Position Details: Full Time, Permanent

Work Arrangement: Toronto Office, Hybrid

Taking care of our environment has never been more important than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for a Manager, Treasury and Accounting to join a team committed to protecting our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain.

NCC is the nation’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, we have brought people together to conserve and restore more than 20 million hectares across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, evidence-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With a national office in Toronto and seven regional offices across the country, NCC delivers results you can walk on.

NCC recognizes that we work on lands that have long been cared for by Indigenous Peoples under their own laws and knowledge systems. We are committed to transforming how we do our work, advancing Reconciliation through conservation, and working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful, respectful, and supportive ways.

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated Manager, Treasury and Accounting with a strong sense of alignment to our mission, to join our team based out of our downtown Toronto office (hybrid model). You will be a part of an engaged, high-reaching team within our “Great Places to Work” organization, joining a people-focused culture that emphasizes learning and growth. In this key role, you willlead the day-to-day treasury activities, cash management, banking relationship and transaction processing related to cash inflow and outflow through the management of back-office settlement process, managing cash receipts/payment and bank reconciliation in compliance with regulatory standards. You’ll be responsible for maintaining accurate forecasts, investment portfolio analysis and supporting key treasury administrative functions like procure to pay, property acquisition payments, endowment management. Reporting to our Director of Corporate Finance, you’ll also be responsible for supervising a team of direct reports and actingas a trusted advisor to operating units, regional teams, andleadership.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee liquidity management. Review daily cash requirements, plan cashflow, invest-divest from short term accounts and report on weekly cash movements and recommend short term investments
• Lead and report the forecast of NCC’s cash position, calculate liquidity metrics, and LT endowment capacity (LTEC) position to inform and optimize funding strategy decisions.
• Manage foreign exchange conversions (US funds) when required.
• Ensure all bank accounts are reconciled in a timely manner.
• Ensure timely recording of movements in the TBLCF internal loan fund, monthly reporting, forecasting and drafting quarterly reporting of the fund and prepare working papers and draft notes for annual reporting of the liquidity and the internal loan fund.
• Oversee our procure-to-pay function including purchase orders, Concur, Apex, US Bank VISA and credit card management. Ensure that all approved accounts payable transactions in Concur systems are transferred to the financial systems for payments.
• Ensure all property related deposits, interim and final payments, and contributions to third parties are disbursed in line with contractual obligations.
• Review bi-weekly payments file and approve payments to authorized levels.
• Ensure the accounts payable ledger is regularly reconciled with the general ledger and appropriate working papers and reporting is completed for the annual audit.
• Oversee gift of securities through discount brokerage account.
• Oversee timely and accurate processing of direct revenue in Financial Edge to ensure entries are recorded per GAAP, NCC policies and CRA regulations.
• Exercise judgement to identify, diagnose and review land, endowment and internal and external loan related entries and payments. Ensure external and internal loan drawdowns and repayments are completed in a timely manner. Provide specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
• Monitor and track investment transactions are completed, ensure timely disbursements for private equity capital calls, semi-annually draw spending allocations.
• Ensure all endowment related transactions are reconciled, between categories, and recorded in the endowment software regularly, endowments mutualized quarterly, and all transactions are timely and accurately recorded in the ERP.
• Draft reporting for the investment committee and provide recommendations to leadership on trending issues and effective management of the Investment Committee.
• Annually reconcile and report on changes to endowment funds by category and draft financial statement note related to investment and endowments.
• Responsible for external audit reporting requirements related to treasury and investment functions
• Develop and maintain expertise in all regulations, directives and guidance which apply to the Treasury group, including interpreting regulations and understanding emerging issues, ensure NCC compliant with restricted funds policies and external regulations.
• Build effective relationship with internal and external stakeholders including bankers and investment managers addressing their needs of providing services to NCC.
• Oversee staff development, hiring and performance evaluations.
• Act as subject matter expert to identify opportunities to streamline process and address business issues in ERP implementations.
• This posting is for an existing vacancy.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Completed post-secondary education in a related field (i.e. commerce, finance, economics) along with a CPA certification.

• 5+ years of relevant accounting, finance, or treasury experience including at least 1 year in a people manager role.

• Strongfinancial modeling and data mining skills, understand endowment management, investment mutualization, and portfolio management.

• The ability to excel in a fast-paced environment with frequent changes and tight timeline demands.

• Proven yourself as an independent self-starter, who can also work effectively in a team-based environment.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities within structured deadlines and deliverables.

• Demonstrated your ability to think outside the box, recognize key risks, identify areas for improvement and strengthen the existing control environment. You know how to drive efficiencies and are analytically minded.

• Shown yourself to be an effective communicator and relationship builder and, can effectively manage priorities within structured deadlines and deliverables.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, proficient with Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and also citizen developer tools like Power Apps and Power BI.

At NCC, we're committed to providing a healthy, safe, barrier free and inclusive, workplace, where respect and diversity are recognized assets. We strive for bold conservation achievements in which equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are the norm. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. NCC implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. For a confidential inquiry, contact us by email at hr@natureconservancy.ca to make any required arrangements. If you have questions regarding accessible employment at NCC, please email us at hr@natureconservancy.ca.