Controller

REPORTS TO: Director of Finance

DEPARTMENT: Finance

Are you an experienced CPA Controller who loves Jesus and His church? If so, would you consider joining our team?

MISSION

The Alliance Canada is a vibrant, growing evangelical denomination, committed to serving Jesus and His mission. With a dedicated team of over a thousand, the Alliance Canada supports hundreds of affiliated local churches across Canada as well as active global outreach ministries in over 30 countries.

Opportunity

Our Controller is hands-on and comfortable with providing full-cycle financial services for The Alliance Canada. They work with the Director of Finance and the Global Ministries Controller and lead a finance team.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Works Closely with:

• The Finance team
• All teams at The Alliance Canada
• Partners:
  • Bank
  • External Auditors
  • Insurance Providers
  • Government agencies

Responsibilities:

1. Maintain financial records of The Alliance Canada’s entities and serves internal and stakeholders.
2. Leads a team of staff
3. General Ledger
   • Oversee financial transactions and journal entries
   • Oversee financial reporting, statement preparation and distribution.
4. Payroll
   • Prepare and file National Ministry Center staff payroll with service provider. Prepare year-end government filing and file them on time.
   • Ensure Staff have access to T4s. Prepare payroll journal entries.
   • File and pay appropriate payroll deductions for the missionary payroll
   • Ensure year-end government filings are completed on time.
5. Accounts Payable
   • Authorize electronic payment distributions for payroll deposits, retiral subsidy payments, grant payments, missionary and field remittances, and oversee the pre-authorized payment donation system.
   • Approve invoices and other payments.
   • Authorize the release funds to pay payment runs.
6. Health Benefits
   • Administer the Plan for the staff members.
   • Prepare monthly billing analysis for the group benefit plan for National Ministry Centre staff.
7. Year End
   • Lead the preparation of year end working papers for the auditors
   • Ensure team members supply the auditors with what they need on a timely basis.
   • Preparation of working papers
   • Financial analysis and commentary
8. Financial analysis and commentary
9. Works with the Digital Technology team to support the use of Financial Systems
10. Internal controls and Reconciliation as required
11. Supervise the archiving of files and ensure compliance with records retention policy
12. Fulfill other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Member, or moving towards membership, in an Alliance church
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• A minimum of five years of progressive charitable, not-for-profit sector experience, with a minimum of three years at a Controller level
• Experience in the leadership of staff including developing team members
• Planning
• Delegating
• Coaching
• Feedback and Reviews
• Deadline management
• Experience with software systems including
  • Sage Intacct
  • Emburse
  • ROCK RMS
  • ADP Payroll
• Clean criminal record check and ability to comply wholeheartedly with The Alliance Canada’s Community Commitment (copy available on request).

Other Competencies

• Communication Skills
  • Active Listening
  • Clear and well-spoken on one-on-one and in group situations.
  • Clear and concise written communications in emails and reports
• Judgement
  • Ability to use independent judgment and initiative in making sound decisions and in developing solutions to problems
• Discrete
  • Able to discreetly handle confidential and politically sensitive matters
• Relationships
  • Maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Improvement
  • Problem Solving
  • Process Enhancements

Location and Travel Requirements

• The work location is at our Mississauga office Tuesday through Thursday with an option to work from home Monday and Friday.
• Some travel is required for meetings and to support large gatherings.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

People and culture are paramount to us while serving the mission. We offer a comprehensive compensation package including excellent benefits, an exceptional pension plan, generous vacation package.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If interested, we would love to hear from you and discuss how you may be a great fit in joining us in completing God's call to tell everyone about the Good News of Jesus Christ! We invite candidates to submit their resume to peopleandculture@thealliancecanada.ca

Please also include a cover letter sharing how your skills and experience align with this role and the Alliance Canada’s mission.

Notice of Accommodation

The Alliance Canada has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities. Please call 416-674-7878 Ext.# 213 or by e-mail at peopleandculture@thealliancecanada.ca so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodations to be in place if you are invited to interview.

This position will be open until a suitable candidate is found.