Manager Finance - Regional Housing

Position Purpose

This position is responsible for providing leadership and strategic oversight of financial process in Regional Housing, including the Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC), with a focus on long-term financial sustainability, performance optimization and business intelligence. As lead in the development of sustainable processes and systems for forecasting and monitoring financial results, the Manager presents analysis and recommendations to support Regional Housing’s operating and capital planning, funding and related strategies.
In collaboration and consultation with other departments and divisions, the Manager enhances financial decision-making that aligns with the CRHC and the Capital Regional District’s (CRD) broader objectives. This role is essential in supporting the considerable growth of the CRHC and supporting a range of programs and initiatives under Regional Housing through managing staff, influencing indirect staff, guiding financial processes, and ensuring corporate goals are achieved.

Key Accountabilities/Position Outcomes

• Ensures the integration of strategic financial insights into operational plans by working closely with staff in Financial Services, management in Regional Housing and other departments within the CRD
• Enhances financial visibility through the development of advanced reporting tools and KPI measurements, enabling data-driven decisions and proactive performance management
• Advises management on revenue, cost control, borrowing and long-term capital planning strategies, optimizing capital investment funding sources and enhancing financial sustainability
• Oversees the budgeting process and Initiative Business Case development, providing analysis and insights to enhance financial management, optimize resource allocation and inform strategic decision-making
• Oversees and ensures adherence to period-end and year-end closing processes, while offering expertise, analysis, and support in finalising annual financial statements.
• Creates, enforces, and oversees compliance with financial policies and procedures regarding budgeting, financial planning, and reporting while ensuring adherence to internal controls, Public Sector Accounting Board standards, and other regulatory requirements.
• Leads the development and enhancement of financial reporting systems to align with Regional Housing and the CRHC’s strategic objectives and long-term sustainability, including building new systems to support rapid growth and managing financial data for accurate annual and interim reporting
• Manages employee development and administrative tasks in compliance with relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks, including the Societies Act, the Business Corporations Act, the Local Government Act and the Community Charter.
• Participates in stakeholder meetings and presentations to collect feedback, confirm assumptions, and enhance financial models, fostering essential discussions that guide strategic and operational decisions.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to establish performance measurement and business intelligence practices, driving continuous improvements in financial transparency, reporting and modeling, including delivering key data and model input assumptions to Corporate Finance and Treasury.
• Acts as a change agent, fostering a collaborative, innovative and customer-focused approach to financial management
• Supports corporate departments by offering financial advice and guidance, aligning initiatives with CRD financial strategies while providing financial leadership to commissions and committees
• Contributes to the development of financial plans, including capital investment, funding strategies, cost-sharing methodologies and prepares written reports related to financial initiatives
• Leads and manages employees and contractors, overseeing employment and labour relations ensuring adherence to corporate policies and best practices
• Performs other related duties as needed to maintain financial integrity and strategic alignment

Additional Information

• None

Qualifications

Certifications

Role Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Exceptional leadership skills: proven ability to work effectively with staff and stakeholders to establish and maintain respectful and professional relationships
• Professionalism: commitment to standards, integrity and business ethics
• Collaborative work experience: establish and maintain working relationships with staff, all levels of management and members of the Board/Committees/Commissions
• Proficiency in a management role: experience in a client-focused environment, ideally unionized
• Computer skills: aptitude working with MS Office Suite, SharePoint, and other relevant software plus experience in working with an ERP systems such as SAP is an asset.

Leadership Profile

CRD Leaders are champions for creating an accountable, high performance, service-oriented organization that makes a difference in our community.  They pay attention to shifts and trends in an ever-changing and complex environment and think strategically to serve residents, businesses and local governments today while developing a sustainable organization for the future.  The following is a leadership summary for this position.
Leadership Level 3 (L3)
Leaders at this level generally manage professional employees and/or supervisors and may manage lower-level managers in a diverse work group or broader functional area.  They develop and manage operational plans and budgets to achieve operational objectives for their area that are aligned with departmental objectives. Working fairly independently, with occasional supervision from a direct manager, they play a hands-on role in daily operations of the group, using in-depth functional expertise, motivation, and diplomacy to interpret client needs, identify business issues, and resolve complex operational problems.
While CRD Leaders are accountable to all Leadership Competencies, the competencies listed below have particular relevance to this position.  Click here for a complete definition of our Leadership Levels and Competencies.

Leadership Competencies