Finance Manager

Golden Hills School Division - Finance Manager - Strathmore, Alberta

Who We Are

Golden Hills is a thriving and growing school division and just minutes away from Calgary.  In essence you experience the small-town community but are close to big city amenities. Golden Hills is well-known for its quality educational programs and fiscal responsibility.  Our school division operates 22 schools and 19 Colony schools with a growing student population of over 8,000 students with a $90M annual budget.

We are looking for a Financial Leader to join our team on a full-time basis.

Who You Are

• Proficient collaborator who has a focus on people
• Motivated, energetic, and positive self-starter
• Team player, collaborative and attentive
• Positive, approachable, and charismatic
• Organized, adaptable, and able to handle multiple tasks at once

The Opportunity

As financial manager of a school division, you will support our vision Inspiring confident, connected, caring citizens of the world and intentionally maximizing learning for all.

 Being a part of Golden Hills will include

• Oversee fiscal activity
• Manage, review, and maintain all internal financial operations
• Full month-end close and financial statement preparation for Ministry and Internally
• Overseeing the year-end audit
• Cash flow management
• Analyzing and reporting cost variances
• Assisting with budgets and projections
• Oversee government remittances
• Manage our accounting team internally
• Provide support to the CFO/Secretary Treasurer

What You’ve Done

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Finance or Accounting
• Accounting Designation CPA (CA, CGA or CMA)
• Experience leading a finance team
• Strong knowledge of finance and accounting automated systems
• Prior experience in the Education industry considered an asset

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills across all functions and levels of management

Compensation & Benefits

A competitive compensation package will be provided including salary and benefits including:

• Local Authority Pension Plan
• Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan

If your background matches the qualifications listed above and are looking for an opportunity with a dynamic organization that is making a difference in the community, please submit your resume and cover letter in confidence to humanresources@ghsd75.ca.

Please note that only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.