and City Librarian to enable them to exercise their fiduciary duty of care and due diligence. The Director is also responsible for maintaining a financial framework of policies, procedures, controls and authorities that manages risk and maintains TPL’s financial credibility, while supporting innovative, efficient and high quality library service.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Responsible for effective leadership and management of all functions of the Finance division, including budget and financial reporting, accounting, payroll, procurement and contracts, and tenants and leases.
- Leads the development and implementation of TPL’s annual operating budget of over $200 million and annual capital budget of over $50 million, involving multiple stakeholders and priorities.
- Act as the key advisor to the City Librarian on financial and rela