Job Description

NORTHERN NISHNAWBE EDUCATION COUNCIL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

NNEC is non-profit educational organization. Under the direction of the Sioux Lookout District Chiefs, NNEC delivers secondary and post secondary education programs and services for First Nations people. NNEC operates Pelican Falls First Nations High School, Pelican Falls Wellness Centre, Pelican Falls Centre, Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School, Wahsa Distance Education Centre and has offices in Lac Seul (head office), Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay. NNEC welcomes applications for the following position;

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

General:

Under the authority and general direction of the Executive Director, the Financial Controller is responsible for managing and coordinating an effective financial management system and its activities, including but not limited to supervision of financial staff, management of the financial data systems, financial reporting, budgeting and cash management systems. The Financial Controller ensures that senior management and the NNEC Board of Directors have current and accurate financial information upon which to make their decisions. Ongoing liaison with Indigenous Services Canada and other funders, and timely and accurate submission of all reporting requirements, is expected.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA)
• Experience in a senior financial management position in a non-profit organization with revenues of $15,000,000 or greater.
• Proven experience in senior management financial policy development and planning
• Proven experience with computer systems and with financial management software
• Proven supervisory experience
• A working knowledge and/or sensitivity to and understanding of NNEC First Nation communities and relevant issues
• Fluency in Oji-Cree, Cree or Ojibway is an asset

LOCATION: Sioux Lookout or Thunder Bay, Ontario

SALARY: Salary Level commensurate with education and experience

NNEC requires Vulnerable Persons Check from those offered positions

Only those persons selected for an interview will be contacte

OPEN UNTIL FILLED Fax your resume with written permission for NNEC to contact three employment references and a brief cover letter to Human Resources at NNEC Head Office in Frenchman\'s Head fax (807)582-3865; mail to Box 1419, Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1B9; or email .

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