Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Finance Director provides strategic financial leadership and oversight to support the fiscal health, accountability, and long-term sustainability of Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC). The role ensures financial planning and practices align with ATC’s mandate, cultural values, strategic priorities, and commitment to serving First Nations communities.

The Finance Director analyzes, interprets financial and accounting information to assess operating results, monitor performance against approved budgets, and guide informed decision-making. This position leads the development and oversight of annual budgets, long-term financial plans, administers organizational funds, and monitors expenditures to ensure responsible stewardship of resources. Working collaboratively with the ATC’s Board of Directors, senior leadership and program teams, the Finance Director maintains effective financial controls and ensures compliance with funding agreements, organizational policies, applicable legislation and accounting standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Analyze financial and accounting information to assess operating results, budget and prior-year performance, trends, and factors affecting the financial position and performance of ATC and its related entities.
- Develop, coordinate, control annual budgets and financial plans in collaboration with the CEO and department managers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, funding requirements, and strategic priorities.
- Monitor financial performance, expenditures, investments, and commitments to ensure appropriate resource allocation, meet organizational obligations, and identify emerging financial pressures, funding gaps, and opportunities for improvement.




- Provide strategic financial leadership for business development, corporate planning, and major organizational decisions.
- Evaluate financial implications, support the development of organizational, program, and financial plans, and advise the CEO and Board of Directors on financial sustainability and strategic growth.
- Ensure financial planning, performance measures, and resource allocation align with ATC’s strategic objectives.
- Oversee financial operations, including general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, banking, investments, and the administration and maintenance of accurate financial records.
- Oversee month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and the preparation of timely financial reports. Analyze results against budgets and prior-year performance to identify material variances, emerging financial pressures, funding gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
- Keep the CEO and Board of Directors informed of the financial condition of ATC and its related entities, including financial results, budget performance, material variances, emerging risks, funding matters, compliance issues, and other significant factors affecting financial performance.
- Develop, communicate, implement, and monitor organization wide financial policies, standards, procedures, and internal controls.



Ensure financial practices comply with ATC’s Financial Management Policy, funding agreements, contractual obligations, applicable accounting and reporting standards.
- Oversee financial compliance and reporting, including CRA, annual pension, and lender requirements, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely submissions.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with funding agencies, regulatory bodies, external auditors, banks, lenders, insurance providers, tax advisors, financial consultants, and other professional organizations.
- Lead and coordinate the annual audit and related financial assurance activities, including supporting schedules, reconciliations, documentation, responses to auditor requests, and follow-up on findings.
- Maintain financial records and controls that support ongoing audit readiness and compliance.
- Lead the Finance department, including the supervision and development of staff and oversight of contracted service providers. Establish priorities, provide direction, monitor performance, and build staff capacity in budgeting, forecasting, financial controls, compliance, and financial reporting.
- Perform other duties and assignments as directed by the CEO that are consistent with the responsibilities and accountabilities of the Director, Finance position.

Qualifications and Skills

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related discipline: a master’s degree is considered an asset.
- Chartered Skilled Account (CPA) Designation required.
- A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in financial management, including senior leadership responsibilities for financi

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