Director, Finance Operations

**Competition # :** 50401 **Department:** Opportunities and Social Development **Location:** HALIFAX **Type of Employment:** Permanent **Union Status:** Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG **Closing Date:** 19-Nov-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) **About Us** ------------ At the Department of Opportunities and Social Development (OSD), we are a large and diverse department providing a broad portfolio of programs and services including Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW), Income Assistance (IA), Supportive Housing and Homelessness, and the Disability Support Program (DSP). Through our services, we advocate and help vulnerable Nova Scotians be independent, self-reliant, and secure. We work collaboratively across the province with a strong, dedicated network of supports and staff to achieve desired and shared outcomes for all. **About Our Opportunity** ------------------------- Financial leadership in OSD has a direct connection to the programs, services and external providers that support Nova Scotians. As Director of Finance, you will lead a complex, province-wide financial operation and help ensure that leaders have the accurate information, practical advice and effective controls needed to make responsible decisions. This is an opportunity to combine professional accounting expertise with broader leadership. You will guide financial operations, strengthen planning and risk management, support sound decision-making, and lead a sizeable team through competing priorities and organizational change. Your success will depend not only on technical knowledge, but also on your judgement, communication, relationship-building, and ability to help others deliver results. **Primary Accountabilities** ---------------------------- In this role, you have the opportunity to lead a substantial finance function, advise senior decision-makers and improve the systems and practices that support programs and services across Nova Scotia. A few of your key responsibilities are to: * Provide strategic and operational financial advice to the Executive Director and senior leaders, translating complex financial and non-financial information into clear options, risks and recommendations. * Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of financial operations that support departmental programs, regional teams and external service providers. * Provide leadership for budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and the management of cost pressures, helping leaders make informed choices about resources and program delivery. * Strengthen financial accountability through effective internal controls, risk management, transparent reporting and compliance with applicable accounting standards and government financial policies. * Lead, support and develop a geographically distributed finance team. Set clear direction, build management capability, encourage collaboration and create the conditions for people to take ownership of their work. * Provide clear dir