Financial Specialist - Support Services

at  First Nations Financial Management Board

West Vancouver, BC, Canada -

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Immediate29 Dec, 2024USD 91627 Annual01 Oct, 20245 year(s) or aboveBudgeting,Management System,History,Policy Writing,Training,Internal Controls,Sage,English,Government,French,Deliverables,Reporting,Economics,Adagio,Facilitation,Financial Services,FinanceNoNo
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Description:

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Senior Financial Officer, the Financial Specialist, Support Services is responsible for supporting selected First Nation clients across Canada through remote accounting and on-going training.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Develop relationships with assigned clients that have an approved Financial Administration Law (FAL) to promote, build trust and secure buy-in to implement their FAL and ultimately prepare for FMS certification;
  • In collaboration with the First Nation client conduct the FMS Support Services needs assessment and identify opportunities for remote accounting and training opportunities;
  • To complete any other tasks as requested by FMS Support Services management team;
  • Support First Nation FAL clients to achieve FMS certification. “Support” in this context means facilitating, empowering, motivating, educating, and may take the form of:

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another business-related field;
  • A CPA designation or progress towards a CPA designation considered an asset;
  • Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in:
  • Providing financial services, preferably within an Indigenous, government, or not for profit environment;
  • Planning, monitoring, and reporting activities (eg. Budgeting, variance reporting, financial statement preparation, etc);
  • Managing aspects of funding agreements (grant/proposal writing; policy writing; facilitation of deliverables; monitoring/reporting);
  • Managing and operating within internal controls relevant to all aspects of a financial management system;
  • Demonstrated experience working with information and data management systems;
  • Experience with an Enterprise Resources Program (ERP) such as SAGE, Adagio or Xyntax an asset;
  • Experience with budget, accounting, and reporting systems;
  • Must have experience working with Microsoft Office Suite;
  • Strong working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;
  • Experience working with Federal Government organizations and representatives an asset;
  • Must have an understanding, awareness and appreciation of indigenous culture and history;
  • Willing to participate in ongoing education and training for the role including indigenous studies;
  • Must be fluent in English (spoken and written). Fluency in French or an Indigenous language is considered an asset;
    Equivalent or relevant education and/or experience may be considered.

Responsibilities:

Please refer the Job description for details


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:5.0Max:10.0 year(s)

Accounting

Accounts / Finance / Tax / CS / Audit

Accounts Management, Finance

Graduate

Accounting, Economics, Finance

Proficient

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West Vancouver, BC, Canada