Federation of Canadian Municipalities Looking for Finance Officer, Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) at Canada Full Time

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the national voice of municipal governments, representing the interests of cities and communities with the federal government.

With over 2,100 members including Canada’s largest cities, small urban and rural communities, and 20 provincial and territorial municipal associations, FCM represents over 90% of Canada’s population. As the national voice of Canadian municipalities, FCM is an organization that strives to make the communities Canadians live in more prosperous, sustainable, and equitable.

Internally, we are deeply respectful, collaborative, empowering and transparent in our work. We have a commitment and passion for strengthening Canada by achieving results for our communities, our cities and our workplace, and by sharing our knowledge and experience on the world’s stage, so that others may improve the quality of life in their communities.

Major Purpose

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the finance Officer will support services in the form of processing financial reports and claims against budgets and requirements of the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP). The Finance Officer will also perform the financial duties related to the program in compliance with the Contribution Agreement.

The future of work at FCM includes FCM becoming an even more member-driven organization that balances the realization of its goals with a people-centered approach. The incumbent embodies FCM’s commitment to being a healthy, diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist organization. As a key member of the team, the Finance Officer works in a manner that embraces these values, the corporate culture and the passion for FCM’s mandate.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial components of execution of grant contracts. This includes:
  • Reviewing program grants agreements (municipalities, other eligible recipients and partners) to ensure compliance with FCM Financial Policies and Procedures and the Contribution Agreement;
  • Reviews the eligibility of expenses of all project plans, studies, field tests and project applications’ budgets in accordance with FCM Financial Policies and Procedures and the Contribution Agreement.
• Responsible for financial components of disbursement request. This includes:
  • Reviewing disbursement claims and determines whether the submitted expenses are eligible under the terms of the Contribution Agreement and submit them for disbursement.
• Leads all grants audit processes, liaises with grant recipients to conducts audit processes as per FCM’s approved audit policies and procedures; writes audit reports, including any discrepancy and recommendations reports to the Finance Manager; and follows up with recipients on audit results and action items.
• Responsible for document retention (hardcopy and on server) and audit purposes of financial documents

Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a post-secondary education in accounting
• Requires a minimum of 5 years practical professional experience.
• Requires experience with accounting practices and procedures,
• Requires strong analytical skills in order to review contracts.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of internal and external stakeholders, excellent client service and communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and experience with accounting software packages and databases (CRM).
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and meet regular deadlines.
• Highly organized and the ability to work unsupervised
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail is essential

Language

• The ability to work in both official languages (English and French) is required.

The benefits to joining the FCM team include summer hours (Fridays off between July 1st and Labour Day); office facilities located in the ByWard Market, FCM’s commitment to employee development and a competitive range of employee benefits and services. FCM encourages flexible work arrangements to support the wellbeing and productivity of employees.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

FCM welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

The future of work at FCM includes a hybrid work model; therefore, this role will be a combination of virtual and on-site work. The successful candidate is required live in and be authorized to work in Canada. They are also required to be able to work from home/remotely, from within Canada. All in-office work and in-person meetings for work that take place inside and/or outside of the offices located in Ottawa will be subject to FCM’s Safe Workplace Vaccination Policy, as well as its health and safety procedures.

It is a mandatory condition of employment at FCM that the successful candidate be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with vaccines that have been approved by the Government of Canada at least 14 days prior to their start date and will be required to provide proof. If accommodation is required in relation to this condition of employment for any reason pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code, please contact us at [email protected] directly.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, we will only contact those selected for an interview. All the applications will be kept for six months following the completion of the hiring process.