The Grand Erie District School Board is guided by our vision to Learn, Lead, and Inspire and our shared mission to build a culture of learning, well-being and belonging to inspire each learner. Grand Erie’s 4,000 employees provide quality education to approximately 28,000 full-time equivalent students who attend our 73 schools.  The Board spans a geographic area encompassing the City of Brantford and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk.  The head office is located in Brantford.

The Manager of Budgets and Grants leads the budget development and financial reporting processes for Grand Erie. Responsibilities include developing the operating budget ensuring transparency, participation, consistency, accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness throughout Estimates and Revised Estimates budget cycles. In addition, this role is responsible for the financial reporting duties within the board including analysis, monitoring, submission and compliance to both the Board, the Ministry of Education and other key stakeholders. This position will also have oversight of the school accounting team.

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Business Services, the Manager of Budgets and Grants leads four direct reports who support the responsibilities outlined below.  The Manager of Budgets and Grants will:
 

• Organize and collaborate with stakeholders in order to prepare the annual estimates and revised budgets including presentation materials and reports.
• Develop revenue and expense budget focusing on compensation costs, operating costs while utilizing historical, trending and research analysis.
• Identify budget pressures and funding shortfalls annually based on the Ministry of Education’s technical funding paper.
• Maintain and oversee the integrity of the General Ledger (GL) framework within the financial system, ensuring alignment with Ministry of Education account coding standards and regulatory requirements as well as collaborating with HR and payroll to ensure accuracy.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and support to the Budget and Grants Officer whose main responsibilities are salaries and benefits preparation, budget monitoring, reporting and analysis.
• Oversee two School Accountants whose primary responsibility is to support schools with school budgets, school banking and promoting and improving financial literacy at the school level.
• Oversee one School Office Coordinator who trains and supports the School Clerical staff in a more non-financial way.
• Oversee monthly budget monitoring and reporting to stakeholders.
• Prepare quarterly interim financial reports for management and the Audit Committee.
• Assist with the year end audit including financial analysis, preparation of schedules, and completion of Ministry reporting documents.
• Coordinate the receipt, administration and reporting of grant funding.
• Provide input in the development of policies and procedures as required.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports as required
• Other duties as assigned.

• Completion of Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Designation (formerly CA, CMA, CGA) required.
• Degree in Business, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in budgeting including salary and benefit forecasting as well as financial statement preparation.
• Advances proficiency with computerized financial systems and with reporting and analytical tools such as Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, research, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to respond positively and adapt easily to change, including reprioritization and re-planning under time constraints.
• Experience in a school board or another public sector organization is an asset.
• Diploma in School Board Administration is a desired asset.

All submissions are to include a cover letter, resume, qualifications, and the names of three (3) professional references, at least one of which must be a current supervisor (electronic submissions must be combined into one document).

If successful, the applicant is required to provide an original Police Record Check (which includes a “vulnerable sector search”) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment. In accordance with regulations, this will be an ongoing expectation of employment for Grand Erie employees every five years of employment

Applicants with a disability that requires accommodation to enable their participation in the interview process should advise the Board when contacted for an interview.  Any assessment and selection materials and processes used in the interview process can be made available in an accessible format, upon request in advance.

All submissions are subject to a screening process, and some applicants may not be granted an interview.

Grand Erie may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance efficiency during the recruitment process by screening applicants and creating interview questions. AI does not make the hiring decisions.

Grand Erie District School Board recognizes Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as the longstanding peoples of this territory. We honour, recognize, and respect these communities as well as all First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples who reside within Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn and play, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.