About the role
Accounts Supervisor - Job Description
Job Title
Accounts Supervisor
Job Status
Full-Time
6-month Contract position
Reports to
Director of Finance
Location
Nisa Foundation Office
Hybrid - Commuting on Wednesdays
Nisa Foundation is a community-based charity that has promoted safety, security, and mental wellness for racialized women across Canada since 2014. The organization provides toll-free peer-to-peer counseling services, transitional homes for women & children fleeing abuse or homelessness, and facilitates educational workshops. Nisa Foundation's mission is to transform communities by engaging, equipping, and enriching the lives of women and children to reach their full potential.
The Accounts Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the organization’s accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all financial processes. This role will lead the preparation of financial reports, budgets, and forecasts, supervise bookkeeping functions, and provide actionable insights to support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly analytical, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Prepare, analyze, and present financial reports, budgets, and forecasts to support business decision-making.
- Oversee financial transactions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and proper documentation.
- Develop and maintain financial models and performance metrics to track business performance.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through detailed financial analysis and research.
- Ensure timely account reconciliations, balance sheet accuracy, and preparation of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet).
- Handle general bookkeeping tasks, including maintaining accurate financial records and supporting day-to-day accounting operations
- Supervise and support bookkeepers, ensuring accurate record-keeping and efficient financial workflows.
- Assist in preparing financial presentations for internal stakeholders and leadership teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve financial processes and optimize resource allocation.
- Participate in additional meetings and undertake related responsibilities as reasonably assigned, including special projects, cross-departmental initiatives, and other tasks necessary to support the effective operation of the organization.
What you’ll bring to the team:
- Proficiency in QuickBooks (Zoho Accounting & Expenses experience is a plus).
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, and accounts reconciliation.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting tools.
- Ability to maintain accurate records, analyze complex financial data, and identify discrepancies.
What we’re looking for:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with full English fluency required.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and handle multiple financial processes efficiently.
- A self-starter with a proactive mindset who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of Canadian tax regulations is a plus.
Nisa Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to complying with both the Ontario Human Rights Code and the AODA.
About Nisa Foundation
Nisa Foundation is a Nonprofit organization that champion a healthy and economically inspired community by sponsoring education for the less-privileged living in developing countries. With the commitment to promote a more sustainable global society, this not-for-profit organization endeavors to advance educational goals. Education quality in Pakistan and other developing countries remains a significant challenge, with repeat and drop-out rates high. About one in ten students complete at least one elementary school grade.
About the role
Accounts Supervisor - Job Description
Job Title
Accounts Supervisor
Job Status
Full-Time
6-month Contract position
Reports to
Director of Finance
Location
Nisa Foundation Office
Hybrid - Commuting on Wednesdays
Nisa Foundation is a community-based charity that has promoted safety, security, and mental wellness for racialized women across Canada since 2014. The organization provides toll-free peer-to-peer counseling services, transitional homes for women & children fleeing abuse or homelessness, and facilitates educational workshops. Nisa Foundation's mission is to transform communities by engaging, equipping, and enriching the lives of women and children to reach their full potential.
The Accounts Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the organization’s accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all financial processes. This role will lead the preparation of financial reports, budgets, and forecasts, supervise bookkeeping functions, and provide actionable insights to support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly analytical, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Prepare, analyze, and present financial reports, budgets, and forecasts to support business decision-making.
- Oversee financial transactions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and proper documentation.
- Develop and maintain financial models and performance metrics to track business performance.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through detailed financial analysis and research.
- Ensure timely account reconciliations, balance sheet accuracy, and preparation of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet).
- Handle general bookkeeping tasks, including maintaining accurate financial records and supporting day-to-day accounting operations
- Supervise and support bookkeepers, ensuring accurate record-keeping and efficient financial workflows.
- Assist in preparing financial presentations for internal stakeholders and leadership teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve financial processes and optimize resource allocation.
- Participate in additional meetings and undertake related responsibilities as reasonably assigned, including special projects, cross-departmental initiatives, and other tasks necessary to support the effective operation of the organization.
What you’ll bring to the team:
- Proficiency in QuickBooks (Zoho Accounting & Expenses experience is a plus).
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, and accounts reconciliation.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting tools.
- Ability to maintain accurate records, analyze complex financial data, and identify discrepancies.
What we’re looking for:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with full English fluency required.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and handle multiple financial processes efficiently.
- A self-starter with a proactive mindset who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of Canadian tax regulations is a plus.
Nisa Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to complying with both the Ontario Human Rights Code and the AODA.
About Nisa Foundation
Nisa Foundation is a Nonprofit organization that champion a healthy and economically inspired community by sponsoring education for the less-privileged living in developing countries. With the commitment to promote a more sustainable global society, this not-for-profit organization endeavors to advance educational goals. Education quality in Pakistan and other developing countries remains a significant challenge, with repeat and drop-out rates high. About one in ten students complete at least one elementary school grade.