CLIENT-CENTRED

COLLABORATIVE
INNOVATIVE
RESULTS-DRIVEN
STRATEGIC

Overview

An award-winning accredited Children's Mental Health and charitable community-based agency dedicated to serving youth, young adults, and families with complex mental health and social health needs. Our client is a program and service provider that promotes improvements and positive mental health outcomes for youth and families across Toronto's diverse communities.

EDI-B VALUES

The success of an organization stems from a team that is aligned with its mission and vision, where decisions are made in the best interests of the clients they serve and the marginalized and vulnerable populations across our communities. Through this effort, all team members embrace their roles in the organization with respect and dignity for all stakeholders. Through these partnerships, everyone is focused on ensuring a commitment and responsibility toward anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, diversity, inclusivity, and belonging.

MISSION

The Director, Finance and Administration is a key member of the leadership team that will empower and lead the finance, administrative, payroll and human resources teams. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day finance and administrative operations, including financial reporting and analysis, internal controls and auditing, compiling semi-annual reports to the Ministry funders, and preparation, submission and monitoring of the annual budget, as well as identify and implement strategic improvement initiatives.

The Pod Group is partnering with this organization to place a compassionate and hands-on leader to fulfill the role of the Director, Finance and Administration.

PRIORITIES

Establishes and oversees financial control and reporting mechanisms
Provide leadership in maintaining high functioning staff teams and oversee all administrative and operational functions pertaining to staff and the programs, including overseeing and providing direct supervision for management of Admin and Human Resources and finance and payroll staff
Manages the administration of all financial records, accounting processes and monthly accumulative and annual financial reports and statements
Conducts expenditure variance analysis and updates rolling annual forecasts
Presents budget proposals to the Board of Directors for review and approval
Represents the agency in contact with external auditors, representatives of banking institutions, and related government agencies
Participates in ongoing communication and negotiation with the Agency's various funding bodies and provides finance-related reports as necessary to funders during the year
Authorizes agency expenditures within established limits
Provides expert advice and recommendations to the Executive Director and Board of Directors regarding financial matters and decisions
Provides the lead staff resource to committees of the Board of Directors, as required
Oversees the renewal of insurance coverage
Oversee the admin, payroll, and HR processes and all related reporting functions
Provide advocacy and structural leverage for staff team, around issues of equity and social justice
Support and sustain values of decolonization and racial justice as central to the work, and seek interventions that advance leadership of those most impacted by harmful systems
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

TALENTS & EXPERTISE

Minimum three (3) years experience working in a not-for-profit, government-funded organization in a finance management or executive leadership role
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration or related field
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is required
Knowledge of government and funder agency structures, procedures and reporting
Expert knowledge of financial planning, financial management and accounting/ financial reporting systems and procedures to manage the agency's fiscal and business affairs
Excellent planning and administration skills to effectively manage diverse and specialized support services for the agency
Expert knowledge of accounting and payroll software with experience in SAGE and Ceridian or ADP
Demonstrated conceptual and analytical skills to participate in the development of strategic and operational plans and policy recommendations
Superior communication skills including the ability to succinctly convey complex ideas to create clarity with diverse audiences with varying levels of issue expertise and understanding
Experience with payroll processing and financial reporting
Experience to represent the agency with external contacts and to provide advisory services to the Executive Director, Board of Directors and committees of the Board
Ability to provide sage advice to directors and managers in the preparation and monitoring of operational budgets
Strong people management with experience in building, motivating, mentoring and coaching a diverse high-performing team
Demonstrated ability to work in a respectful and aware manner with groups from diverse backgrounds and experiences
Highly developed technical and analytical skills with ability to use expert level judgment for strategic thinking and problem solving

THE POD GROUP

The Pod Group (PG) is a creative consulting group that provides customized and innovative solutions to support our client's growth and ultimate success while promoting the integration of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in creating culture and engagement.

We balance strategy and people to help community organizations make better use of their resources by focusing on building the competencies to promote people-centric organizations.

The Pod Group has great success in serving a number of community sectors, including health, social services, developmental, housing, mental health, and community health care.

We promote a unique approach while incorporating marketing and human resources as an integral component of strategy, mission, and vision. This focus aligns strategy with the development of a culture that embraces all stakeholders and a community spirit while ensuring an effective plan that meets the requirements of the organization.

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