Description
About the OCDSB: The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.
We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional to join our team:
GENERAL MANAGER, FINANCIAL SERVICES
Location: OCDSB Administration Building; 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean ON
Position Status: 1.0 Regular, Full-time
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Union-Exempt
Salary Range: $145,914 to $171,825 per annum (Level 11)
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Associate Director, Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer, the General Manager, Financial Services is the chief resource in managing the operational Finances of the board and determining the impact of changes in grant regulations for the Board. The position will manage and supervise departmental staff; provide advice to, and act as liaison between and among relevant stakeholders with respect to the financial impact of changes in provincial Education Act legislation, Regulations and grants. The General Manager will undertake ongoing analysis of the Board’s financial activities, prepare briefs and submissions, and make presentations and recommendations with respect to budget and other financial issues. This position is also responsible for advising on key financial policy, planning and management issues and providing advice and support to the Associate Director, Business Operations in the shaping of new initiatives with the goal of maximizing revenue for the OCDSB. The OCDSB is also in the process of implementing a new Enterprise Resource Management System and this role plays a key role in stakeholder discussions.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Management or Business Administration and at least 8 years of progressive experience in a school board Finance department, including experience in producing analysis and reports for senior staff is desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
Accounting designation (CPA, CMA) is required.
Knowledge of financial and systems planning and Acts and Regulations governing the financing of public education in Ontario is required.
A demonstrated capacity for functioning in a complex organizational system must be demonstrated. In particular, knowledge of and expertise in interpreting the governmental Acts and Regulations is necessary.
Advanced proficiency in Excel, Financial database systems, Word, email and PowerPoint is required.
Excellent managerial skills to direct and oversee a team of Finance professionals in a large organization, including hiring, directing, evaluating and disciplining. Demonstrates exceptional leadership for coaching, mentoring and motivating teams.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written). Ability to write Board reports, proposals, policies and procedures. Has the capacity for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all stakeholders, including senior staff, manager, principals, board employees, and Trustees.
Excellent research, presentation and facilitation skills must be demonstrated.
The ability to work with a high level of detail while at the same time understanding and utilizing broader organizing concepts.
A proven ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Experience in project management and in dealing with multiple demands and priorities.
Leadership and vision are critical in developing proposals that can achieve a widespread acceptance by staff and stakeholders through the perception of an equitable balancing of the competing requirements of service delivery and the allocation of available resources.
Significant judgment and decision-making skills, and capacity to achieve consensus in a
consultative fashion.
Application Process
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board uses Apply to Education (ATE) to manage applications for all job competitions. OCDSB employees can apply to this job posting using their existing ATE account at ocdsb.simplication.com.
External Applicants: If you do not have an existing ATE account, you will be asked to create one at Choose ECE, EA & Support Staff as the job category; or you may choose to submit your application (cover letter and resume) to - Please indicate “General Manager, Financial Services Application” in the subject line.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 2:00pm
OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.
If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to at any time.
