Home and Community Care Support Services Looking for Financial Analyst – PFT (Hybrid) at London, ON Full Time

Home and Community Care Support Services South West is seeking a Financial Analyst!

Opportunity Summary:

Currently operating remotely, with the launch of a “hybrid remote working model” anticipated later in the year, this opportunity is open to the following locations within the South West region: Woodstock, St Thomas, London, Stratford, Seaforth, or Owen Sound.

What will you do?

• Develop and provide analysis/communication of on-going and ad hoc financial information across the organization.
• Provide decision support analysis to identify issues, opportunities, and emerging trends for effective and efficient resource allocation.
• Supervise and manage Finance and Payroll administrative staff.
• Take full ownership of special projects and delivery of results in a timely and professional manner.
• Build financial models that consider multiple drivers, and relay those drivers into accurate forecasts.
• Prepare financial modeling scenarios for collective bargaining and is a member of the negotiating team.
• Work closely with internal functional areas to ensure data accuracy; investigate potential issues and provide solutions in a timely and efficient manner.
• Take large amounts of complex information from multiple sources and produce simple and clear explanations of financial results.
• Develop and enhance analytical methods to meet user requirements and improve labour and service efficiency.
• Run multiple scenarios to test the relative sensitivity of key cost drivers.
• Perform financial impact analysis to monitor and evaluate the financial performance of proposed strategies.
• Monitor trends in performance and forecast variances.
• Find and explain actionable cause and effect relationships.
• Create detailed and flexible analysis that enable stakeholders to fully understand key drivers of budget results.
• Provide training and support to internal clients upon request.
• Lead on-going process improvements/enhancements to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• In consultation with functional departments, create and analyze budgets.
• Follow up and record budget variance information provided by functional managers.
• Perform audits of expense reports and follow up on variance in relation to policy.
• Prepare financial statements for presentation to the Board of Directors.
• Develop and implement financial policies.
• Responsible for promoting a culture of evidence to support decision making and planning activities.
• Lead a continuous improvement approach for operational and financial planning and decision making.
• Exemplify the utilization of financial evidence for sound decision making.
• Provide training on the use of information for decision making.

What must you have?

• University degree in Mathematics/Finance/Business/Economics or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ recent experience in finance.
• Financial accreditation (i.e., CA, CMA, etc.) required.

• Proven experience in project management and/or process improvement.
• Demonstrated experience with MIS reporting (equivalent to Level 1 MIS).
• Experience with Administrative functions for Payroll or Financial systems.

• Strong analysis of revenue and expenses; budgeting and forecasting.
• Ability to use computer finance planning and modeling tools (knowledge of business budgeting and forecasting).
• Issue definition and solving, determining the appropriate solution based upon MIS principles, GAAP requirement and Ministry Directives.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with all levels of management and stakeholders.
• Effective communication and presentation skills that will include exposure to many different functional groups within the organization.
• Ability to understand and implement information relevant to the collective agreement.
• Basic knowledge of HCCSS financial structure, and MOHLTC/HCCSS funding criteria.
• Knowledge of the organization’s collective agreement entitlements, as well as related legislation such as Employment Standards Act and Canada Labour Code.
• Knowledge of tools, systems and databases used in processing payroll and financial and statistical transactions
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and standards or knowledge of Employment Standards Act, Canada Labour Code, Collective Agreements.
• Basic knowledge of HCCSS business strategies, objectives, priorities and programs, and related Payroll and Finance priorities and requirements.
• Basic knowledge of the evolving role of HCCSSs, the issues and priorities within the healthcare sector and how these impact financial requirements.

• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office applications knowledge and proven experience (Excel, Access, Visio, MS Project; SQL query tools, Crystal reports, Great Plains financial systems and Quadrant Payroll).
• Skilled in current software programs, including Dynamics, Quadrant, Microsoft Office and Windows.

What would give you an advantage?

• Proficiency in French is an asset.

Who we are:

Home and Community Care Support Services South West is one of 14 Home and Community Care Support Services organizations in Ontario with a focused mandate to deliver local health care services such as home and community care and long-term care home placement. These organizations were previously known as Local Health Integration Networks at a time when they also led local health care planning and funding, and those functions are now part of Ontario Health. Learn more at www.healthcareathome.ca/southwest.

Our organization is a recipient of the 2019 Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month Great Employers Award, making it a recognized organization in supporting employee health and safety.

How do I apply?

Please visit www.HealthCareAtHomeJobs.ca to submit your resume and cover letter. Application deadline is Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

We are committed to a culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities, and are committed to providing accommodation as part of our hiring process. If you have special requirements, please advise Human Resources during the recruitment process.

Home and Community Care Support Services has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy across the province that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants being considered for employment will be required to provide proof of vaccination documentation confidentially to Human Resources upon hire. Any medical or human rights exemption requests will be reviewed and validated prior to an offer of employment.