Finance Manager

About Us
Shared Value Solutions is a growing environmental and community development consulting firm based in Guelph that collaborates with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Nations from coast, to coast, to coast. Our team works alongside Indigenous Nations and organizations across Canada, providing technical guidance, regulatory advice, peer reviews, planning, and negotiation strategy in relation to major resource development projects.
We are a company of Indigenous and non-Indigenous environmental, data and technology, cultural heritage, planning, and regulatory researchers committed to braiding Indigenous Knowledge with western science to further our clients' goals of prosperity, stewardship, and jurisdiction.
We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to build diverse teams that reflect the community. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, those identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans and people with disabilities. If you require accommodation through any part of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be pleased to facilitate that for you.
Preference is given to candidates identifying as Indigenous, including First Nations, Métis, or Inuit. We are striving to build a diverse team that has lived experience with Indigenous communities. Please apply if you have equivalent qualifications and traditional knowledge that are not listed in the job description below.
It will greatly assist us with screening if you refer in your application to your Indigenous identity. Recognizing the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people, it is your choice whether to volunteer information. We will hold your application in strictest confidence, sharing it only with our hiring team.
Who We're Looking For:
Shared Value Solutions Ltd. is currently looking for a Finance Manager/Accountant to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis.
We are searching for a financial professional who is a strong leader with the right balance of financial governance, business acumen, and people skills. This role has the opportunity for growth and we are open to considering an intermediate or senior level person with the appropriate skills and experience.
Reporting to the CEO/CFO, you'll ensure sound financial controls are established and maintained. You'll work closely with the senior management team and maintain a positive and fail-forward team atmosphere, in accordance with our Team Code and values and ensure a high level of initiative, responsibility, and a dedication to quality.
Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee the financial operations and the finance team including cash management and cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, accounts payable, receivables, financial reporting, while ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Manage the cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts.
• Manage the bookkeeping function including the maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.
• Interface with outside audit firms and banks as required.
• Safeguard assets and assure accurate and timely recording of all transactions.
• Manage the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, payroll, fixed asset records, general and entity accounting.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets to ensure financial plans are consistent with organizational goals.
• Assist with analysis of financial data to provide strategic financial guidance to senior management and/or evaluate company ventures or special projects, programs, capital expenditures, costing, etc. when necessary.
• Respond quickly and empathetically to team members' and client needs.
• Support organizational cultural diversity and inclusion mandate initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned from time to time.

Skills and Experience:

• Intermediate or senior finance professional, with financial control and management reporting expertise with a minimum of three to five years in a similar role.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, knowledge of accounting principles and financial software, and good judgement showing logical decision making, with a hands-on approach.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills (written and oral), and leadership skills, capable of communicating in a professional and courteous manner with employees, clients, vendors, and senior management and owners.
• A team player with the ability to demonstrate our core values and team code.
• Confident self-starter with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment, combined with the ability to think "outside the box" and ability to question and improve on the status quo.
• Knowledge of GAAP and relevant financial accounting regulations.

Asset Qualifications:

• Good plain language communicator
• Experience in the environmental consulting industry, government, or with Indigenous communities
• Economic developmental experience

Compensation: Salary range is $70,000 to $90,000 based on qualifications and experience.
Why Join Our Team?
By joining our team, you will have the chance to make a meaningful impact on the environment and the communities we serve. We provide a supportive and inclusive work environment where your expertise and ideas will be valued and respected. Our consultants work on diverse projects and engage with a wide range of Indigenous Nations and organizations. We offer competitive compensation packages and opportunities for professional growth, along with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere that fosters teamwork and collaboration. Join us at Shared Value Solutions and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference while building a rewarding career.

• Base Pay
• Variable Pay/Profit Sharing
• Cell Phone/Remote Working Allowance
• Group Health Benefits and Employee Assistance Program (health, dental, vision, and life insurance)
• Retirement Savings Plan match
• Professional designation reimbursement
• Professional Development (formal and informal)
• Paid Time off (Freedom Time/Open Vacation Policy, Sick Time, Cultural Days, Bereavement, Family Care)
• Winter Tire Rebate
• Flexible working options including working from home

Let us know if you speak: French, Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree, Blackfoot, Dene, Innu, or other languages that might be useful for this position.
Summing it Up - Why Should you Apply?

• Fun company culture
• Learning and career growth opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• Meaningful work

We are on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron People. We honour the original ancestors of this land and also offer respect to our Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Mississauga and Métis neighbours. We strive to be accountable by acknowledging this history and cultivating respect in our relationships with our Indigenous neighbours and the land.