Senior Finance Officer

Description:

The Government of Nunavut was selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Top Employers for Young People and recent graduates in 2022. With one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in Canada, Nunavut is a dynamic, vibrant territory, committed to becoming an even better place for future generations. As a government, we are strengthening our unique model of governance - one that integrates Inuit societal values, promotes use of the Inuktut language, achieves a representative public service, and collaborates with partners to achieve the promise of Nunavut. Successful applicants will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement.

Reporting to the Manager, Finance and Administration (Manager), the Senior Finance Officer – Supervisory (Officer), impact the quality of accounting operations, budget control and financial services provided to the assigned Department(s), compliance with legislative, policy and financial control frameworks and the accuracy of financial reports.

The Officer plans, develops and manages the implementation and evolution of approved operational policies, procedures, processes, tools and systems governing accounting operations and other financial services. This position plans and supervises financial services in the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable and revenue operations, including the processing of revenue, program, grants and contributions, contracting, payroll, travel, petty cash, and all reconciliations, general ledger maintenance and reporting. The Officer monitors and ensures compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, financial and other applicable Government of Nunavut legislation, policy, procedures and collective agreements, and the effective control of assigned accounts, revenue, multi-million-dollar budgets and assets. The Officer works closely with the Manager on budget forecasting, monitoring and control. This involves participating in the preparation and analysis of expenditure reports, determining trends in expenditures for budget forecasting; comparing expenditures against budget allocations to ensure budgets are not exceeded; and generating detailed reports from the financial system to analyze monthly variance reports.