Join an enterprise that values collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability.Are you a dynamic and people-centered finance leader? Are you seeking an opportunity to demonstrate your extensive accounting and controllership expertise and knowledge? Do you have experience leading and motivating high performing teams? The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is seeking strategic leaders to join the organization as a Controller/Senior Manager, Controllership.
This current opportunity is with the Ministry of Energy and is located in Toronto at 77 Grenville Street.
This competition is intended to strengthen our organization's Controller talent bench across the OPS and will be used to fill various future permanent and temporary vacancies within and outside the GTA including Peterborough, Sudbury, St Catharines, Guelph, and Orillia.
OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:
The OPS is an innovative, responsive and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable. Diversifying leadership is a top priority for the OPS. Our goal is to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most under-represented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) on our leadership teams.
The OPS invites all interested individuals to apply. As an organization that promotes equity and diversity, the OPS encourages applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized individuals, and persons with disabilities.
The OPS is an accessible employer and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process.
Visit the
OPS Anti-Racism Policy, the
OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint, and the
Multi-Year Accessibility Plan to learn more about the OPS commitment to advancing racial equity, accessibility, diversity and inclusion in the public service.
What can I expect to do in this role?
Create the Work EnvironmentIn the Ontario Public Service, we hold our leaders to the highest standards, expecting them to embody authenticity, accountability, and courage in every action and decision. It will be your responsibility to create a work environment and team culture that ignites innovation, nurtures collaboration and champions inclusivity by creating a diverse, anti-racist and accessible workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. By aligning your choices with these values, you will create a vibrant work environment where every individual can thrive.
Deliver on Business Goals and PrioritiesYour leadership will be crucial in guiding the team towards the achievement of its business goals. It will be your responsibility to inspire and motivate your team to deliver their best performance and align the team's daily actions with the strategic vision of the ministry.
As the Controller/Senior Manager, Controllership, you will:
• establish the ministry financial controllership and accountability framework.
• manage and lead ministry corporate accounting, financial analysis, risk and audit management, and financial reporting operations.
• provide strategic advice to ministry staff and senior executives on government accounting policies, procurement, and financial control in the delivery of the ministry's programs, services and financial objectives.
• provide ministry-wide direction, leadership, and quality assurance in the development, communication, implementation, and management of financial controllership and reporting mechanisms as well as other corporate responsibilities as required (eg., emergency management)
• develop, build, and maintain strategic relationships with partners across the ministry, organization, government agencies and broader public sector.
• lead and manage a high-performing team through coaching, fostering innovation, and building capacity.
• demonstrate the
leadership behaviours, attributes and mindset for leaders, across the organization, to lead the OPS into the future and deliver our vision.
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
This position requires an accounting designation: CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) or CPFA (Canadian Public Finance Accreditation).
Strategic Leadership Skills:
• You have the leadership experience and ability to inspire, engage, motivate, develop, and mentor staff to deliver.
• You demonstrate a strong commitment to and promote a culture of equity, reconciliation, accessibility, inclusion, and anti-racism.
• You can establish priorities, identify critical issues, recommend options, and meet tight deadlines.
• You have excellent judgement and tact to handle highly visible, complex, and politically sensitive issues.
Technical Expertise and Specialized Knowledge
• You have knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• You have experience practicing and applying modern controllership principles, financial management and reporting, and business and financial audit principles and processes.
• You have knowledge of business structures and practices in trust accounting, pension accounting, financial management, and investment and auditing.
• You have knowledge of financial reporting processes and requirements.
• You can provide analysis, solutions, and recommendations to manage risk, optimize financial management, and maximize compliance.
Communication and Relationship Management Skills
• You can bring people from diverse backgrounds and organizations together to foster positive interactions and collaboration.
• You can build and maintain trust-based relationships with a multitude of partners, clients, and staff.
• You have demonstrated communication skills (including presentation and briefing skills) to inform senior executives and staff on complex financial and controllership requirements.
• You have experience identifying, resolving, and clearly communicating strategic options to proactively support multiple clients and objectives.
