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Current Opportunity Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead

Support First Nation communities and Northern organizations with practical financial reporting, program funding documentation, year-end reporting coordination, and steady follow-through across important client files.

- Financial reporting support
- Program funding documentation
- Year-end reporting coordination
- Practical client follow-through

This role is for someone who is organized, practical, and comfortable helping client teams keep financial reporting, program documentation, deadlines, and follow-up work moving forward.

Financial Reporting Support

Full-time role with benefits

Position Overview

Quick Job Details

This role is for a strong professional with a financial or accounting background who can take a lead role on assigned files, support financial statement preparation, coordinate audit-ready files, and help First Nation clients move delayed or complex reporting work forward.

Location

1186 Roland St., Thunder Bay, Ontario. This role is primarily based at RiverBend’s Thunder Bay office.

Employment Type

Full time, permanent role focused on financial statement preparation, audit file development, and audit coordination.

Application Deadline

Applications are requested by March 31, 2026. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by email.

Compensation $100,000 to $110,000 per year, plus comprehensive benefits and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

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Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead

RiverBend is seeking a Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead to help First Nation communities strengthen financial reporting, complete delayed audits, and build stronger systems for the future. This is a senior client-facing role for someone who can combine technical accounting depth, file leadership, practical problem-solving, and respectful communication.

What this role focuses on

This role focuses on financial statement preparation, audit file development, delayed audit recovery, and audit coordination. The successful candidate will help organize complex financial information, prepare detailed support, coordinate outstanding items, and work with RiverBend staff, First Nation administration, auditors, and funders to move important files to completion.

Financial Statement Preparation

Prepare managment focused financial statements, working papers, reconciliations, lead sheets, and support schedules.

Audit File Development





Organize audit-ready files, respond to audit requests, and support files through to completion.

Delayed Audit Recovery

Help reconstruct and organize financial information across multiple fiscal years where reporting is delayed, incomplete, or difficult to follow.

Team Lead Coordination

Serve as a team lead on assigned files by helping coordinate work, maintain momentum, and track timelines and deliverables.

Client and Auditor Communication

Work with First Nation administration, RiverBend staff, auditors, and funders to gather information and resolve outstanding items.

Process Improvement

Identify recurring file issues and support practical improvements to file organization, workflow, reporting, and future audit preparation.

Success Profile

This role is a strong fit for someone who is technically strong, organized, persistent, and comfortable leading files through incomplete information, historical issues, changing priorities, and multiple reporting environments.

Technically strong and detail-oriented.

Comfortable taking the lead on assigned files.

Able to work independently and manage shifting priorities.

Persistent and professional in follow-up.

Comfortable working through incomplete records and historical issues.

Respectful and culturally aware when working with First Nation clients and leadership.

Qualifications And Experience Required Experience

- CPA designation, or solid demonstrated equivalent senior-level experience.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in public accounting, financial reporting, year-end file preparation, audit support, or similar senior accounting work.
- Robust experience preparing financial statements, working papers, reconciliations, and audit support files.
- Strong understanding of how transactions flow through the general ledger into financial statements.
- Experience working with auditors and managing audit follow-up.
- Strong Excel skills and robust written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage changing priorities, work independently, and help lead work within a collaborative environment.

Strong Assets
- Experience working with First Nation organizations, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations, or public sector entities.
- Experience bringing delayed year-end files or audits up to date.
- Experience working with government funding, contribution agreements, or program reporting.
- Experience in advisory, controllership, or client-facing accounting roles.
- Experience with Caseware, QuickBooks,



or similar reporting and year-end tools.
- Interest in emerging technologies, including AI, Microsoft 365 workflows, Power BI, and practical reporting innovation.

Senior judgment and file leadership matter This role requires senior-level experience. It is intended for someone who can take ownership of assigned files, coordinate work with others, and help bring complex audit and financial reporting work to completion.

Role Snapshot

Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead A senior full-time role focused on financial statement preparation, audit-ready file development, delayed audit recovery, file coordination, and practical client support.

Location

1186 Roland St., Thunder Bay, Ontario

Employment Type

Full-time, permanent

Compensation $100,000 to $110,000 per year

Work Model

Primarily in-office in Thunder Bay. Some travel to client communities may be required based on project needs.

Reports To

Senior Projects Manager

Application Deadline

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How to Apply

Interested in this role?

Please send your resume and a brief cover letter to RiverBend. Use the role title in your email subject line so we can direct your application properly.

Email [email protected]

Application Timeline

Open until filled

Subject line

Application – Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead

This is a full time, permanent role based primarily at RiverBend’s Thunder Bay office. Some travel to client communities may be required depending on project needs.

Working at RiverBend

Lead meaningful files, support real progress, and help build stronger systems.

Meaningful Client Work

Support First Nation communities and Northern organizations with financial reporting, program support, audit readiness, and practical follow-through that helps important files move forward.

A Balanced Work Model

RiverBend values sustainable workloads, clear priorities, and a more balanced approach that does not rely on excessive busy-season overtime as the norm.

Room to Lead and Contribute

Help coordinate work, solve practical reporting problems, support stronger systems, and contribute to better financial information for the communities and organizations we serve.

Practical advisory, financial management, reporting, and project support for First Nation communities, Northern organizations, businesses, and partnerships.

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Our Services
- Advisory & Management Support
- Financial Management & Reporting
- Systems, Projects & Capacity Building

Location & Hours
- 400-1186 Roland St. Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5M4
- Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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