Finance Manager Location: Edmonton, AB (Hybrid) Duration: 6 months Employment Type: Contract Role Overview The Finance Manager will provide senior financial leadership and hands-on oversight for complex, time-sensitive finance and accounting initiatives supporting multiple organizations within a large public-sector environment.
The Manager should combine technical accounting depth, financial reporting expertise, leadership capability, and strong stakeholder management.
The ideal profile is someone who can step into a complex public-sector finance environment, rapidly understand the assignment, organize resources, manage risks and deadlines, review technical financial work, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure high-quality deliverables.
Key Responsibilities Manage complex financial reporting and accounting engagements Lead financial reporting, general accounting, revenue/grant reporting, or related finance workstreams Oversee annual, quarterly, and monthly reporting Review financial statements and accompanying notes Manage external and internal audit requirements Oversee year-end and month-end processes Review significant accounting issues and research Ensure appropriate accounting standards and policies are followed Manage complex financial variance investigations Oversee general ledger and account reconciliation activities Manage restricted-fund and grant reporting Review deferred revenue and funding-related matters Oversee capital asset and general accounting activities where assigned Coordinate government reporting and other time-sensitive deliverables Review work prepared by Financial Analysts,
Senior Financial Analysts, and/or Team Leads Establish priorities and allocate work Manage stakeholder expectations Identify financial and reporting risks and escalate significant issues Ensure deliverables are accurate, complete, and timely Provide guidance to operational and financial stakeholders Key Qualifications CPA or CPA-in-progress Significant progressive finance/accounting experience Management/leadership experience in financial reporting or accounting Advanced financial statement knowledge Financial reporting and general ledger expertise Month-end and year-end leadership External and internal audit experience Complex variance and reconciliation experience Advanced Excel Experience with large-enterprise financial systems Experience reviewing the work of other financial professionals Strong decision-making and skilled judgment Ability to operate independently Highly Desirable CPA designation PSAS Canadian public sector experience Healthcare finance experience Financial Reporting Manager experience External audit management Grant/restricted-fund reporting General accounting leadership Internal controls Experience in large, complex organizations ASPE / IFRS / GAAP Leadership and Soft Skills Executive-level communication Leadership presence Strong judgment Ability to manage ambiguity Staff leadership Stakeholder management Ability to constructively challenge and review financial work Organization and prioritization Deadline management Risk identification Collaborative leadership Ability to operate in a complex multi-stakeholder organization