• Town of Sidney Organization: Town of Sidney

TOWN OF SIDNEY

Manager of Finance

The Town of Sidney is a seaside community of 12,000 residents, recognized for its vibrant flower-lined main street, ocean front walkways, lovely parks, and strong sense of community. The Town is located on the Saanich Peninsula, on southern Vancouver Island, 20 kilometers from Victoria, with the Salish Sea and Gulf Islands on one side, and rolling fields, organic farms, vineyards and pastoral views on the other.

The Town is offering a challenging and rewarding career opportunity as the Manager of Finance. This hands-on position is ideal for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with strong accounting, financial management, communication and organizational skills.

Under the general direction of the Director of Corporate Services, the Manager of Finance is responsible for a wide variety of tasks related to the day-to-day and long-term financial operations of the Town. The primary responsibilities are: supervising daily financial operations; statutory financial reporting, including responsibility for the annual financial statements and audit; providing a high level of internal and external customer service; internal reporting to enhance management and Council’s ability to make timely and sound financial decisions. A more detailed description of the position is available on our website.

We are looking for a designated accountant with at least 5 years of management experience. Experience with PSAB accounting and in a municipal environment would be considered an asset, as would a proven ability to use and implement new software.

If you are a well organized, detail oriented, self-starting team player who is able to meet demanding deadlines and work the extra hours when required to do so, we’d love to hear from you.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume, along with a letter explaining why you believe you are a good fit for the position, by

4:00 p.m. Friday, September 14th, 2012, to:
Town of Sidney

Attn: Human Resources Dept

2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 1Y7,

FAX: 250-656-7056 or by e-mail to careers@sidney.ca

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position and advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Location: Sidney, BC Date Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 12:27:14 PM Posting Expires: Friday, September 14, 2012 at 4:00:00 PM
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