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Position Summary:
This position provides comprehensive financial and accounting services to support the McGill Libraries’ financial health and reporting. The role involves developing, implementing, and monitoring the Libraries’ budgets, financial strategies, policies, and controls across various units. The Financial Services Manager is responsible for managing financial transactions, overseeing audits, and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements. The position also includes responsibilities for providing strategic advice on budget and financial matters to the Libraries’ senior leadership.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee the activities related to financial record-keeping, including budgeting, invoicing, and monitoring financial transactions, ensuring they align with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), university regulations, and financial reporting standards.
• Ensure that financial operations contribute effectively to the Libraries’ overall objectives and meet accounting and reporting targets and deadlines.
• Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and strategies that support the Libraries’ goals, with a focus on financial accuracy and operational efficiency. Lead efforts to streamline financial systems and processes, ensuring that they meet both short-term and long-term unit and service needs.
• Ensure the Libraries’ financial controls, systems, and processes are continuously updated and optimized.
• Prepare and review complex financial and budget reports for submission to internal and external stakeholders, statements in a timely and accurate manner.
• Lead efforts to monitor and report on financial performance, identifying areas of concern and making recommendations for corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, policies, and reporting requirements.
• Manage the identification and mitigation of financial risks, ensuring that proper controls and procedures are in place.
• Respond to internal audit requirements and address any issues raised.
• Supervise the Libraries’ internal procurement process to ensure it follows the University policies and government directives and regulations.
• Lead and manage a team of financial specialists, ensuring their development through ongoing training, feedback, and performance evaluations. Work to foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the department.
• Represent the department in meetings with senior management and other internal or external stakeholders, providing expert financial advice and reporting on key initiatives.
• Manage and oversee the activities related to financial record-keeping, including budgeting, invoicing, and monitoring financial transactions. Supervise teams involved in these activities to ensure timely and accurate processing.
• Advance the equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility as well as reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through the McGill University Libraries’ services and of the Libraries as a workplace.
• Responsible for project management of other strategic initiatives as assigned.

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. 5 years of progressive experience in financial management, accounting, or a similar field, ideally with experience in a higher education environment. A high standard of professionalism, ethics, and integrity in all financial dealings and decision-making processes. Ability to ensure high accuracy and precision in all financial tasks and reports. Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to quickly adjust to changes in the financial landscape or organizational priorities. Ability to analyze complex financial data and generate comprehensive reports that are accurate and easily understood by stakeholders at various levels. Expertise in preparing financial statements and budgets, in accordance with relevant accounting standards (GAAP). Strong understanding of variance analysis, short-term and long-term financial forecasting, financial modeling and resource allocation. Ability to implement and oversee financial controls to safeguard to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and with the University policies. Proven ability to lead and motivate a team of financial professionals and administrative staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment. Familiarity with internal and external audit processes, ensuring that financial practices comply with all relevant laws, regulations, and policies. Ability to respond to audit inquiries and manage corrective actions as needed. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly and persuasively to senior leadership, external stakeholders, and auditors. Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally with other departments (e.g., HR, Procurement, and Risk Management). Strong analytical skills and the ability to make informed decisions based on financial data, strategic goals, and risk assessments. Ability to proactively address financial issues and recommend actionable solutions to complex problems. Familiarity with modern financial reporting tools and dashboards that enhance decision-making. Master’s degree (e.g., MBA, MFin, or related advanced degree) would be an asset. Experience with financial audits. Familiarity with university-specific financial regulations and reporting requirements.

As one of Montreal’s Top Employers, here is what we offer:

• Competitive benefits package (Health, Dental, Life Insurance)
• Defined contribution pension plan (with employer contribution up to 10%)
• Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)
• Competitive vacation policy
• Two (2) personal days
• Two (2) floating holidays
• Nine (9) “Summer Fridays” - paid days off between the St-Jean Baptiste holiday and Labour Day
• Paid time off over the December holiday period
• Tuition waver for regular employees and their dependents
• Up to two (2) days of remote work per week where the position permits

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level 4 on a scale of 0-4.
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Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree 5 Years Related Experience /
Annual Salary:
(MPEX Grade 07) $88,830.00 - $111,040.00 - $133,250.00
Job Profile:
MPEX-FIN3B - Accounting - Senior Professional/Manager
Hours per Week:
33.75 (Full time)
Supervisor:
Director Administration
Position End Date (If applicable):
Deadline to Apply:
2025-04-04
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca.

• Manage and oversee the activities related to financial record-keeping, including budgeting, invoicing, and monitoring financial transactions, ensuring they align with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), university regulations, and financial reporting standards.
• Ensure that financial operations contribute effectively to the Libraries’ overall objectives and meet accounting and reporting targets and deadlines.
• Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and strategies that support the Libraries’ goals, with a focus on financial accuracy and operational efficiency. Lead efforts to streamline financial systems and processes, ensuring that they meet both short-term and long-term unit and service needs.
• Ensure the Libraries’ financial controls, systems, and processes are continuously updated and optimized.
• Prepare and review complex financial and budget reports for submission to internal and external stakeholders, statements in a timely and accurate manner.
• Lead efforts to monitor and report on financial performance, identifying areas of concern and making recommendations for corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, policies, and reporting requirements.
• Manage the identification and mitigation of financial risks, ensuring that proper controls and procedures are in place.
• Respond to internal audit requirements and address any issues raised.
• Supervise the Libraries’ internal procurement process to ensure it follows the University policies and government directives and regulations.
• Lead and manage a team of financial specialists, ensuring their development through ongoing training, feedback, and performance evaluations. Work to foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the department.
• Represent the department in meetings with senior management and other internal or external stakeholders, providing expert financial advice and reporting on key initiatives.
• Manage and oversee the activities related to financial record-keeping, including budgeting, invoicing, and monitoring financial transactions. Supervise teams involved in these activities to ensure timely and accurate processing.
• Advance the equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility as well as reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through the McGill University Libraries’ services and of the Libraries as a workplace.
• Responsible for project management of other strategic initiatives as assigned