Director, Financial Planning & Business Support

A healthcare company are seeking an innovative and result-oriented Director, Financial Planning and Business Support to provide strategic leadership and direction in the development of the organization's annual and on-going operating, capital, and service workload budgets. The Director will apply a dynamic approach to optimizing the delivery of financial services and resources for designated operational areas. In collaboration with business leaders, the Director will identify key trends and drive financial accountability and process improvement across the organization.

The Director, Financial Planning and Business Support will actively maximize the company's financial and business performance within the parameters of established guidelines and health policies. By developing and evaluating all financial and performance components of business plans that impact company operations, the Director will drive the integration and innovation of major elements of the multi-year financial plan such as the operating statement, capital investments, workload and performance measurements. Reporting to the Executive Director, Financial Planning & Business Support, the Director will be a clear, caring, and courageous leader with the operational and financial expertise to proactively envision and encompass a strategic approach to financial planning and analysis.

The Director, Financial Planning and Business Support is accountable for:

Developing and recommending short- and long-term goals and objectives for designated departments, ensuring that financial plans support the goals, policies and vision of FH;

Planning and implementing operational budgets, including budget preparation, authorization control and reporting of expenditures;

Leading departments in managing the annual and three-year operational budget development, ensuring that budget results are considered and reflected in the overall FH operating budgets submitted to the provincial government;

Providing portfolio performance monitoring, evaluation and forecasting analysis through the FH Quarterly Reports and annual Executive Performance reports in addition to periodic reporting and analysis.

The successful candidate will have:

A degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance or related discipline;

A CPA recognized professional accounting designation;

Seven (7) to ten (10) years of recent, related financial accounting experience, including five (5) years leading and mentoring teams in a senior leadership role within a large complex organization; or

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Recent and strong healthcare experience in financial planning or supporting direct clinical care portfolios will be an asset.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

CPA recognized professional accounting designation.

Master's degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance or related discipline, supplemented with seven (7) to ten (10) years' recent, related financial accounting experience, including five (5) years' experience in a senior leadership role in a large complex organization, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the company Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

Demonstrated knowledge of accounting practices, trends, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), financial, administrative and contract management, audit and program evaluation principles and practices.

Demonstrated ability to lead, plan, direct, manage and implement change.

Demonstrated knowledge of health and business administration including strategic and operational planning, monitoring, analytical, evaluation and reporting expertise in a public sector and/or large complex environment.

Demonstrated ability to direct a variety of cyclical operational, budgeting and financial planning processes.

Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.

Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain rapport with internal and external stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic environment with changing priorities.

Demonstrated judgment and decision making capabilities including the ability to manage priorities and deadlines.

Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.

Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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