Commissionaires Victoria, The Islands And Yukon Looking for Director of Finance at Victoria, BC Full Time

Commissionaires Victoria, the Islands and Yukon (CVIY) Division is Vancouver Island’s largest private security services company, with approximately 800 full-time and part-time employees. The division is one of the leading non-government and not-for-profit (NPO) employers on Vancouver Island. Our enduring mandate is to provide meaningful employment opportunities for former members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, their families and others who wish to contribute to the security and well-being of Canadians.

The Director of Finance reports to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and is directly responsible for the establishment of financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems and shall be accountable for general accounting, accounts receivable, collection and payroll. The Director of Finance shall also ensure the legal and regulatory compliance for CVIY’s accounting and financial reporting functions and performs other duties as assigned.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Collect, interpret and report financial data including business segment profitability, project performance metrics and risk assessment.
• Report on a regular basis regarding company status against, and financial ability to meet, its strategic and operational corporate objectives.
• Lead Finance and executive team in preparing CVIY’s annual budget, manage the company budget and control expenses.
• Submit CVIY’s annual government services National Master Standing Offer (NMSO) budget to Public Services and Procurement Canada for approval.
• Develop, monitor and enforce policies and procedures relevant to accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and project tracking.
• Implement new technologies and methods to improve Finance workflows and create efficiencies.
• Support employer negotiations and customer bid opportunities with revenue and cost analysis and corporate information.
• Oversee CVIY’s annual external financial audit.
• Brief CVIY Audit Committee and Board of Governors on quarterly financials performance and year end financials.
• Communicate and collaborate with departmental leaders.
• Lead and develop finance department staff to build competencies and support backfill needs.
• Investigate variances in budgets, reporting, internal controls, and general accounting and deploy measures to resolve variances; and
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CEO.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

• Must have designation as a CA, CMA or CGA.
• Must have at least five years experience as an accountant in a medium to large organization.
• Must have at least five years experience dealing with accounting systems, budgets, internal controls, business planning, and asset management.
• Proficiency with Sage 300 or similar accounting software.
• Demonstrated excellent leadership and management skills.
• Demonstrated excellent teamwork and team building skills.
• Demonstrated strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Ability to respond appropriately under pressure with a calm and steady demeanour.
• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners, and government agencies.
• Strong work ethic.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office productivity suite (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

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