Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the municipality’s financial accounting systems and procedures, ensuring accuracy, compliance with regulatory standards, and efficiency in accounting processes (accounts receivable, accounts payable, and reporting), including appropriate systems and internal controls.
- Oversees and monitors the monthly, quarterly and yearly financial cycle to ensure consistency with County policy and statutory requirements.
- Lead regular monthly variance analysis and financial reviews to identify trends and provide insights into fiscal health and opportunities for improvement.
- Responsible for the provision of preparing and reconciling reports including internal and external reports; budget reports, financial statements, GST reports, annual financial information returns, bank reconciliations, and monthly financial statements.
- Participates in the County’s asset management program and monitors and analyzes asset management.
- Responsible for the County’s insurance policies, including policy renewals, premiums, and claims.
- Maintains the general ledger (GL) and subsidiary ledgers by overseeing GL maintenance in the County’s Financial System, including the creation/change/deletion of GL accounts, tables and budgets, and reconciliation of GL accounts and subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger and fixed assets.
- Coordinate the year-end work in conjunction with the Director and create the year-end working papers for the financial statements.
- Compiles and prepares data for the year-end financial reporting, preparation of draft annual financial statements and assists in the completion of the statements and returns as required by the Director.
- Assist the Director with the preparation of documents for financial presentations to Council and attend as needed.
- Lead a diverse team of professionals managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxation, utility billing, cash receipting, and payroll while ensuring effective oversight of staff timesheet approvals, leave requests, and compliance with the County’s personnel policies.
- Manage the administration of operational and capital grants, including grant applications, tracking, reporting, and compliance.
- Monitor and manage municipal debt and investments to ensure financial sustainability and adequate liquidity for future capital projects.
- Monitor legislative changes, ensuring organizational compliance with all applicable bylaws, Acts, and regulations, and track trends that may impact the community or the municipality’s financial operations.
- Provides coverage for the Director of Corporate Services when absent or when the Director is providing coverage for other members of senior management.
- To undertake any other reasonable duty, commensurate with the classification and responsibility of the position, across the department to meet service priorities and business continuity requirements.
- May be required in the event of a municipal emergency to support the emergency operations centre and incident action/recovery plan.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Direct reporting relationships:
- Director of Corporate Services
Indirect reporting relationships:
Interaction with external contacts:
- Vendors
- Stakeholders
- Residents
This position provides backup support to:
- Director of Corporate Services
Compensation and Classification:
- The anticipated start date is June 23, 2025
- Full-Time, Permanent at 37.5 hours per week
- Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with a one-hour lunch break
- Participates in the earned flex day program
- Full benefits and pension after three months
- Starting salary range is
- Non-union
- Supervisory
How to Apply:
The closing date is Tuesday, May 20th, 2025.
Applicants can apply with their cover letter and resume on our website at https://www.brazeau.ab.ca/county-office/careers
Thank you in advance to all applicants, only those who are shortlisted will be contacted.
