Opportunities Coordinator, Provider Funding Monitoring & Compliance (Program Admin Officer 4)

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) is leading the transformation of the early years and public education system in Nova Scotia. We are doing this by designing an innovative curriculum facilitating excellence in teaching and learning ensuring an inclusive education experience and working closely with our partners in early learning and education. This will provide children students and families with a strong foundation for success. This department is a perfect fit for those that want to be part of the future of early learning and public education in the province by supporting student learning in a progressive and responsive policy environment.

The Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) branch regulates funds and supports early learning and child care providers and sector partners across Nova Scotia. As the sector continues to evolve within a publicly funded early learning and child care system the department is strengthening how it works with operators to support sustainability monitor public investment and help funded organizations meet evolving expectations.

The Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) sector is in the midst of significant transformation in Nova Scotia including operating in a changing funding environment. As new funding structures reporting processes and accountability requirements continue to mature the department is strengthening how it monitors public funding supports funded organizations and promotes clear consistent accountability.

As Coordinator Provider Funding Monitoring and Compliance you will review financial and non-financial information identify risks or issues requiring follow-up and help determine practical next steps. This work requires strong financial judgement careful analysis and the ability to assess situations where the issue may not be immediately clear.

You will work closely with Financial Advisory Services ELCC program areas and funded organizations to clarify expectations support compliance improve processes and help ensure public funding is used as intended. Your work will support public trust while contributing to a stable and sustainable early learning and child care sector.

As the Coordinator Provider Funding Monitoring & Compliance you will:

• Lead and coordinate monitoring activities related to funding agreements with child care operators agencies and other funded organizations.
  Review financial and non-financial information to identify risks trends gaps and areas requiring follow-up.
• Interpret funding agreement requirements and support practical approaches to assessing compliance.
• Work with funded organizations to understand reporting issues clarify expectations and support corrective action where needed.
• Provide financial analysis advice and recommendations to branch leaders to support sound decision-making.
• Work closely with Financial Advisory Services on funding accounting monitoring internal control and reporting matters.
• Help design and improve monitoring tools processes templates procedures and accountability mechanisms.
• Support the development and implementation of practical internal controls for grants administration and related ELCC funding activities.
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements that support consistency transparency and accountability.
• Contribute to work related to new or evolving operational funding structures in the early learning and child care sector.
• Prepare reports briefing materials analysis and recommendations for management and senior leaders.
• Support program areas by translating financial and compliance information into clear usable advice.
• Balance financial stewardship with a relationship-based approach that supports sector understanding trust and compliance.

You have a bachelors degree with a focus in accounting finance business administration commerce or a related field plus six years of related experience. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.

You bring strong financial and accounting experience with the ability to review funding agreements assess financial information identify risk and make sound recommendations. You understand how to apply accountability requirements in a practical way especially in environments where processes systems or expectations are still evolving.

You are comfortable working through complexity and ambiguity. You know how to ask the right questions look beyond the numbers and determine whether an issue requires clarification process improvement corrective action or escalation. You can balance financial stewardship with relationship-based problem solving and support organizations in meeting funding and reporting expectations.

You bring experience:

• Interpreting funding agreements financial documents policies procedures or accountability requirements.
• Reviewing financial information to identify risks gaps trends or areas requiring follow-up.
• Supporting compliance monitoring internal controls or process improvement activities.
• Working with funded organizations third-party service providers not-for-profit organizations small businesses or other external partners.
• Providing clear financial advice and recommendations to non-financial audiences.
• Developing practical tools templates procedures reports or briefing materials.
• Working independently in a changing program funding or service delivery environment.
• Managing confidential and sensitive information with sound judgement and discretion.
  
  

You are a strong communicator analytical thinker and practical problem solver. You bring professionalism curiosity and good judgement to complex situations and you can maintain accountability while building productive working relationships.

The following would be considered assets but are not required:

• Chartered Professional Accountant designation enrollment in the CPA program or another relevant certification such as Certified Internal Auditor.
• Experience with SAP or other financial systems.
• Experience working with grants transfer payments contribution agreements or public funding programs.
• Experience working with child care operators community-based organizations not-for-profit organizations small businesses or other third-party service providers.
• Knowledge of the early learning and child care sector including issues related to affordability accessibility wages operations and sector sustainability.
• Experience supporting compliance monitoring accountability or internal controls in a developing or changing program environment.
• Bilingualism in English and French.

We welcome candidates with diverse and transferable experience. Applicants who do not meet the exact education requirement may still be considered if they clearly demonstrate an equivalent combination of education training and experience.

Equivalent experience should show substantial depth in financial analysis accounting funding administration compliance monitoring internal controls or a closely related area. Applicants relying on equivalency must clearly explain in their application how their background gives them the financial judgement analytical skills and accountability experience needed for this role.

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$3410.48 - $4005.58

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