Finance Officer

The position of finance officer encompasses, in particular, participation in the carrying out of the financial activities of the school board, providing assistance to the management staff of the various administrative units and, in the area of financial management, supervising and coordinating the duties of a team.

• The finance officer develops, analyzes, evaluates and applies the techniques applicable to accounting, financial and statistical operations.
• He or she analyzes the revenue and expenditure items and reports thereon; he or she gathers and analyzes budgetary requests, participates in determining and reviewing budgets and proposes adjustments, if any.
• He or she develops and applies the standards and procedures pertinent to his or her sector, prepares the forecasts needed to determine the operating costs, oversees budget and accounting operations as well as monitors the budget and reports thereon.
• He or she prepares and monitors accounting entries and verifies accounting operations; he or she ensures that the accounts payable and accounts receivable are verified and takes the necessary actions, if need be.
• He or she takes part in the compilation, preparation and analysis of financial statements.
• He or she designs and develops working, planning or budgetary control tools for the staff concerned and prepares and gives information sessions.
• He or she may be called upon to participate in the development and updating of specific computer programs.
• He or she may be called upon to coordinate tasks related to payroll.

• A bachelor's degree in an appropriate specialty, notably administration