The Comptroller General Academy is accountable for building, coordinating, and sustaining holistic modernized learning, development and capacity building for the Ontario's government finance, risk and controls community and contributes to creating a culture where financial management, internal controls and risk management are embedded in all that we do.
If you have a strong understanding of public sector financial management and adult education principles, consider this challenging opportunity to lead the development and implementation of strategies and activities to address the government's financial management competency and capacity gaps and support the attraction, recruitment, and retention objectives for the Ontario government's finance, risk, and controls community.
Note: This position is located at 7 Queen's Park Cres in Toronto
About the job
You will:
• Lead the development and implementation of strategies, programs, and activities to address government financial management competency and capacity gaps;
• Plan, lead and coordinate the development of a financial management competency framework and strategy;
• Plan, manage and lead projects from concept to completion;
• Lead and coordinate the formulation of recommendations, strategies, and other options;
• Plan and lead research activities to identify best practices and emerging tools and methods in learning and development solutions;
• Lead the development of mechanisms to monitor and assess the effectiveness of financial management training programs;
• Lead initiatives focused on developing, maintaining and/or informing various Corporate Internal Control Framework elements
What you bring to the team
Technical Skills and Knowledge
• you have expert knowledge of accounting theory, policies, practices, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Auditing Standards and auditing;
• you have knowledge of adult education principles/practices;
• you have superior financial skills and knowledge to provide expertise, options and recommendations;
• you have demonstrated experience in business process assessment, financial control standards and policy development;
• you have knowledge of performance measurement development, monitoring and assessment techniques;
• you can review/analyze business processes and policies, develop recommendations, and provide related advice.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• you can clearly describe issues and persuasively present recommendations;
• you have strong interpersonal and relationship management skills;
• you have strong communication skills to produce reports, communicate with stakeholders, and gather information.
Leadership and Organizational Skills
• you have strong leadership, project management and organizational skills to coordinate/manage complex projects;
• you demonstrate a high level of judgment and initiative in leading projects and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
Computer Skills
• you have knowledge of financial management systems and related controls;
• you are proficient with standard software and can provide support to web administration.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace: