Girl Guides of Canada–Guides du Canada (GGC), a national membership-based organization, empowers every girl in Guiding to discover herself and be everything she wants to be. Our mission is to be a catalyst for girls empowering girls. Together, we’re building our vision of A better world, by girls.

 

                                        Girl Guides of Canada is actively seeking a Financial Systems Lead, Financial Reporting

                                                                      Remote working arrangement

 

 

About This Opportunity

 

Reporting to the Manager, Reporting and Analysis, the Financial Systems Specialist designs, implements and maintains financial software and systems to ensure accuracy and support business decisions. This role bridges finance and technology by analyzing financial processes, creating reports and troubleshooting system issues.

 

Position Specifics

In this role you will have following key responsibilities:

 

System Maintenance & Support

Maintain GGC’s financial reporting (Sage) and budgeting systems (VENA) and related processes.Maintain general ledger (receive, review, and implement client requests for general ledger changes, add new accounts, modify reporting hierarchies, etc.).Responsible for interaction/integration between financial reporting systems and between financial reporting and budgeting systems to ensure all financial systems have complete information.Work closely with IT Team to ensure financial systems are secure, stable, and performing as designed.Ensure appropriate levels of user access to systems, including onboarding and offboarding of staff.Troubleshoot and resolve system issues through root cause analysis and problem solving.Install system upgrades, and support integrations and automation initiatives, including implementation of new financial system solutions. Lead and document testing of changes prior to implementation.Review system functionality and make recommendations for more efficient operations.Support finance team’s use of complex excel files (or similar) to resolve issues (e.g. troubleshooting macro questions).

 

Financial and Budget Reporting 

 

Assist in preparation of monthly statements including variance analysis: assist in the preparation and analysis of budget information.Manage large volumes of data, complete detailed reconciliations, and other special projects as assigned, including regular intercompany transfers.Run monthly and yearly financial reports based on agreed-upon timelines as well as budget reports during the budget cycle.Support finance team by running reports or extracting data from systems needed to complete reconciliations and support the annual external audit process.Develop new financial or budget reports to support needs of organization as well as ad-hoc information requests.Proactively work with the other departments to determine financial information requirements and develop reports to support those requirements.

 

Documentation & Compliance

Prepare and maintain process documentation for areas of responsibility.Comply with record retention requirements for financial records.

 

 

General

 

Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and practices.Provide general, ongoing support to members/volunteers, respond to/direct inquiries and consult with the appropriate groups and individuals to support the mission and vision of GGC.Apply organizational policies regarding diversity, inclusivity and equity to content, member communication and customer service.Other duties as assigned.

 

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent(s) of this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. 

 

Requirements:

 

Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related financial field.Post-secondary courses in financial system management.4+ years experience including2+ years experience maintaining financial systems and 2+ years experience working as a member of a finance team responsible for month and year-end close and working with external auditor

 

Advanced level proficiency with MS Office; Office 365, Advanced Excel including various VLOOKUP formulas and macros.Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyze financial transactions.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that rely on a structured approach with the ability to learn new concepts/processes.Excellent customer service and communication skills, both verbal and written.Excellent organizational abilities with the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks.Positive and committed team player.Experience working with enterprise platforms such as CRMs, ERPs, with large volumes of data to organize and reconcile.

 

Assets:

Have completed or are currently enrolled in the CPA program.Experience working with Sage, Vena, PowerBI and PythonExperience working with not-for profit organizations with a large volunteer base

 

 

Hiring Range: $65,100 to $76,830 Annually 

 

 

This position will remain open until filled. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Submissions without a cover letter will not be considered. Please note that GGC accepts all genders for job applications.

 

 

GGC is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We value a recruitment and selection process that is inclusive and barrier-free, and we encourage applications from people who are racialized, Indigenous, people from the 2SLGBTQI+ community, people with disabilities and other equity seeking groups. GGC welcomes girls and women – cisgender and transgender – as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in spaces that focus on and are driven by the experience of girls.

 

Upon request, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada will make available accommodations during the recruitment process. Please note we do not require applicants to identify as a person with disability, or to disclose their disability, to request or access accommodation. Accommodation requests should be made in advance to People & Culture at HR@girlguides.ca.

 

We thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.