Manager Financial Planning-Shared Health

Job title: Manager Financial Planning-Shared Health

Company: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Job description: Requisition ID: 183321

Posting End Date: February 12, 2021

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

This exciting opportunity is one of many created by the creation of a provincial health care system able to support integrated and patient-focused health services throughout Manitoba. Manitoba’s Health System Transformation is supporting the creation of roles that will support enhanced planning and integration, new areas of focus and improved consistency across health organizations. For more information on Health System Transformation and the initiatives that will provide Manitobans with high quality, equitable and sustainable health care, please refer to .

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centred clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

The Manitoba health system has seven health service delivery organizations (SDOs) across the province to serve the health needs of our population including CancerCare Manitoba, the Northern Regional Health Authority, the Interlake Eastern Regional Health Authority, Southern Health-Santé Sud, Prairie Mountain Health, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Shared Health.

We currently have one available opportunity for manager financial planning at Shared Health who will oversee the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting activities for various portfolios within the service delivery organization including oversight of financial analysts by reviewing financial and statistical data, preparing and implementing plans and reports, and communicating these plans to relevant leadership teams.

These positions will analyze, interpret and translate financial performance data (operating, clinical, and financial) ensuring reports, forecasts, variances and analyses of business activities are relevant for key stakeholders.

The manager financial planning will work as assigned with a customer-centric mindset, each position will be assigned to support various work areas, specialties, business units, services, projects and improvement initiatives. The outcomes of the work of these positions will inform systemic improvements for diverse areas of the health system such as:

• Supporting the financial analysis required for variance investigations, business case development and briefing notes
• Supporting the development of budget and variance reporting, to ensure an accurate reflection and accounting of financial pressures in the budget cycle
• Ensuring forecasting and variance analyses provided identify major cost drivers and recommend options for mitigation of budget variances to senior management
• Overseeing a collaborative team with a culture of client service to provide meaningful financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting information for all of the service areas of the organization.

The ideal candidates for these positions will bring:

Experience

6 years of progressive experience delivering financial planning functions including forecasting, budgeting and related variance analyses in a large publicly-funded multi-organization enterprise, preferably in healthcare, including:

• 3 years’ experience working with complex financial analysis and data, financial forecasting, reporting and operational metrics tracking
• 3 years’ experience interpreting and translating financial metrics
• 2 years’ experience working with interdisciplinary teams and supporting multiple internal and external stakeholders
• 2 years of experience managing a high-performing team
• 2 years of hands-on experience using the finance and accounting modules of a comprehensive ERP system (e.g. SAP and/or Great Plains)

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post-secondary degree in a related discipline such as management, economics, public or business administration from an accredited education institution; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Additional formal education in diverse and innovative financial business data modeling, funding and commissioning models in the public sector, and systematic process improvement methodologies (such as the lean transformation framework) are assets

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation with current membership in good standing is required

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated comprehensive mid-level leadership capabilities. The provincial health system in Manitoba has adopted the framework.

• Knowledge of capital financing, business accounting practices and Public Sector Accounting standards an asset

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work safely in a typical computerized office environment with frequent meetings at multiple sites throughout the organization, and to lift and carry items of up to approximately 25 pounds
• Interruptions to respond to questions from executives and government representatives are common; incumbent can schedule dedicated and focused time for planning and concentration

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the “Apply” icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions with the same employer that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

For more information about the available opportunities in the Manitoba health system resulting from Manitoba’s Health System Transformation, please contact

Expected salary:

Location: Manitoba

Job date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:57:55 GMT