Director Of Accounting Operations

About The Salvation Army

Mission Statement

The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.

Vision Statement

We are an innovative partner, mobilized to share hope wherever there is hardship, building communities that are just and know the love of Jesus.

Core Values

The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda has four core values:

Hope: We give hope through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Service: We reach out to support others without discrimination.
Dignity: We respect and value each other, recognizing everyone's worth.
Stewardship: We responsibly manage the resources entrusted to us.

About the Position

The Directors of Accounting Operations ("DAO") assists the Senior Director of Accounting Operations in managing and leading the Accounting Operations (revenue & disbursements) team for Canada and Bermuda, ensuring the integrity of the accounting records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The DAOs provide advice for the revenue and disbursement process to Territorial Headquarters ("THQ") departments, divisional headquarters ("DHQ") and ministry units ("MU") in Canada and Bermuda as needed. They recommend and administer policies and procedures pertaining to such matters.

Provides oversight and management for accounts payable and revenue functions:

• Manages the accounts payable and revenue functions for THQ, DHQs, and MUs and develops and implements accounting policies and procedures.
• Recruits, trains, supervises and develops staff.
• Ensures that all general ledger accounts related to Accounting Operations are regularly analyzed, reconciled and that the integrity of the master chart of accounts is maintained.
• Manages the accounts payable and accounts receivable sub-ledgers, ensuring regular reconciliation and adjusting entries are recorded in a timely manner. Brings any concerns to the attention of the management of the client entities.

Provides financial management oversight:

• Review and authorize release of disbursement instruments (cheques, drafts, EFT or bank transfers), ensuring expenditures have been properly approved and are supported by adequate documentation.
• Manages accounts payable to ensure that payment discounts are taken and liabilities are discharged as they become due.
• Reports to the Senior Director of Accounting Operations, any deviations from established expenditure policy.
• Manages accounts and loans receivable to ensure timely collection of amounts due.
• Follow-up on outstanding accounts; bring significant overdue amounts to the attention of the management of the client entity.
• Regularly works with financial accounting to resolve deficits by freezing disbursements where required.

Provides tax management:

• Ensure appropriate rebates are identified and reported in applicable GL accounts
• Ensure appropriate taxes are billed to customers of The Salvation Army
• Provide advice and guidance to S.A. personnel concerning HST, GST, and PST tax matters
• Assist in the training and development of personnel with respect to HST, GST, and PST tax matters.

• Director of Accounting Operations will have a university degree (preferably with a major or concentration in accounting) and CPA designation.

Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements:

• At least five years of related accounting/business work experience and at least two years at the managerial level
• Supervisory and leadership experience

• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to work under minimal direction
• Ability to read, understand and modify complex text where accuracy is essential
• Required to participate in management presentations and training
• Commitment to quality customer service

Compensation

The target hiring range for this position is $90,674 to $113,343 with the ability to progress to a maximum of $136,011. Placement in the salary range will be based on factors such as market conditions, internal equity, and candidate experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the role.

Other Details

The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please let us know if you have a need for any accommodation.

We thank all applicants and will contact candidates selected for next steps. Internal Applicants are encouraged to notify their current supervisor when applying for a new position within The Salvation Army.