Deputy City Manager - Finance and Corporate Services

Our City, Our Future

St. John's is a progressive city with a strong connection to the past and a positive outlook on the future. As one of the oldest cities in North America we have a unique history, but we are also a growing city with the needs and opportunities of a modern urban population. The City of St. John's is committed to recruiting world-class talent and expertise to join our City staff, more than 1200 strong, who provide a vast array of valued services to the residents of St. John's and the metropolitan area. If you are an innovative thinker with a positive attitude and a commitment to quality, we want you to help us make St. John's a city where people want to live and feel they belong.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the City Manager, The Deputy City Manager (DCM), Finance and Corporate Services provides strategic leadership, governance, and oversight of the municipality's corporate service functions. The DCM ensures the effective stewardship of public resources, organizational sustainability, and delivery of high-quality internal services that enable the municipality to achieve Council's priorities and community outcomes. This position oversees the following internal divisions: Budget and Treasury, Financial Services, Revenue Accounting, Supply chain, Assessment, Corporate Information Systems, Organizational Performance and Strategy and Access Centre.

Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance
Provide executive leadership to the Corporate Services portfolio, align strategies with Council priorities, contribute to executive decision-making, and support Council through the City Manager with expert advice.
Financial Stewardship and Corporate Planning
Oversee operating and capital budgets, long-term financial planning, reserves, debt, financial controls, audits, and risk management frameworks.
Stakeholder & Partnership Management
Build effective relationships with Council, senior leadership, unions, community partners, and other governments, and represent the municipality as required.

The successful applicant will be required to participate in all training programs applicable to this position and other related work. The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be considered a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Qualifications

• As the ideal candidate, you are a highly experienced and resilient leader with a proven ability to manage in complex, resource-constrained environments.
• Graduate degree in business, finance, public administration, or a related discipline.
• Certified Professional Accountant designation.
• 10 years of senior leadership experience in a complex organization and strong knowledge of public-sector governance and finance.
• Demonstrated success in financial leadership, including strategic forecasting, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Proven ability to lead in an environment of change, including experience with fiscal contraction and continuous improvement.
• Strategic thinking skills, financial acumen, people leadership, political acuity, and excellent communication skills.
• Superior skill in financial analysis and planning, with a keen ability to establish strategic priorities.
• Able to build trusting relationships and lead change.
• Good judgment, able to quickly assess a variety of inputs and make timely decisions.
• Diplomacy and discretion, with a facilitative style and the ability to explain complex issues.
• Superior organizational skills, able to balance multiple priorities while being responsive.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge and skills, may be considered.

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. The City of St. John's does not accept applications in person, by email, fax or mail. Applications will be received up to 12:00 Midnight (Newfoundland Standard Time) on closing date.

This City of St. John's is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the employment of a qualified workforce which reflects the community's diversity.