Sector Finance jobs

The Opportunity

Mushuau Innu First Nation (MIFN) is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee accounting operations, support financial planning and reporting, and lead the Finance team. Reporting to the CFO, you will help ensure sound financial controls, funding compliance, and reliable information for Chief and Council.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounting, including payroll, accounts payable and receivable, bank and credit card reconciliations, ledgers, and trial balances.
• Ensure accurate coding and allocation of transactions, payroll, and other costs by department, program, project, and funding source.
• Support budgeting, monitor actual results and variances, and prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for leadership and departments.
• Maintain accounting records and controls consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS), applicable legislation, and funding agreements.
• Prepare funding claims, agency reports, and statutory filings; support year-end procedures and external audits.
• Oversee purchase orders, available budgets, outstanding commitments, and Finance Department purchasing and inventory; process student and monthly rental payments.
• Support strategic and operational planning, financial risk management, governance processes, and performance monitoring.
• Develop and improve financial policies, procedures, records, and systems, including software implementation and accounting setup for new departments or entities.
• Supervise, coach, and organize Finance staff; conduct performance evaluations, address performance concerns, support recruitment, and maintain personnel records with HR.
• Guide employees on financial and organizational policies; prepare Council materials, attend meetings as requested, and respond to internal and external financial inquiries.
• Build respectful, service-oriented relationships with community members, departments, funding agencies, and other partners, and perform related duties assigned by the CFO.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related discipline.
• At least five years of progressive accounting experience, including two years in senior accounting or financial management.
• Previous experience working with a First Nations organization.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and software, PSAS, and legislation, policies, and funding requirements relevant to First Nations financial administration.
• Ability to perform complex accounting involving revenues, expenditures, cost-sharing, reconciliations, financial analysis, and reporting.
• Strong leadership, coaching, relationship-building, and communication skills, with sound judgment in managing conflict and employee performance.
• Excellent accuracy, confidentiality, organization, and time management, including the ability to prioritize team workloads and competing deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity, with the ability to respect and promote MIFN’s culture, language, and values.

Assets: Professional accounting designation and proficiency with Sage 300.

Working Conditions and Other Requirements

This office-based role involves regular computer use, sustained concentration, interruptions, and changing priorities. Schedule flexibility may be required to meet departmental and community needs. The successful candidate must follow and reinforce MIFN policies and successfully complete appropriate criminal record and police records checks, including periodic renewals.

How to Apply

Submit your resume and cover letter.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary is negotiable based on qualifications and experience.

Pay: $78,000.00-$94,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 5 years (preferred)
• sage 300: 1 year (preferred)
• First Nations Government or Organization : 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person