Director of Finance / Treasurer

Township of Lake of Bays - municipality in Central Ontario

Competitive compensation package, benefits and OMERS pension contributions, work-life balance and career growth potential

Other Titles:

• Manager of Finance - municipal
• Treasurer - municipal

Our municipal client, the Township of Lake of Bays has formally engaged Top Tier Talent Group to fill this key senior leadership Director of Finance & Treasurer vacancy on their behalf, The Township has a strong reputation of quality and effective service delivery, efficient operations, a healthy and supportive culture with low employee turnover. Lake of Bays wishes to fill this unplanned / unexpected vacancy as promptly as possible within an effective and thorough search recruitment process to hire the best - with a target start sometime in September (earlier if possible). The Director of Finance / Treasure reports directly to the Township's CAO, is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT); the Director also leads a small team with about 3.5 staff.

Ideal Finance Director / Treasure candidates will likely have many of the following attributes:

• 10+ years progressive, breadth and depth of finance technical & leadership skills & experience (eg, reporting, budgeting & planning, analysis), strong finance team leadership and management - plus ideally 2+ years municipality sector leadership
• A CPA in good standing, plus likely a relevant degree (eg, BComm, BBA) or equilivant
• Some strong Treasury technical and leadership skills are a "must have" - plus some payroll and Taxation too
• Good coaching and mentoring abilities with staff, some proven influencing skills with peers and other leaders
• You build and foster strong, trusting relationships - along with solid communication skills