Job Description

Apply By: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 11:59 pm EST

Senior Lead, Controllership

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Job ID:

235132

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Health

Division:

Corporate Services Division / Accounting and Controllership Branch

City:

Toronto

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

3 Permanent

Job code:

7A001 - Finance07

Salary:

$88,496.00 - $128,625.00 Per year


Effective April 1, 2025, the new salary range for this position will be $90,930 to $132,162 per year in accordance with AMAPCEO collective agreement provisions.

Lead the Future of Public Sector Finance

We're hiring three Senior Lead, Controllership professionals to join the Accounting and Controllership Branch in high-impact roles that blend financial stewardship with innovation. Each position will support a different unit: Accounting and Reporting, Quality Assurance, and Integrated Financial Information Systems (IFIS), offering a unique opportunity to shape financial strategy, strengthen internal controls, and drive modernization.

Accounting and Reporting Unit:

Lead the development of annual financial statements and ensure alignment with accounting standards and government policies.

Quality Assurance Unit:

Strengthen internal controls and support the integrity of financial reporting across the ministry.

IFIS Unit:

Oversee financial operations, including payments and reconciliations, while driving system improvements and compliance.

Information Session

To learn more about this role and the work of the division, we welcome you to attend our information session. Please join our session on

Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.

Attendance is optional and will not influence the screening and selection process.



Click here to register for the session



If you experience any issues with the link, please use the Microsoft Teams meeting details below:



Meeting ID: 265 267 816 347 7


Passcode: MU9fK2Fy

About the job

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As a Senior Lead, Controllership, you'll help shape the ministry's financial direction. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams and senior executives to strengthen financial oversight, drive innovation, and support strategic decision-making. You will:



lead financial strategy, risk management, and internal controls across ministry programs provide expert advice on accounting, audits, and financial reporting for decision-making improve financial systems and processes to support accurate and timely reporting collaborate with ministries and agencies to resolve financial issues and support submissions build partnerships and deliver training on financial standards and reporting requirements

What you bring to the team

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Mandatory requirements

You must hold a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or Canadian Public Finance Accreditation (CPFA) and be able to provide proof prior to receiving a job offer

Financial and accounting knowledge

You have demonstrated knowledge and experience with:


Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Public Sector Accounting Board accounting standards, consolidation theory and practice, and financial and accounting practices financial policies, procedures and system design principles to create and implement financial reporting and accounting systems assurance and risk assessment to provide advice and ensure reporting entities comply with government standards large-scale computer systems to create reports and consolidate financial information/data

Communication and interpersonal skills

You can:

prepare and present project material, briefing notes, and other correspondence make influential recommendations to senior executives advise management teams and work closely with program leaders, partners and committees

Analytical and problem-solving skills

You can:

address and resolve financial reporting issues pertaining to complex ministry initiatives evaluate emerging trends and issues to assess the impact on the Ministry, identify training needs and support organizational adjustments

Leadership and project management skills

You can:

apply transformational/change management principles and theories identify and implement business improvement opportunities to strengthen/monitor program integrity lead and provide technical direction to staff, including the management of day-to-day activities, coaching, mentoring, training and delegating work activities and responsibilities

Don't meet every qualification?

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If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

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We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.



Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.



Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives accessibility Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

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Apply by:

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 11:59 pm EST

Position details:

3 English Permanent, 438 University Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region

Compensation group:

Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Finance and Economics

Posted on:

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Note:

The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

How to apply:

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You must apply online.

Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

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Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matiere de langue et evaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichees en francais et en anglais. Consultez la section Langue du ou des postes en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaitre les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont evalues en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/francais), vous devrez egalement passer un test de competences linguistiques en francais.

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