Manager Corporate Controllership Services

Responsible for managing a team of accountants to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. Areas of responsibility include accounting and financial reports over revenue, benefit payments, administration and legislated obligations and commitments and capital assets ensuring adequate internal controls are in place. Work with Manager Policy to develop appropriate reporting and disclosures over areas of responsibility. Additionally coordinate interim and year-end audit of the WSIB and responsible for records management. Participate in related projects as required.

A comprehensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles is required. The incumbent interacts with all finance employees, WSIB staff involved in the recording of financial transactions and external auditors which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.

• *Major Responsibilities**:

1. Ensure accurate and timely reporting of monthly, quarterly and year-end information in key financial statement categories in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Key categories include revenue, benefit payments, administration and legislated obligations and commitments and capital assets. Coordinate interim and year-end audit.

• work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for the reporting period.
• review entries, reconciliations, notes, support information, analysis and explanations for consolidated financial reports.
• establish check points, monitor and communicate results/progress to management
• collaborate with related areas of the WSIB and other finance branch managers to support overall branch goals and objectives to work towards clean and timely year
• end audits.
• liaise with external auditors and other external parties through providing supporting schedules and explaining the process and results
• respond to inquiries from WSIB staff and external auditors on a regular basis

2. Review proposed external accounting policies such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the WSI Act and WSIB objectives and legislative requirement changes to determine their impact on current WSIB accounting policies and practices. Work with Manager Accounting Policy to recommend changes to senior management and develop and implement processes and procedures to capture approved requirements. This includes:

• issue identification though continuous education
• collaborate with impacted parties to gain understanding of issue and impacts and propose solution
• develop and implement procedures including system requirements for implementation by staff to ensure IFRS standards are being correctly applied.
• work collaboratively with all teams within Corporate Controllership Branch, other WSIB areas of WSIB to implement policies and procedures

3. Participate in high-profile Board-WSIB wide projects or initiatives with financial accounting or financial systems impacts to provide expert advice and consultation to staff and management on the processes and procedures required for accounting of the Branch's financial transactions, financial reporting and financial systems to facilitate accomplishing financial reporting and control objectives. This includes:

• participate/lead and/or manage accounting projects
• identification of issues, evaluate options in a methodical way and work with impacted areas to achieve objectives
• develop, implement and manage the design, implementation and maintenance of appropriate controls
• represent management by providing ongoing input and recommendations on requirements
• implement approved decisions

4. Provide human resources and administrative services such as:

• ensure that the section is adequately and competently staffed; set annual performance objectives with staff and hold periodic performance conversations during the year
• address human resources issues in a timely manner in accordance with Human Resources Policies and Procedures and Collective Agreementparticipate in development of branch plan and quarterly reforecast, prepare variance analysis
• support Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the branch.

5. Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required

• *Job Requirements**:
• *Education**:
• University Degree with a professional accounting designation: Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or international equivalent
• *Experience**:
• 5 years experience
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