What we offer
In addition to a competitive salary and a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we offer a comprehensive package that meets the various needs of our diverse employees, including:
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Ability to participate in inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities;
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Minimum four (4) weeks of paid annual vacation days, increasing with years of service;
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Four (4) paid personal days;
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Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, includes 100-per-cent employer matching;
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Health and dental benefits, including a health spending account available upon your start date;
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Employee and family assistance program;
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Maternity and parental leave top up (93% of base salary);
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Training and development programs including tuition reimbursement of $1500 per calendar year;
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Fitness membership discount.
This job offers the opportunity to work from home as part of a hybrid work arrangement. This arrangement will allow you to work some days at a TCHC work location and the rest of the time from home. The amount of time required to work at a TCHC work location is flexible, while considering operational and service delivery requirements.
Make a difference
Reporting to the Director, Property Accounting, the Financial Systems Transformation Director will operate with a superior level of business and political acumen, while exercising the appropriate tact and diplomacy to strategically lead and advance financial systems transformation, optimization, and stabilization initiatives across the Finance Division. Specifically, this role will be integral to advancing financial systems transformation initiatives, establishing the strategic direction that informs financial systems governance, reporting, controls, and business processes across Finance and partner divisions in IT, Facility Management and Operations.
As part of HoMES 2.0, the incumbent will serve as a key member of the inter-divisional leadership team and will lead a multi-functional team to deliver enterprise- and division-wide financial systems solutions aligned with corporate and divisional priorities. Working closely with Finance leadership, ITS, Operations, and other partner divisions, the incumbent will ensure that financial systems-enabled advancements are translated into practical, consistent, and sustainable processes that support financial integrity, reporting accuracy, compliance, and enterprise decision-making.
What you’ll do
Strategic Leadership:
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Establish the strategic direction for financial systems across the Finance Division, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities, financial governance requirements, and organizational objectives.
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Develop and maintain a Finance-focused financial systems roadmap that informs governance frameworks, reporting capabilities, process standardization, and system-enabled business practices across Finance and partner divisions.
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Partner with Finance leadership, ITS, Operations, and other partner divisions to ensure financial systems decisions reflect business requirements, operational dependencies, control requirements, and enterprise priorities.
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Lead cross-functional planning to ensure financial systems transformation, optimization, and stabilization initiatives are coordinated, sustainable, and aligned with organizational needs.
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Identify enterprise and divisional impacts of financial systems, process, and policy decisions and provide strategic recommendations that support consistency, scalability, and long-term value.
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Serve as the strategic Finance lead in inter-divisional forums to ensure financial requirements, reporting needs, and governance priorities are reflected in system and process design decisions.
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Act as the primary Finance point of accountability for financial systems strategic direction, prioritization, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
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Provide strategic oversight of financial systems initiatives, including alignment of deliverables, prioritization decisions, and resolution of systemic risks and cross-divisional dependencies.
People Leadership:
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Provide strategic leadership and direction to direct reports and cross-functional teams to ensure their work supports the overall financial systems vision, priorities, and desired business outcomes.
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Guide Finance leaders, business unit leads, and subject matter experts in translating financial systems strategy into practical workflows, governance structures, and implementation activities within their respective areas.
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Foster strong collaboration across Finance and partner divisions by building shared understanding of priorities, roles, dependencies, and accountabilities related to financial systems transformation.
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Coach leaders and teams through complex change by promoting a solutions-focused, enterprise-minded, and controls-driven approach to decision-making and implementation.
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Build organizational capability within Finance to support ongoing financial systems stabilization, optimization, adoption, and continuous improvement.
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Influence without direct authority across divisions by establishing credibility, building relationships, and aligning stakeholders around common financial systems objectives.
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Exercise diplomacy to understand, de-escalate, and resolve conflicts and escalations while maintaining focus on enterprise priorities and sustainable solutions.
Decision Authority:
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Set the strategic direction and business requirements for financial systems across the Finance Division, while informing decisions made by partner divisions impacting financial reporting, controls, and governance.
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Make strategic recommendations regarding financial systems priorities, sequencing, operating model decisions, and governance frameworks that affect Finance and multiple partner divisions.
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Determine and escalate enterprise financial systems requirements, risks, and dependencies to support timely decision-making at the appropriate governance and executive levels.
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Approve or endorse Finance business process direction, governance standards, reporting frameworks, and control requirements to ensure alignment with financial systems strategy and organizational priorities.
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Exercise decision-making authority on matters related to financial systems transformation, optimization, and sustainment, including recommendations on process standardization, data governance, and reporting integrity.
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Resolve cross-divisional issues related to competing priorities, process design, reporting requirements, and control implications, and recommend enterprise solutions where broader alignment is required.
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Assess downstream impacts of financial systems and process decisions on financial reporting, compliance, operational performance, and partner divisions, and provide direction to support consistency and long-term sustainment.
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Lead and participate in governance and vendor sessions to inform financial systems decisions, requirements prioritization, and implementation direction.
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Oversee financial systems change adoption, benefits realization, and measurement of value across Finance and impacted divisions. Prepare and deliver executive-level reporting, analysis, and recommendations to executive leadership, governance committees, and Board-related forums, where required.
Risk Management:
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Identify, assess, and proactively manage strategic, financial, operational, and implementation risks associated with financial systems, process changes, and cross-divisional dependencies.
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Establish a risk identification and escalation approach that enables Finance and partner divisions to surface issues early and respond in a coordinated and timely manner.
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Assess the impact of financial systems-related risks on financial reporting, data integrity, internal controls, compliance, and organizational decision-making, and recommend mitigation strategies accordingly.
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Provide strategic direction on risk mitigation plans to ensure proposed solutions are practical, sustainable, and aligned with Finance and enterprise priorities.
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Monitor systemic risks emerging from process design, governance gaps, data inconsistencies, reporting deficiencies, and control weaknesses, and recommend corrective action across impacted business areas.
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Lead escalation management for high-impact issues requiring cross-functional resolution, executive awareness, or enterprise decision-making.
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Ensure risk considerations are integrated into financial systems transformation, optimization, and stabilization planning, including impacts to business readiness, change adoption, and long-term sustainment.
Business Sustainment:
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Establish the strategic framework for long-term sustainment of financial systems within Finance, ensuring that post-implementation processes, governance, roles, and supports are clearly defined and operationalized.
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Develop and maintain a sustainment roadmap that supports ongoing stabilization, continuous improvement, and effective adoption of financial systems across Finance and partner divisions.
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Inform the development of standardized financial processes, governance practices, reporting frameworks, and control structures required to support consistent and sustainable use of financial systems.
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Work with Finance leadership and partner divisions to ensure sustainment activities are aligned with business needs, operational priorities, regulatory requirements, and enterprise objectives.
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Establish measures and feedback mechanisms to monitor system adoption, reporting effectiveness, process performance, and areas requiring further optimization or support.
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Ensure sustainment planning reflects cross-divisional dependencies, data governance requirements, control expectations, training needs, and accountability for ongoing ownership of financial systems processes.
What you’ll need
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University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Economics, Public Administration, or related fields.
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Professional designations such as CPA preferred.
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Master’s degree (MBA, MPA, or equivalent) is considered an asset.
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Minimum 10 years of progressively senior leadership experience leading enterprise-wide financial systems governance, operational transformation, organizational modernization, and cross-divisional strategic initiatives within large, complex environments.
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Demonstrated success leading large-scale financial systems transformation initiatives, including strategy, roadmap development, process redesign, technology enablement, business readiness, governance, and benefits realization.
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Demonstrated accountability for enterprise governance, executive-level strategic influence, operational leadership, and organizational decision-making.
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Experience operating within highly complex, politically sensitive, multi-stakeholder environments requiring strategic influence, executive communication, and organizational alignment.
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Strong experience bridging Finance and technology functions and translating business requirements into system and process solutions.
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Demonstrated experience with enterprise financial systems, ERP platforms, or integrated business applications, preferably including housing, real estate, public sector, asset-intensive, or similarly complex operating environments.
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Significant experience leading stabilization, optimization, upgrade, implementation, or enhancement initiatives for finance-related systems and workflows.
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Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, management reporting, internal controls, and data governance in a systems-enabled environment.
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Strong experience establishing governance frameworks, prioritization models, reporting mechanisms, KPIs, and risk management practices for transformation initiatives.
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Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior leaders, business users, technical teams, vendors, and consultants.
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Experience leading organizational change, stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and adoption efforts tied to technology-enabled transformation.
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Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to make sound recommendations in complex and evolving environments.
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Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, resolve issues, and deliver results within a large public or broader public sector organization.
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Core competencies: trusted partner, strategic thinker, change leader, systems thinker, effective communicator, collaborative leader, problem solver, and people developer.
What’s next
Once you apply, we’ll review your resume and contact you if we believe your skills and experience will make you successful in the role. If you are selected to move forward, the process will include one or more interviews and/or assessments and reference checks.
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