Job Description

The Finance Manager will review the Accounting Clerk position's work while having a key role in strategic planning, making tasks more efficient and effective, and identify and assess problems. The Finance Manager will be able to plan, prioritize, organize, and track tasks and issues. Key tasks will be reviewing and coding invoices, creating journal entries, assisting with creating annual financial statements, assisting with annual audit, performing monthly forecasting and budgeting tasks. The Finance Manager will have a strong background in accounting.
Primary Responsibilities

• Review and approve monthly bank reconciliations.
• Review and assist the Accounting Clerk with monthly PCard reconciliations.
• Monitor the Corp Finance email and will review and code invoices daily. The Finance Manager will ensure invoices are correct, have appropriate approvals, and are compliant with all necessary policies. Coding of invoices will be done by the Finance Manager and incompliance with PSAS.
• Process all refunds to students when required, which the Finance Manager will ensure all criteria are met prior to issuing a refund.
• Prepare the monthly forecasting in the first week of each month for senior leadership. The Finance Manager will answer questions senior leadership may have and will have the support of the Director of Finance.
• Assist the Director of Finance in creating the annual financial statements. Assistance could be with the notes, support and face of the financial statements. The financial statements will be in accordance with PSAS.
• Assist the Director of Finance with annual financial statement audits where needed.
• Assist the Director of Finance with building the annual budgets and five-year projections.
• Check the RBC bank accounts daily to ensure there is no fraud or suspicious activity.
• Support the Accounting Clerk to make payments through the bank account. The Finance Manager will ensure all approvals and supporting documents are obtained prior to the payment being made.
• Track all lease payments to ensure no payments are missing and payments are correct.
• Complete the following journal entries:

+ Accounts receivable. The Finance Manager will track, maintain and record accounts receivable.
+ Monthly depreciation expense for assets. The Finance Manager will also maintain the asset continuity schedule.
+ The Finance Manager will track, maintain, and recognize prepaids as needed.
+ The Finance Manager will track, maintain, and recognize deposits as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, specifically PSAS.
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, and with an automated financial system.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to manage confidential material and maintain staff and student privacy.
• Demonstrated ability to be an effective problem solver with excellent oral and written communication skills and strong organizational and time-management skills with meeting deadlines.

Required Education and Experience

• Typically, the knowledge and skills required for this position would be obtained through the successful completion of bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or commerce majoring in accounting, supplemented with a Chartered Professional Accountant designation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years accounting related experience.
• Candidates are asked to clearly describe in their cover letter and resume where they have acquired the required knowledge, and the skills required for success in this position.

Employment Conditions

• Office environment/setting.
• Typical core office hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Monday to Friday.
• Travel as required.
• As with all positions, the Finance Manager, demonstrates an attitude of safety by always ensuring safety of self and others within the workplace.

What We Offer

• Sask DLC provides a work environment that is committed to upholding the values of Respect and Integrity, Serving Citizens, Excellence, Innovation and Acting as One Team.
• Sask DLC is committed to workplace diversity which reflects the diversity of the students and communities we serve. Applications are encouraged from First Nations and Metis candidates.
• Sask DLC offers an attractive compensation package that includes a competitive salary (MCP07 with an annual salary range of $89,736 - $116,676), comprehensive health and dental benefits, and a pension plan. Salary can be negotiated based on experience and educational background.

To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to complete an online application by creating an account in UKG. Candidates are required to include a resume with cover letter and contact information for at least three professional references.
Any questions regarding this position can be directed to:
Shandel Jones
Director of Finance
Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre
Shandel.Jones@saskDLC.ca
Applications will remain open until October 8th, 2025.
*We thank all those who apply for this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
*The successful candidates will be required to submit a satisfactory criminal record check (vulnerable sector) as a condition of employment.

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