Carizon Looking for Accounting and Finance Analyst at Kitchener, ON Full Time

Monica Place, KW Counselling and Carizon Family and Community Services are planning to unify. As we begin to work more closely together, we are excited to share postings across all three organizations. The lead organization for this role is Carizon Family and Community Services.

AGENCY OVERVIEW:

Carizon Family and Community Services helps families thrive in their communities by strengthening their mental health and wellbeing. Our vision is to inspire and facilitate Hope, Wellness, and Community through the uniquely tailored services we provide.

We deliver Children’s Mental Health, Counselling, and Community Services that foster the health, skills, confidence, and resilience of every person we serve. We believe that when we help families manage life’s challenges and develop strategies to move forward, we create a healthy and vibrant community for all.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This position is responsible for general accounting duties related to daily financial operations, including monitoring, analyzing, reconciling, and completing monthly and quarterly reports ensuring accuracy of financial records. This position will assist in creating and maintaining financial forecast models.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

General Duties:

• Work with the Controller and other finance team members to prepare quarterly working papers and prepare for year-end audit
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the accounting system in SAGE
• Cross-trained and capable in various functions of the finance team including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll.

• Create, revise, and update various costs and analyze detailed and data-heavy spreadsheets
• Become deeply knowledgeable about the financial situation for designated programs including reporting requirements to funders, and assisting program managers with developing their budget including making informed recommendations influenced by data (through researching past data and existing contractual financial commitments)
• Analyze, interpret, and review program finances.
• Lead discussions with program directors on monthly and quarterly financial positions and make recommendations on where focus needs to be for upcoming months as related to the financials for the program.
• Work creatively across programs to look for synergies for spending or funding opportunities.

• Participate in Annual Budget Process, Interim Budget Applications for new funds, as well as Monthly Financial Reviews with Directors and Controller.
• Reconcile annually EHT and WSIB
• Ensure accuracy in execution of vacation accrual process

• Prepare and review external reporting requirements to funders. Facilitate review with directors incorporating any feedback and ensuring accurate reflection of programs and financials. In some cases, communicate with funders related to reporting submissions and questions that come up throughout process.
• Be innovative in utilizing technical skills for improving efficiencies in processes (ie. Automating accounting, budgeting, and analytical processes) monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management on a program, department, and organizational level
• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking
• Ensure all tasks are completed with a high degree of accuracy recognizing the impact of errors on the organization.
• Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support.
• Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews

• Perform other accounting duties as assigned the Controller.
• To always perform work safely and in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).

RESPONSIBILITIES COMMON TO ALL CARIZON STAFF:

• Demonstrate commitment to continuously improving professional excellence
• Participate in translating the Carizon vision into successful outcomes through involvement in all the processes and activities
• Ensure awareness and maintenance of best practices and standards for agency activities
• Develop and maintain positive professional relationships with others
• Incorporate and strengthen a team-based working environment that empowers staff to be collectively responsible for ensuring the agency achieves its mission
• Contribute to overall agency operations by embracing change and innovation ensuring excellence in customer service

REQUIRED CREDENTIALS:

• Post-secondary education with focus on accounting, or a business-related discipline
• Completion of, or enrollment in a program leading to a Chartered Professional Accountant certification
• Minimum 5 years of related experience
• Experience required with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Background in not-for-profit accounting an asset
• Experience in the Sage Accpac ERP system an asset
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem-solving ability
• Attention to detail
• Good time-management
• Team player
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
• Must provide a satisfactory police background check

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• A comprehensive benefits plan (health, dental and Employee and Family Assistance Plan)
• Enrolment in our RRSP plan (Carizon matches contributions up to 5%)
• 3 weeks vacation
• Paid sick and personal time
• Professional development opportunities
• A caring, fun, and collaborative workplace culture

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your resume and cover letter on our career’s website (https://carizon.bamboohr.com/jobs/). We are accepting applications until the position is filled and we are screening applications regularly.

Please state in your cover letter how this position supports your career aspirations as well as any educational certifications you are undertaking (i.e. CPA).

As we continue to be responsive to the changing needs of our communities, we acknowledge the historical and present-day violence and systemic barriers that continue to harm members of our Region and that we must ask ourselves not if we are complicit, but how.

Carizon is committed to developing anti-oppressive practices and equitable outcomes for the families we serve while ensuring that our programs reflect and meet their needs. We recognize that we must work in collaboration with others to dismantle systems of oppression, discrimination and violence that people face as a result of their diversity, beliefs and identities.

Building equity takes time, resources, intentional commitment and behavioural change. It is an ongoing process, and we start by recognizing the racism and discrimination faced by Indigenous people, Black people, Asian communities, racialized people, ethnic or linguistic groups, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, unhoused people, people with mental illness and people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

To help us create change and ensure that we can continue helping families thrive, Carizon has invested in antiracism and anti-oppression training for all our employees. In addition, we have engaged in an organizational assessment to identify and address gaps. We have also created an Equity Leader position to help ensure our policies, processes, and practices eliminate any existence or influence of systemic racism across our organization.

We have a lot of work to do and we are committed to keep moving forward on this learning journey. We will continue to listen, learn, and take action to ensure that everyone at Carizon experiences true equity, empowerment, and inclusion.

Carizon is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity. At Carizon, we believe that diversity enriches our performance, clients, services offered, the communities where we live and work, and the lives of our employees. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources (hr@carizon.ca). While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.