Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead
Support First Nation communities and Northern organizations with practical financial reporting, program funding documentation, year-end reporting coordination, and steady follow-through across important client files.
- Financial reporting support
- Program funding documentation
- Year-end reporting coordination
- Practical client follow-through
This role is for someone who is organized, practical, and comfortable helping client teams keep financial reporting, program documentation, deadlines, and follow-up work moving forward.
Position Overview
Quick Job Details
This role is for a strong accounting professional who can take a lead role on assigned files, support financial statement preparation, coordinate audit-ready files, and help First Nation clients move delayed or complex reporting work forward.
Location
1186 Roland St., Thunder Bay, Ontario. This role is primarily based at RiverBend’s Thunder Bay office.
Employment Type
Full-time, permanent role focused on financial statement preparation, audit file development, and audit coordination.
Application Deadline
Applications are requested by March 31, 2026. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by email.
Compensation
$115,000 to $125,000 per year, plus comprehensive benefits and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead
RiverBend is seeking a Financial Reporting and Program Support Lead to help First Nation communities strengthen financial reporting, complete delayed audits, and build stronger systems for the future. This is a senior client-facing role for someone who can combine technical accounting depth, file leadership, practical problem-solving, and respectful communication.
What this role focuses on
This role focuses on financial statement preparation, audit file development, delayed audit recovery, and audit coordination. The successful candidate will help organize complex financial information, prepare detailed support, coordinate outstanding items, and work with RiverBend staff, First Nation administration, auditors, and funders to move important files to completion.
Financial Statement Preparation
Prepare detailed financial statements, working papers, reconciliations, lead sheets, and audit support schedules.
Audit File Development
Organize audit-ready files, prepare audit books, respond to audit requests, and support files through to completion.
Delayed Audit Recovery
Help reconstruct and organize financial information across multiple fiscal years where reporting is delayed, incomplete, or difficult to follow.
Team Lead Coordination
Serve as a team lead on assigned files by helping coordinate work, maintain momentum, and track timelines and deliverables.
Client and Auditor Communication
Work with First Nation administration, RiverBend staff, auditors, and funders to gather information and resolve outstanding items.
Process Improvement
Identify recurring file issues and support practical improvements to file organization, workflow, reporting, and future audit preparation.
Success Profile
This role is a strong fit for someone who is technically strong, organized, persistent, and comfortable leading files through incomplete information, historical issues, changing priorities, and multiple reporting environments.
Qualifications and Experience
Required Experience
- CPA designation, or very strong demonstrated equivalent senior-level experience.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in public accounting, financial reporting, year-end file preparation, audit support, or similar senior accounting work.
- Strong experience preparing financial statements, working papers, reconciliations, and audit support files.
- Strong understanding of how transactions flow through the general ledger into financial statements.
- Experience working with auditors and managing audit follow-up.
- Strong Excel skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage changing priorities, work independently, and help lead work within a collaborative environment.
Strong Assets
- Experience working with First Nation organizations, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations, or public sector entities.
- Experience bringing delayed year-end files or audits up to date.
- Experience working with government funding, contribution agreements, or program reporting.
- Experience in advisory, controllership, or client-facing accounting roles.
- Experience with Caseware, QuickBooks, or similar reporting and year-end tools.
- Interest in emerging technologies, including AI, Microsoft 365 workflows, Power BI, and practical reporting innovation.
Senior judgment and file leadership matter
This role requires a CPA designation or very strong demonstrated equivalent senior-level experience. It is intended for someone who can take ownership of assigned files, coordinate work with others, and help bring complex audit and financial reporting work to completion.
Practical advisory, financial management, reporting, and project support for First Nation communities, Northern organizations, businesses, and partnerships.
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Location & Hours
- 400-1186 Roland St.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 5M4 - Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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