Government Program Finance Manager

Lead federally funded program finances as a Finance Manager in Ottawa’s east end, using budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting expertise.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Administration, you will oversee a major national program’s financial administration. The permanent, full-time position uses a hybrid arrangement, requiring at least one Ottawa East office day weekly. Your work will support compliant expenditures, employer incentive payments, partner funding, and administrative costs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead budgets, forecasts, cash flow, and expenditure tracking
• Prepare reports, variance analyses, and federal financial claims
• Reconcile employer incentive payments and partner funding streams
• Maintain accounting functions, reconciliations, journals, and month-end closing
• Develop controls, support audits, and supervise Finance Coordinators

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting, finance, or related discipline
• Five to eight years’ accounting or financial management experience
• Government-funded program or contribution agreement experience
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, reconciliation, and reporting background
• CPA designation preferred; CPA candidates considered

Apply financial judgment, program oversight, and team leadership to federally funded operations while advancing broader finance responsibilities.

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