Manager, Finance in Morrisburg

The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is seeking a collaborative and strategic leader to join our team as Manager, Finance. In this role, you will lead the organization's finance function, providing expert oversight of budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, compliance, and financial planning. Working closely with senior leaders, you will help drive sound decision-making, support organizational priorities, and advance continuous improvement across the organization.

As a trusted leader and advisor, you will help guide the financial decisions that support the Commission's long‑term success and future growth.

You will:

• Provide strategic financial expertise, driving best practices in financial management to maximize efficiency and growth.
• Ensure that sound systems and controls are developed, implemented, and monitored to facilitate and support accountability and controllership within the Commission's financial planning, reporting and information technology systems.
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements, ministry, and corporate financial policies and procedures, best practices, and audit requirements.
• Lead a team, providing overall management, guidance and control of corporate financial and accounting services including accounts payable and receivable, financial planning and analysis, procurement, and pay and benefits.
• Embody the SLPC's equity, diversity and inclusion principles while interacting with staff and guests.

What you bring to the team:

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

You have:

• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or an equivalent combination of education and relevant financial management experience.
• In-depth knowledge of generally accepted accounting, financial principles and practices (GAAP & PSAS), and controllership principles.
• Demonstrated experience in the development, analysis, implementation and ongoing support of multi‑year business planning processes.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge and experience implementing modernized enterprise resource systems.
• Strong analytical skills to identify emerging trends, evaluate complex issues, policies and priorities.
• Knowledge of human resources policies, collective agreements, fair management practices and management skills.

LEADERSHIP

You have:

• Experience leading teams effectively; demonstrated ability to provide overall management, guidance and control to corporate financial and accounting services.
• Demonstrated strong relationship‑building and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated experience driving strategic initiatives and developing strategies that reflect program delivery goals.

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

You have:

• Excellent communication, consultation, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• A high level of political acuity and demonstrated experience managing sensitive and contentious issues.
• Strong presentation and briefing skills.

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is committed to employment equity. We welcome applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

What we offer:

• Belong to one of the largest employers in Ontario, the Ontario Public Service.
• Supportive team environment.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Option to join an excellent pension plan.
• Percentage paid in lieu of vacation and statutory holidays.
• Percentage paid in lieu of benefits.