KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Management & Oversight

• Ensure ILS’s financial systems, policies, and practices meet all legislative, regulatory, and funding requirements.
• Provide accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to support Board and leadership decision-making.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and audit processes with transparency and integrity.
• Implement robust internal controls to safeguard resources and ensure accountability.
• Oversee the payroll function to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
• Use financial modeling and scenario planning to guide investment, sustainability, and growth decisions.
• Serve as the lead liaison for external and internal audits, ensuring readiness, full compliance, and timely resolution of findings.

Budget Development & Monitoring

• Lead an inclusive and data-driven budgeting process in collaboration with department leaders.
• Monitor expenditures and proactively address variances to keep programs on track.
• Support grant applications and donor stewardship with accurate, compelling financial information.

Corporate Operations & Administration

• Oversee procurement, contracts, and operational policies that drive efficiency and value for money.
• Ensure business processes are streamlined, responsive, and aligned with ILS’s mission.
• Build strong vendor relationships and negotiate agreements that maximize benefits to the organization.

Information Technology Leadership

• Champion a forward-looking IT strategy that supports innovation, efficiency, and secure service delivery.
• Oversee the adoption of technology solutions that improve data integrity, workflow, and collaboration.
• Lead cybersecurity planning, ensuring systems are secure and resilient.

Facilities Management

• Ensure all ILS facilities are safe, functional, and compliant with health, safety, building, and accessibility standards.
• Lead space planning, renovations, and capital projects to meet current and future needs.
• Manage facilities budgets, maintenance schedules, and vendor partnerships.
• Oversee emergency preparedness and ensure timely resolution of facility-related issues.

Strategic Leadership

• Shape and champion ILS’s vision by guiding the creation and delivery of strategic and operational plans.
• Promote organizational strategies that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and remove barriers to inclusion.
• Build forward-looking financial and operational strategies that position ILS for long-term success.
• Forge strong partnerships and drive growth by providing the financial insight and risk analysis needed to support innovative funding and collaboration opportunities.

Risk Management & Governance

• Serve as the Privacy Officer, responsible for privacy governance, compliance with relevant legislation (e.g., PIPEDA), oversight of privacy impact assessments, training, and responding to privacy-related inquiries or incidents.
• Participate in the organization’s risk management strategy, identifying and mitigating risks within the department and across all operations.

• Maintain ongoing compliance with legal, funding, and accreditation requirements.

Organizational Performance & Accreditation (CARF)

• Lead the department’s performance measurement effort, tracking results against strategic and operational goals.
• Ensure accurate, timely performance data is available for decision-making and stakeholder reporting.
• Embed CARF standards into daily operations and lead accreditation readiness in the department year-round.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Certification

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or equivalent strongly preferred.

Experience

• 5-7 years of senior leadership experience in finance and operations, ideally in the non-profit and/or healthcare sector.
• Demonstrated success in budgeting, risk management, strategic planning, organizational performance management, and organizational leadership.
• Experience managing IT and facilities functions is an asset.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong knowledge and experience working with accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite, and ideally Great Plains/Quadrant (accounting/HRIS).
• Knowledgeable about funding frameworks, legislation, and governance requirements in the non-profit and healthcare sector in Ontario.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership practices.
• Strategic thinker with exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent emotional intelligence skill-set re; self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management.
• Strong communicator, able to translate complex information into clear, actionable insights.
• Proven ability to inspire, coach and support individuals, applying principles of mentorship and performance support.
• Bilingualism (French/English) is an asset.

Compensation

• Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Comprehensive Benefits Program including Health and Dental, Long-Term Disability Plan and RRSP Employer matching Program.

Other Details

• Serves as a secondary signing officer for ILS.
• Occasional travel within Simcoe County is required.
• Occasional evening work is required.