Chief Financial Officer

**About Us**

Homeward Trust Edmonton (HTE) is a not-for-profit organization charged with ending homelessness in Edmonton. Our efforts are guided by community needs and priorities as outlined in A Place to Call Home: Edmonton’s Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. Homeward Trust has a dynamic work environment, filled with high-energy, dedicated, and passionate people who believe ending homelessness is possible.

Homeward Trust coordinates and provides resources for local efforts that address homelessness and its impacts on individuals, families, and communities. We work with agencies, neighborhoods, mainstream systems, community members, and all orders of government in pursuit of this singular objective, grounded in the belief that we can and will end homelessness in Edmonton. Homeward Trust is proud that our community is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader in this work.

Homeward Trust embraces the Housing First philosophy. This philosophy follows the principles of finding housing accommodations first and then establishing the support required by the participant to remain in a home. Homeward Trust Edmonton’s programs involve housing (such as capital project funding, property management, and sourcing access to new or existing units for participant use) and supportive services to individuals in or seeking access to housing programs.

**Position Summary**

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and is accountable for the leadership and oversight of the Homeward Trust Edmonton’s Finance team, as well as providing oversite for related companies. They are responsible for the financial performance of HTE, identifying opportunities, challenges, and recommending solutions to achieve our organizational goals, and meet our fiduciary responsibilities.

The CFO works closely with the COO and other members of senior leadership to develop and implement HTE’s strategic plan, focusing on financial strategy with acceptable risk mitigation procedures in place. The incumbent will take a hands-on approach and lead all the budgeting, forecasting, planning, analysis, tasks, and oversee the management of the organization’s system-wide finances, thus ensuring the company remains financially viable and sustainable. The CFO ensures that all financial and regulatory reports are delivered in an accurate and timely manner and that all practice guidelines and deadlines are met, including the development, provision, and analysis of annual and quarterly financial reports.

In addition, as a senior HTE leader, the CFO must build strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, as well as external bodies and auditors. The CFO will be responsible for working with leadership counterparts in HT’s other companies, including Homeward Trust Holdings Company, and FIND Furniture.

**Education and Experience**
- University Degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- Professional accounting designation (CPA) is preferred.
- Minimum 10 years experience in an executive or senior management capacity with demonstrated strength in financial and operational leadership.
- Open to working in a hands-on role.
- Experience managing complicated and/or complex operations with multiple vested stakeholder interests, preferably in or with the community-based sector is preferred.
- Experience in Not-for-Profit organizations and liaising with other orders of government is an asset.
- Experience as a superuser of Dynamics 365 Business Central and familiarity with Yardi Systems is an asset.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to our goals of ending homelessness. A proactive, hands-on, yet strategic thinker who will own the responsibility for finance operations.
- Demonstrated technical expertise and expert knowledge of accounting standards as required to lead the finance/accounting functions in complex organizations.
- Understanding of business processes associated with non-profits and government, as well as management of contracted services.
- Advanced interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, Board, or other outside partners.
- Exceptional leadership skills with a commitment to create and support an environment that enables staff to achieve results and develop and build organizational capacity for the future.
- Ability to act as a key strategic advisor to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, and Board.

**Key Responsibilities**

Strategic Planning
- Provide strategic financial leadership on a short-term (30/60/90-day plans) and long-term basis, building the financial management capacity of Homeward Trust Edmonton and related companies to ensure the confidence of public, private, and non-profit funders and stakeholders.
- Develop financial and t