Manager, Financial Operations

Limited Competition

This Job Opening is limited to employees with the GNWT/WSCC in indeterminate and term positions.

Employees must apply through HRIS / Employee Self-Service. For instructions please see:

https://www.gov.nt.ca/careers/en/submit-application-gnwt-employee

Department Information

At the Department of Lands, we strive to be leaders and innovators in northern land and resource management. We have five regional offices, and are headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Despite being a small department, with approximately 150 employees, we carry out a diverse set of land management functions within the government. We offer many opportunities to be involved with a variety of different aspects to public land management.

The Department’s key activities include:

• coordination of government’s role in land use planning and environmental assessment
• public land administration
• compliance and enforcement of activities on public land
• provision of information and technology services to support the natural resources management functions of three GNWT departments

Visit the Department of Lands website to learn more about what we do.

Job Information

As the Manager, Financial Operations, you will be responsible for leadership and oversight of a full range of comptrollership functions in the Department of Lands including financial management and accounting operations expertise, advice and program support services, and the development of financial policy and business processes. You will also be responsible for developing and ensuring effective systems, processes and internal controls exist to manage and report on the high integrity of financial activities and results of operations in the GNWT Public Accounts, and ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).

Typically the qualifications for this position would be attained by a degree in Commerce or a related field with a major in Accounting or Finance together with a Chartered Professional Accountants Designations (CPA) and a minimum five (5) years of progressive, current and directly related experience. At least three (3) years of this experience must be at a senior level and include three (3) years of management experience.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:
Department of Finance

Government of the Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR

BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9

Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106

Fax (867) 873-0445

[email protected]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.