Senior Accountant Financial Operations

POSITION PURPOSE SUMMARY
The Senior Accountant Financial Operations responsible for overseeing key financial functions within the County including financial operations treasury management financial planning and reporting. This role requires strong leadership skills strategic oversight and the ability to collaborate across departments to ensure effective financial management and reporting. This position will supervise the Accountant Accounts Payable Supervisor and Payroll and Benefits Team fostering a highperformance culture while ensuring compliance with financial regulations and policies.

This is a temporary position up to 24 months.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
People Leadership 20

• Lead mentor and support the financial operations team including the Accountant and Payable Supervisor and Payroll Benefits and Pension Team promoting a collaborative transparent and resultsdriven work environment.
• Foster a culture of inclusivity ensuring team members are supported in their development through ongoing training feedback and career planning.
• Set clear performance expectations conduct regular evaluations and provide coaching to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
• Ensure alignment between team activities and the Countys broader strategic objectives balancing workload distribution and fostering high staff engagement and morale.
• Work with HR to support staffing decisions ensuring that positions are filled with individuals who meet both technical and cultural needs.
• Provide leadership in navigating performance challenges including coaching staff on corrective actions and following County policies in managing disciplinary issues.
• Provide leadership among the department and across the organization as required.

Treasury Financial Planning and Reporting 35

• Responsible for development the Corporate Finance and Treasury department annual budget monitoring and financial reporting requirements.
• Support the management of the Countys treasury function including bank reconciliations cash flow projections municipal funding and financing activities.
• Provide oversight on municipal reserves debt management and grant activities ensuring compliance with financial policies and the Municipal Government Act (MGA).
• Support preparation of the annual operating and capital budgets ensuring alignment with the Countys financial goals.
• Support County incentive program development reviews and accounting activities.
• Develop financial forecasting models to inform decisionmaking processes and support short and longterm financial planning.
• Support financial reconciliations including but not limited to:
  • Reconcile and ensure proper classification and reporting of reserve funds in accordance with Councilapproved policies.
  • Reconcile incentive programs and accounts such as Clean Energy Improvement Program Heartland Incentive Bylaw etc.
  • Perform reconciliations of deferred revenue to ensure proper treatment in accordance with accounting standards and policies.
  • Reconcile grant revenue accounts to ensure compliance with funding agreements and reporting requirements.
  • Ensure investment revenue is accurately recorded and reconciled with bank and investment records.
  • Reconcile and review debtrelated general ledger entries ensuring accurate reporting of debt balances and associated interest.
• Support financial audits by providing necessary documentation and ensuring all financial transactions are accurately reported.
• Prepare and review treasury reports and ensure that all financial data is presented accurately for management and Councils review.

Financial Operations 25
Accounts Payable Program

• Support and mentor the accounts payable supervisor with daytoday responsibilities ensuring accurate processing of invoices purchase orders and payment requests.
• Implement and optimize financial procedures to improve efficiency accuracy and timeliness in payment processing.
• Review and approve payment runs ensuring proper allocation of expenses and compliance with policies.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to streamline and automate financial processes reducing manual interventions.
• Provide ongoing guidance on financial reporting reconciliation and transaction validation.
• Ensure financial accuracy through regular reviews of aging schedules cash disbursements and monthly closing processes.
• Monitor accounts payable transactions reviewing and resolving outstanding issues with vendors or internal teams while ensuring the integrity of financial systems and processes.

Payroll Benefit and Pension Program

• Oversee the payroll process ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and accurate reporting of payrollrelated transactions.
• Review and approve payroll working papers ensuring accurate deductions benefits and remittances are processed.
• Provide guidance and oversight during monthend reconciliations and audits ensuring payroll data aligns with the General Ledger (GL).
• Ensure that annual reports such as T4s T4As and WCB LAPP and APEX submissions are completed accurately and on time.
• Support the development of policies and procedures for payroll and benefit administration ensuring efficiency and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Serve as the primary contact for payroll system issues provide training to staff and ensure effective system utilization.
• Act as a key point of contact during payroll audits ensuring accurate documentation and effective communication with auditors.

Other Duties 20

• Completes projects as assigned by the Manager of Corporate Finance and Treasury.
• Performs and reviews of complex financial calculations analytical procedures and reconciliations and provides evidencebased recommendations if necessary and applicable.
• Works closely with management and financial operations and reporting team to ensure cohesion exists between program responsibilities and corporate understanding.
• Provides cross over senior financial level responsibilities as required.
• Develops agendas presentation templates etc. with relevant content for the focus group involved pertaining to Finance Departments LT and Council.
• Remains current on relevant accounting standards internal processes policies bylaws Municipal Government Act requirements that may be relative to the finance team and communicate as necessary.
• Adheres to applicable responsibilities and accountabilities as outlined in the Sturgeon County Health and Safety Management System.

KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE
The following are required in this position:

• Indepth understanding of municipal operations and capital planning.
• Understanding the general principles of motivating leading and supervising staff.
• A postsecondary degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or a related field.
• CPA designation is required.
• Proficient in financial software systems spreadsheets and financial reporting tools.
• Ability to read research follow and understand processes procedures and policies to perform work in accordance with expectations.
• Proficiency when using all Microsoft Office Programs (Excel Word and PowerPoint etc.
• Driven motivated selfstarter that can determine necessary course of action in new and unique situations and effectively determine when feedback or input is required from others.
• Ability to exercise and apply sound judgment analyze and solve complex problems take initiative and make informed decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with senior management crossfunctional teams and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively working well and effectively under pressure while meeting deadlines including organizational skills and the ability to motivate others towards achieving a common goal.
• Ability to professionally engage generate common understanding create a shared vision and build working relationships in an environment of diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to reach agreement with others in an objective logical and sensible manner.
• Proactively identify and recommend sound solutions to leadership that are based on experience research and understanding of the organizational goals and priorities.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial operations treasury management and team leadership within a municipal or similar government setting.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations the Municipal Government Act (MGA) and budgeting processes.
• Proven leadership experience in managing coaching and developing teams.