Purpose of Position:
The Finance manager reviews and strengthens financial and accounting internal controls to ensure
protection of Niislaa Naay financial affairs, providing information, specific analysis, and decision making
on financial and budgeting matters.

Reporting Relationships:
The Finance manager reports to the Health Director.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee all payroll functions to ensure that employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate
for the users and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with internal and required external financial and
accounting policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met including withholding
Payments (CPP, EI), Income Tax, GST,
• Prepare supporting information for the annual audit.
• Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial
transactions.
• Create and maintain accounts payable as a paperless and electronic payment system.
• Receive, track, and report on all funding.
• Work with departments to ensure program reporting is completed.
• Manage financial accounting systems for accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit cards, and
associated policies and procedures.
• Review monthly budgets and implement monthly variance reporting working with department
leads.
• Prepare for and manage, and complete annual audits with accountant.
• Manage the cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that personnel and financial
information is secure and stored in compliance with current legislation and as per Niislaa Naay
Healing House Society’s Finance Policy.
• Manage the acquisition of capital assets and ensure that assets are properly recorded, amortized,
and disposed of as appropriate.
• Ensure that requirements of the Society Act are adhered to.
• Assist the Health Director and the Board of Directors with financial reporting as required at Board
meetings and the Annual General Meeting.
• Establish guidelines for budget and forecast preparation, and prepare the annual budget in
consultation with the Health Director, Program Leads, and Human Resource and Project Manager
• Ensure that accurate and timely financial statements are prepared in accordance with contract
agreements and project budgets with funders
• Maximize income where possible and appropriate.
• Other duties as required by the Health Director.

Supervision and People Management
• Acts as a member of the management team, participating in tactical management meetings
• Supervises the Finance Clerk
• Ensures that all direct reports are scheduling their workload appropriately
• Evaluates direct reports’ strengths and weaknesses on an ongoing basis and provides training and
coaching to build strengths via direct feedback and regular performance evaluations
• Resolves problems, issues, and complaints, as required, in accordance with appropriate
procedures
• Participates in short- and long-term planning, evaluation and the annual program review