Financial Governance and Integrated Controls Advisor (Level 3)

Job Title

Financial Governance and Integrated Controls Advisor (Level 3)

Organization

Finance and Property Assessment Department / Accounting and Financial Information Management Division

Recipients

City employees and external candidates

Job Type

Permanent position

Application Period

July 13 to August 17, 2026

Salary

Salary Scale (2023): $102,348 to $120,732 | Pay Group: 29-003

The salary scale will be updated upon renewal of the collective agreement. Modification Notice

The posting has been extended until August 17, 2026 and is now open to external candidates.

Job Category: General Professional. The job title listed in the collective agreement is: Principal Expert and Practice Manager.

Hours: 35 hours/week - possibility of remote work

Address: 630, René-Lévesque West

This process aims to fill 1 permanent position (105354). For employees belonging to the General Professionals accreditation, the eligibility list from this process will be used to fill all positions for this function at the Finance and Property Assessment Department, Accounting and Financial Information Management Division, with similar requirements. OUR OFFER

Would you like to participate in the preparation of the City's financial statements, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and ensure the conformity of major accounting files? Join our teams at the Accounting and Financial Information Management Division!

As the leader of the finance function and guardian of public funds, the Finance and Property Assessment Department carries out strategic, operational, and transactional activities in the financial domain, according to the best practices of governance, management, and control.

The Accounting and Financial Information Management Division is responsible for producing reliable, relevant, and useful financial information and providing management reports to various business units, in line with the best practices of the concerned industry.

Your Mandate

In your role, you advise the Accounting and Financial Information Management Division in your area of expertise. As an expert, you participate in the development of the vision, governance structure, and strategic orientations to establish and implement good practices, ensuring the reliability, consistency, and conformity of data leading to financial statements. You conceptualize and monitor the evolution of key financial controls based on a cross-sectional analysis of financial risks. Additionally, you assess and anticipate emerging financial risks related to technological, organizational, and regulatory transformations, and determine mitigation measures.

More specifically, you:

• Serve as an expert resource, participate in the definition of the vision and orientation related to the production of financial statements, the reliability of financial information, and the support of financial systems to influence directions and stakeholders; define and establish strategies, models, processes, procedures, and improvement initiatives in these areas.
• Coordinate the planning, development, and implementation of mandates related to the production of financial statements and the improvement of financial systems; continuously guide the related work to achieve objectives, establish schedules, and ensure compliance with deadlines and budgets.
• Identify performance targets, control measures, indicators, and objectives related to the quality of financial statements and financial information; validate their achievement and analyze deviations.
• Solve complex problems in your area of expertise, innovate, and propose modifications to existing accounting processes.
• Collaborate with technology, business analysis, or project management teams on accounting and financial information-related activities, which can be carried out within different management modes, including hierarchical, functional, or matrix organizational structures.

PROFILE REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent academic background in accounting sciences, management accounting, finance, or another relevant field
• 6 years of experience in a professional position and related to the responsibilities of the role or a combination of experience in the accounting field, including:

+ Participation in the complete cycle of financial statement preparation, specifically in the analysis of financial impacts prior to an ERP implementation; + Assessment of emerging financial risks related to technological, organizational, and regulatory transformations.

• Advanced knowledge of the design and monitoring of the evolution of key financial controls based on a cross-sectional analysis of financial risks, desirable
• Knowledge of SIMON, Qlik Sense, Microsoft 365 (excellent knowledge of Excel), desirable
• Knowledge of operating and investment activities, an asset
• Knowledge of public sector accounting standards and the legislative environment of municipalities, an asset
• Membership in good standing with the CPA Order, an asset

Your application must be recommended at the end of the SPVM secure accreditation process. OUR BENEFITS

• Challenging opportunities
• A career serving the Montreal population
• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• Work-life balance
• Opportunity to advance your career

Be proud or proud to work for the largest employer in the metropolitan region and the largest francophone metropolis in North America. The City of Montreal, it's nearly 30,000 talents who contribute every day to the growth of the City and make a difference for the population and the public good.

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Considering diversity as a true richness, the City of Montreal invites women, Indigenous people, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities to submit their applications. Please identify yourself during the application.

For more information on our recruitment processes, visit https://montreal.ca/careers. For any other questions, email dotation@montreal.ca with the job offer number in the subject line.

Ensure to attach all documents proving that you meet the requirements and include all relevant information for your application directly in your resume. We invite you to follow the evolution of your application in your online application file. We will only communicate with the candidates whose applications are retained. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

The City of Montreal offers a workplace environment where respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values.

With its employment equity program and employment integration programs, the City takes concrete measures to increase diversity within its workforce.

Inclusive, the City strives to remove barriers in workplaces faced by people with disabilities and implements measures facilitating accessibility. In this regard, accommodations during the skills assessment process can be offered upon request.

Thank you for contributing to diversifying and enriching the Montreal public service!