Director, Business Advisory Services

Director, Business Advisory Services

Our client is searching for a Director of Business Advisory Services to join their team. This role will be responsible for financial reporting and budgeting, cash control, assessment and business advisory functions and support for the company.

A successful candidate will provide advisory and management services for Asset Management, Risk Management and Insurance, Procurement, Grant Funding, and special projects including ERP software and projects related to Change Management.

Your success will be defined by your ability to :

• Lead and direct all department operations
• Ensure appropriate functions stewardship policies and practices exist and function effectively
• Advocate the use of sound fiscal, asset management, procurement and risk management principles and research best practices to improve processes and reporting
• Provide financial and business advisory expertise for a variety of projects, long range financial plans and strategic initiatives
• Provide business advisory information, analysis, statistics, and support to the development of reports, policies, budgets, contracts, newsletters and news releases, website and other documents
• Keep up to date of municipal legislation, new technologies, and systems as they relate to the Business Advisory Services, ensuring systems are current and effective
• Authorize and approve department related purchases in accordance with policy
• Ensure system controls and processes are in place to maintain data integrity and internal controls to minimize errors and risk of fraudulent activities relating to Business Advisory Services
• Maintain and monitor the integrity of the internal controls in the area of responsibility to safeguard and provide corrective actions as required

Your strengths include :

• Post secondary degree in Accounting, Business, or Commerce or a related program
• CPA designation, Master of Business Administration or proven track record in Business Advisory Services
• Financial and business advisory functions related experience in a local government setting
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Public Sector Accounting Standards
• Asset Management, Procurement and Risk Management Principles and Practices
• Municipal Government Act, in particular as related to financial administrative duties and financial administration
• Freedom of Information and Privacy Act requirements
• Ability to ensure all work-related information is kept confidential as per policy and in accordance with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• Ability to comply with records management practices as stated in the Records Management Policy
• Management and Leadership skills including decision making, planning, problem solving, ethics, creativity and innovation, systems thinking, delegation and communication

If you are interested in this role and meet the above criteria, please click the Apply button to send your resume directly to Eric Motuzas.

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