Financial Specialist - Support Services
at First Nations Financial Management Board
West Vancouver, BC, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 04 Dec, 2024 | USD 91627 Annual | 05 Sep, 2024 | 5 year(s) or above | Internal Controls,History,Management System,French,Economics,Government,Budgeting,English,Training,Deliverables,Adagio,Financial Services,Facilitation,Policy Writing,Sage,Reporting,Finance | No | No |
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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