01 Nov
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Financeroles
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Halifax Regional Municipality
01 Nov
Financeroles
Halifax Regional Municipality
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Financial Reporting & Risk Manager oversees financial reporting, accounting operations, treasury, audits, financial systems, insurance, and regulatory compliance. The role leads the Accounting Services team, ensures robust internal controls and accurate financial reporting, and drives continuous improvement and compliance with applicable standards and requirements. The Financial Reporting & Risk Manager is responsible for leading the Authority's financial reporting, accounting operations, treasury management, external audit coordination, financial systems administration, regulatory reporting, and insurance. The position oversees the Accounting Services team and ensures the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of the Authority's financial records and reporting. The Manager provides technical accounting expertise, oversees the management and operations of Accounting Services, maintains strong internal controls, oversees the Authority’s insurance program and related claims administration, supports continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures compliance with accounting standards, legislation and contractual reporting requirements. Leadership & People Management
- Lead, coach and develop Accounting Services Specialists.
- Establish team priorities, performance expectations and development plans.
- Participate in recruitment, onboarding and succession planning.
- Foster collaboration across the Finance Department and other business units. Financial Reporting & Accounting
- Develop and manage the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close schedule, coordinating activities across Finance and other departments to ensure the timely and accurate completion of all reporting requirements and deadlines.
- Prepare and review financial statements in accordance with ASPE.
- Review significant journal entries, accruals, estimates and reconciliations.
- Analyze financial results and investigate significant variances.
- Provide assistance and support to managers on inventory and reporting.
- Research technical accounting issues and recommend appropriate accounting treatment.
- Review pension actuarial valuation and year-end extrapolation reports, ensuring pension accounting is appropriately reflected in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
- Conduct bi-weekly payroll reviews with the Payroll Manager to verify the completeness and accuracy of payroll, including employee counts, pay changes and supporting documentation.
- Prepare supporting working papers and maintain the integrity of the general ledger and chart of accounts. Treasury & Cash Management
- Manage the Authority's daily cash position and cash flow forecasting.
- Monitor borrowing requirements and banking arrangements.
- Maintain operational banking relationships and coordinate banking services.
- Ensure compliance with debt covenants and financing agreements.
- Administer debt service payment processes through Computershare, ensuring compliance with debt trust indenture requirements, payment schedules and related reporting obligations.
- Review banking transactions, electronic payments and payment authorizations. External Audit & Regulatory Reporting
- Coordinate all aspects of the annual external audit.
- Prepare audit working papers and respond to auditor requests.
- Coordinate financial statement disclosures and Annual Report financial information.
- Prepare statutory filings including HST, CRA and other regulatory submissions (Regulation 105 Non-Resident filings).
- Coordinate government grant reporting and funding audits. Financial Systems & Internal Controls
- Maintain and enhance financial systems and the chart of accounts.
- Develop, implement and monitor financial policies and internal controls.
- Lead financial system enhancements, process automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with Finance, Procurement and IT on system initiatives.
- Provide accounting policy guidance and financial systems support. Contract & Agreement Administration
- Administer the Transport Canada Ground Lease financial reporting requirements.
- Engagement with HRM and PVSC on property tax and assessment matters.
- Interpret agreement provisions and monitor organizational compliance.
- Calculate airport rent and prepare required reports.
- Coordinate Airport Improvement Fee reporting and other financial agreements.
- Support the five-year Ground Lease performance review process. Insurance
- Manage insurance claims and potential claims, including reviewing incident reports and supporting information, coordinating with Security, and notifying and liaising with HIAA’s insurance adjuster and broker (Aon).
- Respond to incident and claim-related inquiries from the travelling public, employees, contractors and other parties, and coordinate investigation and follow-up as required.
- Monitor open claims, prepare quarterly reporting, identify trends, and participate in regular claim reviews with
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