Chief Financial Officer

The Town of Cochrane is in northeastern Ontario and is a short one-hour drive from Timmins and Kapuskasing, the other two major population centres of the region. The town's population of 5,4000 residents is made up of about half anglophone and half francophone residents.

Cochrane is one of the few communities in Northern Ontario to have experienced growth in the last few years, Cochrane’s economic landscape offers job & investment opportunities for just about every sector. Cochrane top employable industries include mining, forestry, transportation, finance, health care, and administrative occupations. According to a Town of Cochrane growth study, its population is expected to go from about 5,400 to 9,400 by 2051.

With some of the lowest property taxes in Northeastern Ontario, Cochrane provides the highest quality of northern living at competitive cost to the taxpayer. While keeping property taxes competitive, Cochrane has managed to do so without limiting the services and assets it offers to the community. From a world-class tourist attraction in the Polar Bear Habitat to a modern and highly regarded Tim Horton Events Centre, modern schools, a local hospital, and high caliber recreation and festivals that rank among the most prominent in the province.

Find an active lifestyle that takes you beyond the hustle and bustle of the city and looks further than the rural amenities of the countryside. Get to hockey practice in 5 minutes, get to your cottage within 15 minutes and access the solitude of the fishing lakes and wilderness in as little as 45 minutes; all without traffic jams.

In summary, Cochrane is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Northern Ontario. The moderate property taxes, the reasonable cost of housing and multitude of community amenities continue to make Cochrane attractive to those relocating from other communities.

Your Opportunity to make a Difference

The Town of Cochrane is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer to guide and inspire a small but dedicated Finance team on its journey to successfully administering the finances of the Corporation while delivering excellent customer service to its stakeholders. Are you a natural leader? Someone who easily excels at managing and motivating a team? If your technical qualifications are surpassed only by your outstanding leadership and people skills, we want to hear from you As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, a core responsibility is for fiscal oversight to sustain the Township’s excellent financial position in compliance with GAAP and the statutory requirements of the Municipal Act.

Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer, you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and provide inspired and collaborative leadership, vision, influence, direction, as well as specialized advice, consultation to staff across the organization while ensuring the Township’s financial resources are optimally utilized in achieving the operational and strategic goals and objectives of the municipality.

In your capacity as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer you will provide financial advice to Council, the CAO and the Senior Leadership Team while managing a range of service areas, including financial planning, management of municipal funds, trusts, asset management, and capital financing and the operations as they relate to purchasing/procurement, insurance and risk management. The role will include directing and managing staff, preparation and management of the operating and capital budget, financial statement preparation, ensuring adequacy of financial controls, management of the annual audit and that general government operations are carried out in a cost efficient, effective and customer centric manner, and that all statutory and regulatory obligations are met.

Ideal

Qualifications:

• Education and Designations: a University degree related to area of responsibility (business, finance or commerce) and a professional accounting designation (CPA) or working towards the designation. AMCT, Municipal Tax Collectors or Municipal Finance designations are an asset.
• Municipal Management
  
  experience:
  5 to 7 years of progressively responsible management experience, ideally in a public sector or municipal government environment, including experience working with elected officials or boards. Private sector candidates will be considered with the understanding you can quickly learn about the nuances of the municipal sector.
• Finance
  
  Experience:
  Experience with practices related to budget