Director of Finance

• Opportunity to join a growing team and facilitate future growth strategies
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Competitive Salary
• Health and Dental benefits plan

• Provides strategic advice and guidance to the senior leadership on the Company's finance and budgeting processes, financial planning, and resource allocation.
• Oversees the preparation and management of financial forecasts, budgets, and comprehensive quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Lead and manage all aspects of the finance portfolio for company education group, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, organizational policies, external audit requirements and financial best practices.
• Proactively identify and mitigate financial risks to protect organizational assets and ensure sustainability.
• Identify, design, and implement improvements to financial systems, business processes, policies and administrative workflows to enhance efficiency.
• Champion and drive continuous improvement initiatives across financial operations, ensuring adaptability and innovation.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to enhance team capabilities.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce rigorous financial accountability standards across the organization.
• Other duties as required.

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• CPA designation is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a leadership role, experience in higher education is preferred.
• Proven leadership skills, experience in team building, leading change and adapting to new technologies.
• Strong computer skills including Financial Information Systems, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and discretion when necessary and keep confidential highly sensitive information; highly developed and effective problem-solving skills and ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities within strict timeline constraints; proven ability to respond to frequently changing priorities; demonstrated time management and organizational skills.
• A positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude and a genuine interest in working within an educational environment.

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