Director, Finance & Analytics Finance Department

Full Time, Permanent

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives. As Canada’s largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day.

We meet youth’s immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals.

We offer 24/7 crisis shelter transitional housing options on-site and, in the community, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

For over 40 years, Covenant House has been dedicated to its mission of serving youth on the street and to protect and safeguard all youth with absolute respect and unconditional love. Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Director, Finance & Analytics plays a key role in executing the continued evolution of the Finance function at Covenant House Toronto.

This role is responsible for supporting the CFO in implementing and embedding systems, processes, and reporting capabilities that improve financial operations, strengthen decision support, and enhance financial visibility across the organization.

In addition to driving systems, analytics, process improvement and business partnering initiatives, this role provides leadership, coaching and development to the Finance team.

Working in close partnership with the CFO, the Director will translate defined priorities into practical, sustainable solutions, with a focus on execution, collaboration, adoption, and continuous improvement. The role ensures that investments in systems and data (including NetSuite, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, ZoneOCR, Bill.We are currently recruiting for 1 Full time Permanent, Director, Finance & Analytics. Lead, mentor, coach, and develop Finance team members to become partners to our internal business stakeholders.

Champion change management practices to ensure successful adoption of new systems, reporting tools, workflows, and controls.

Promote continuous improvement by encouraging innovation, learning, and constructive challenge of existing practices.

Support the adoption and refinement of NetSuite (implemented by Covenant House International).





Translate system functionality into practical workflows, controls, and reporting structures.

Promote consistent and disciplined system use across Finance and operational teams.

Zone OCR, Concur or similar), particularly within accounts payable, to improve: Data accuracy

Reporting & Analytics (Power BI) Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to support financial and operational decision‑making.

Finance

Provide clear, actionable insights that support understanding of performance and emerging issues.

Cash Flow Management & Capital Planning Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts and liquidity models.

Support financial planning related to the organization’s $200M redevelopment initiative.

Provide analysis and insight into: Use and replenishment of reserves

Financial risks and sensitivities Support evaluation of financing options, including: Alternative or low‑cost financing structures Maintain audit‑ready documentation and supporting schedules.

Finance Business Partnering Support the development of a Finance business partnering approach across the organization to facilitate budgeting, forecasting, on‑going departmental performance analysis.

Provide financial analysis and insights to program and operational leaders.

Planning

Performance management Annual Audit experience

Support improvements to finance processes through effective use of systems, automation, and data.

Data Management & Integration (NetSuite to Microsoft Fabric / CDW) Function as Finance Steward lead for data flowing from NetSuite into the Microsoft Fabric environment (via CDW).

Assist in the defining and maintenance of financial data requirements for data warehouse ingestion, including: General ledger

Budget and forecast data

Ensure data is: Structured appropriately for reporting and analysis.

Consistent with finance definitions and chart of accounts





Aligned with Power BI reporting needs Validate data mappings and transformations.

Ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data pipelines. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.

MBA, Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related field is considered an asset.

Additional certifications in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Project Management, Change Management, NetSuite, Microsoft Fabric, or related technologies are considered assets.

8–12+ years of progressive finance experience

Experience in not‑for‑profit, charitable, healthcare, or complex multi‑program environments preferred.

Power BI or similar BI/reporting tools

Demonstrated change management of teams through organizational transformation.

Experience coaching, mentoring and development of staff at varying levels of experience. Cash flow planning, ideally in capital‑intensive or constrained environments

Strong systems and data orientation, with the ability to translate requirements into practical solutions.

Solid financial modeling and analytical capabilities

Ability to communicate effectively with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.

Benefits such as Health, Dental, Vision, Personal Days, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement and more.

Employee perks which include discounts on gym membership, city bike rentals, auto & home insurance and more.

At Covenant House Toronto we believe in a workplace culture of inclusion that is welcoming, respectful and safe for all staff. It is critical to Covenant House Toronto success to eliminate barriers and promote the inclusion of equity groups. Equity groups have been, and continue to be, underrepresented and marginalized in the workforce, leadership roles, and in some specific occupations.

Equity groups include but may not be limited to Indigenous persons, racialized people, gender diverse people, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Covenant House Policy on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Covenant House recruitment process. #

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