Lead, Financial Operations
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary And Requirements This competition is to fill permanent full-time position, working 75 hours biweekly. Join the team at the Department of Education with the Yukon government! The Department of Education is dedicated to providing high-quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all Yukoners. We are committed to excellence, inclusivity, and innovation in every aspect of our work.
Our department plays a crucial role in delivering a wide range of services and supports that span from early learning to adult education and encompass K-12 schooling. We are proud of our diverse team of professionals who collaborate to develop and implement policies, programs and initiatives that promote student success and enhance educational outcomes across the territory.
Are you a strategic finance professional with strong leadership skills? Do you thrive in complex financial environments where accuracy, innovation, and collaboration are key? If so, we invite you to apply for the role Lead, Financial Operations.
As the Lead, Financial Operations, you will oversee and mange financial operations, ensuring that accounting transactions, budgeting, and reporting are carried out accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with legislation, policies, and best practices. You’ll play a critical role in guiding financial planning, developing processes, and advising management on key financial decisions.
You can learn more about salary, terms, and conditions of employment and how to apply visit our website .
Important Application Requirements Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Emphasize how your work experiences and related duties align with the qualifications listed below. Please note that our selection is based solely on the information you provide in your application. For more information on how to prepare and submit your resume visit, we encourage you to review the resource page on Yukon.ca .
Essential Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in accounting, business administration, or related discipline.
- Considerable experience leading financial operations, including process development, and provision of training, guidance, and support.
- Considerable experience completing financial functions; reporting, analysis, budgeting, tracking expenditures and commitments, procurement, completing year-end reports and/or reconciling accounts.
- Considerable experience applying legislation and/or policies and procedures to make decisions and provide advice and recommendations.
- Considerable experience using financial systems and Microsoft applications such as Excel.
Skills Desired knowledge, skills and suitability The ideal candidate will possess these qualifications, skills and knowledge, but also demonstrate suitability for the role and organizational culture. Key competencies for success in this role include:
- Developing People
- Excellent organizational skills
- Modeling Interpersonal Skills and Personal Responsibility
- Taking action and Achieving Results
- Leading Change and Innovation
- Demonstrating Client Focus
Additional Information For more information about this position, please contact: Exilda Driscoll at Exilda.Driscoll@yukon.ca
If you have questions about our recruitment process or what rewarding career opportunities are available within the Department of Education, please contact: Kiranpreet Kaur, HRCII at Kiranpreet.Kaur @yukon.ca
For more information about how a career with the Yukon government can help you grow your abilities, develop your skills, earn a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits while making a difference in the lives of Yukoners, we encourage you to click the links below!
- Benefits and leave
- Flexible working
- Learning and development
- Diversity and inclusion
- Health and wellbeing
- Terms of employment
Are you curious about what living in the Yukon is like?
Learn about Yukon life , including Yukon First Nations, arts and culture, recreation, housing and education.
Eligibility List
12 months
About Government of Yukon
The Yukon public service offers a diversity of career options in a stable work environment. As a Yukon government public servant, you have access to on-the-job learning, leadership courses, interdepartmental training and tuition reimbursement, and the daily opportunity to direct your career path.
As Yukon government public servants, we are able to make a genuine difference in our communities. Every day, we work closely with both the people we serve and with the decision-makers who guide the policies that affect our lives. A career with us allows you to be a part of that process and watch the results of your work come to life in the real world.
Our employment equity policy affirms equal access for women, aboriginal people and people with disabilities to government jobs.
The Yukon government has been recognized as a Top 100 Employer in Canada since 2014. This is due to the benefits, leave options and opportunities for training and career development.
Lead, Financial Operations
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary And Requirements This competition is to fill permanent full-time position, working 75 hours biweekly. Join the team at the Department of Education with the Yukon government! The Department of Education is dedicated to providing high-quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all Yukoners. We are committed to excellence, inclusivity, and innovation in every aspect of our work.
Our department plays a crucial role in delivering a wide range of services and supports that span from early learning to adult education and encompass K-12 schooling. We are proud of our diverse team of professionals who collaborate to develop and implement policies, programs and initiatives that promote student success and enhance educational outcomes across the territory.
Are you a strategic finance professional with strong leadership skills? Do you thrive in complex financial environments where accuracy, innovation, and collaboration are key? If so, we invite you to apply for the role Lead, Financial Operations.
As the Lead, Financial Operations, you will oversee and mange financial operations, ensuring that accounting transactions, budgeting, and reporting are carried out accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with legislation, policies, and best practices. You’ll play a critical role in guiding financial planning, developing processes, and advising management on key financial decisions.
You can learn more about salary, terms, and conditions of employment and how to apply visit our website .
Important Application Requirements Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Emphasize how your work experiences and related duties align with the qualifications listed below. Please note that our selection is based solely on the information you provide in your application. For more information on how to prepare and submit your resume visit, we encourage you to review the resource page on Yukon.ca .
Essential Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in accounting, business administration, or related discipline.
- Considerable experience leading financial operations, including process development, and provision of training, guidance, and support.
- Considerable experience completing financial functions; reporting, analysis, budgeting, tracking expenditures and commitments, procurement, completing year-end reports and/or reconciling accounts.
- Considerable experience applying legislation and/or policies and procedures to make decisions and provide advice and recommendations.
- Considerable experience using financial systems and Microsoft applications such as Excel.
Skills Desired knowledge, skills and suitability The ideal candidate will possess these qualifications, skills and knowledge, but also demonstrate suitability for the role and organizational culture. Key competencies for success in this role include:
- Developing People
- Excellent organizational skills
- Modeling Interpersonal Skills and Personal Responsibility
- Taking action and Achieving Results
- Leading Change and Innovation
- Demonstrating Client Focus
Additional Information For more information about this position, please contact: Exilda Driscoll at Exilda.Driscoll@yukon.ca
If you have questions about our recruitment process or what rewarding career opportunities are available within the Department of Education, please contact: Kiranpreet Kaur, HRCII at Kiranpreet.Kaur @yukon.ca
For more information about how a career with the Yukon government can help you grow your abilities, develop your skills, earn a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits while making a difference in the lives of Yukoners, we encourage you to click the links below!
- Benefits and leave
- Flexible working
- Learning and development
- Diversity and inclusion
- Health and wellbeing
- Terms of employment
Are you curious about what living in the Yukon is like?
Learn about Yukon life , including Yukon First Nations, arts and culture, recreation, housing and education.
Eligibility List
12 months
About Government of Yukon
The Yukon public service offers a diversity of career options in a stable work environment. As a Yukon government public servant, you have access to on-the-job learning, leadership courses, interdepartmental training and tuition reimbursement, and the daily opportunity to direct your career path.
As Yukon government public servants, we are able to make a genuine difference in our communities. Every day, we work closely with both the people we serve and with the decision-makers who guide the policies that affect our lives. A career with us allows you to be a part of that process and watch the results of your work come to life in the real world.
Our employment equity policy affirms equal access for women, aboriginal people and people with disabilities to government jobs.
The Yukon government has been recognized as a Top 100 Employer in Canada since 2014. This is due to the benefits, leave options and opportunities for training and career development.