Director, Finance

About Us 

As steward of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (the Strategy), the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership) receives ongoing funding from Health Canada to work with provincial and territorial ministries of health and their cancer programs, health system leaders and clinicians, and people affected by cancer across Canada to implement the Strategy to improve cancer outcomes for all people in Canada. Learn more at www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca.  

Division Overview

The Finance and Corporate Services Division leads all services required to secure a sound financial, project management and information technology platform and ensure that the organization has the technical, operational, infrastructure, and change management capabilities necessary to achieve the maximum impact for its mandate and budget. The team works alongside all divisions in managing financial and project aspects of programs and initiatives that aim to deliver on the priorities of the 2019-2029 Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control.

Overview of Role

The Director, Finance supports the Finance & Corporate Services Division in carrying out projects and initiatives to achieve organizational priorities. Reporting to the Vice-President, Finance & Corporate Services, the incumbent provides strategic leadership, financial planning, and management oversight to optimize the Partnership’s financial performance and accountability.

Core Responsibilities & Activities

Financial strategy

• Develop and implement short- and long-term financial strategies aligned with the organization’s mission, goals, and objectives.
• Facilitates discussions on strategic allocation of funding and supports the Executive Team to shape overall financial management strategies working in alignment with internal stakeholders.
• Develops and presents strategic and operational financial considerations, decisions, and risk mitigations to senior leadership while also demonstrating stewardship of public funds and organizational assets.
• Directs CPAC’s finances and influences corporate resources to achieve financial and operational efficiencies, effectiveness, sustainability, and improved outcomes.
• Director Lead supporting the Board of Directors Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and is responsible for development of high-quality Board materials.
• Leads the annual budgeting process aligned with the development of the corporate plan.
• Collaborates with internal teams as a business partner to ensure funding is spent effectively across the organization.
• Drives innovations throughout the financial and corporate services function to achieve cost savings and increased efficiencies.
• Creates and tests new financial models to optimize financial outcomes to address new business initiatives and ensures constant improvement of financial and accounting processes are aligned with evolving business goals and objectives.

Financial controllership

• Oversees management of the finance function (e.g. general accounting functions, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and reporting), and provides oversight setting controllership accountability expectations across the organization to enable the Partnership to deliver on its mandate.
• Ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to financial matters, including regular reviews of financial results, account reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Leads development, communications, and implementations of policies and practices to ensure financial reporting and accounting transactions for the Partnership comply with organization practices, professional standards, and the terms of contracts.
• Leads development, implementation and testing of financial and accounting controls, policies, and procedures to ensure efficient use of the Partnership’s resources, increase productivity, and ensure auditability and compliance.

Partner funding and procurement

• Oversees the management of all strategic partner funding, procurement processes and data management.
• Leads development of strategic partner funding approaches, procurement policies, procedures to ensure effective controls and use of CPAC’s resources.
• Ensure procurements are optimized with a focus on policy compliance, fairness, value for money, cost reduction, and efficiency in the outcome of the procurement.
• Lead the transformation of the procurement function to implement best practices through the procurement process.

General accountabilities

• Contributes to the strategic leadership and direction of the organization through participation in senior management and Executive team meetings.
• Holds shared accountability for collaboration across divisions and portfolios and with external partners, particularly to ensure opportunities for strategic alignment with all aspects of the Strategy.
• Supports VP accountabilities and achievement of strategic priorities.
• Contributes to setting division strategy and goals, allocating resources, and delivering results on time and within budget.
• Manages and supervises staff, establishing goals, setting expectations, and evaluating performance. Providing clarity of roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities to enable staff to manage their areas of responsibility in an effective, efficient and transparent manner.
• Holds accountability for Finance function budgets, contracts and vendor management.

Competencies

The Partnership’s core competencies are a key element to reviewing performance. While the duties and responsibilities of a position tell you the “what,” the competencies tell you the “how.” We have developed universal competencies which we expect to be exhibited by all employees regardless of level or position, as well as leadership competencies which we expect to be exhibited by staff in people management positions.

Universal competencies

• Inclusion: Contributes to a work environment where all people feel safe, have a sense of belonging, feel valued for their differences, and are empowered to participate and contribute freely.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Works well with others both internally and externally to achieve individual goals, team goals, and/or organizational goals. Understands that a combined effort leads to greater results than those achieved by individuals.
• Organizational Awareness: Contributes by aligning actions with the organization’s goals, core functions, needs, and values. Understands how the organization functions internally and externally in the broader system.
• Design-Thinking: Designs solutions with the end user in mind. Clearly defines problems to address the real needs. Adopts an iterative approach to designing solutions, integrating ideas or feedback generated at various stages.

Leadership competencies

• Inspiration: Motivates others by bringing energy and optimism to the team. Creates a sense of direction and common purpose by helping others see themselves in the work. Explains the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’ and the ‘how’.
• People Management: Enables and empowers people to achieve individual and organizational goals. Coaches, mentors, and manages employee experience, and employee performance, through mindful preparation. Creates space for others to lead.
• Strategy: Applies vision to think beyond the immediate situation and explores multiple potential paths. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to better drive decisions and more efficient implementation. Ensure that business goals are met by executing, monitoring, and adjusting the organizational action plan.
• Influence: Impacts others’ thinking, decisions, or behavior through inclusive practices and relationship building. Drives action through influence, often without authority.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Uses critical thinking to evaluate problems, gather information, understand causes, and identify best possible solutions. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better decisions and more efficient implementations.

Experience and Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or other relevant discipline, or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) required.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience preferable in non-profit, government and/or healthcare sector. Education or experience with First Nations, Inuit and Métis is an asset.
• Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive).

Apply now

To apply, please forward your CV and cover letter combined in one file in Word or PDF format to:
peopleandculture@partnershipagainstcancer.ca.

The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer thanks all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If contacted for an interview, please inform us should accommodation be required.

The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer has a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunity employer.