The Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing the organization’s day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and integrity of its financial records. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Finance Manager leads the month-end and year-end accounting processes, oversees accounts payable and accounts receivable, and provides direct supervision, technical guidance, and performance support to Finance Clerks.

The role provides operational leadership across general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, capital assets, inventory, fleet financial administration, and other key balance sheet activities. The Finance Manager ensures transactions and financial information are properly recorded, supported, reconciled, and maintained in accordance with established policies, procedures, internal controls, and accounting standards.

Process Improvement & Financial Management

The Finance Manager also provides leadership to the Finance clerks by establishing priorities and performance expectations, reviewing work for accuracy and compliance, providing technical accounting guidance, supporting staff development and cross-training, and ensuring critical accounting processes have appropriate documentation and backup coverage.

Overall, the Finance Manager plays a critical role in maintaining strong financial operations, reliable financial information, effective internal controls, audit readiness, and continuous improvement across the organization’s accounting function.