Director, Financial and Capital Planning

Location
Hamilton (City), Ontario
Salary
Compensation package includes a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
Posted
October 30, 2024
Closes
November 29, 2024
Ref
29574
Job Type
Full-time
CPA status
CPA Member
Workplace
Hybrid

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is a multi-site, values-based, academic health science centre affiliated with McMaster University and Mohawk College. We are committed to making a difference in people's lives and the future of our community through integrated health services and internationally recognized clinical and research programs. We are dedicated to providing compassionate, sensitive care to our patients and their families and to achieving excellence in health care through our ongoing commitment to education and research. Join our team of dedicated professionals who share in the vision of tomorrow and truly believe "it is an honour to serve our community".

Director, Financial and Capital Planning

Position Summary:

The Director, Financial and Capital Planning reports to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and is a driven, dedicated, proactive and confident individual.  As a member and leader of the Finance Team, this position works in collaboration with clinical and corporate support leadership. He/she is an experienced business partner who will be responsible for delivering insightful analysis and meaningful financial and operational reporting that supports timely and sound business decision making. He/she is expected to exercise sound judgment, tact and to demonstrate exceptional levels of customer service to other departments by providing professional expertise, advice and assistance as required. He/she will work cohesively with Finance leadership and will demonstrate organizational values by leading with example. This role is instrumental in achievement of the goals and objectives of the Finance Department in alignment with the Vision, Mission and Values of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. 

The Director will lead and support initiatives associated with financial planning and analysis.  The Director will be accountable for recommending, developing and implementing programs for budget planning, expenditure control, and management reporting.  The Director will play a key role in reviewing, strategizing and advising on health system funding reform and PCOP funding.  This includes advising on quality-based procedures and allocation of resources. 

In collaboration with the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, the Director will:

transparently support the annual allocation of resources ($700M), is accountable for planning and implementing processes to ensure an effective annual budget and will lead the organization through a process to develop the Hospital Annual Planning Submission (HAPS & HSAA) for Hospital operations ($700M) and the Community Annual Planning Submission (CAPS & MSAA) for Community programs ($20M) provide oversight and strategic planning of the capital process, including impact on cash flow, internal allocation of capital sources of funds, and liaison with external funders and internally with leaders on the capital process and allocations. Related Policies and Procedures will be the responsibility of the Director make recommendations regarding financing and cash flow related to capital and operations to both Senior Leadership Team and the Board (as required). Cash flow forecasting, including Local Share Plans, and management of cash and banking relationships for financing purposes are part of this role.  The Director will ensure that the hospital is compliant with all hospital lenders’ agreements.  The Director will oversee the Board, Municipal and Ministry of Health reporting and monitoring requirements for the Hospitals’ Local Share Plans and the Development Accountability Agreements.

Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance or any other related field required
  • Masters Degree in Business Administration preferred
  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and/or equivalent work experience required
  • Demonstrated knowledge of complex financial analysis and accounting principles, processes and guidelines
  • Expert knowledge of Finance functions
  • In-depth knowledge of relevant Ontario hospital funding methodology and reporting standards (i.e. MIS/OHRS)
  • In-depth knowledge of capital planning processes and treasury function
  • In-depth knowledge of MS Office software programs such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Ten or more years of experience in progressively more responsible positions in Finance, with in-depth knowledge of Financial Planning and Analysis, Capital Planning and Analysis and healthcare funding concepts
  • Experience in providing advice, support and facilitation with regard to financial management, including funding methodologies/mechanisms, performance, compliance and reporting
  • Advanced knowledge of accounting policies and guidelines, including MIS/OHRS Standards Advanced knowledge of operating and capital budgeting concepts, forecasting, treasury, cash flow analysis and scenario planning
  • Demonstrated ability/knowledge in performing complex financial analysis.
  • Able to simplify complex information and convert it into operational plans
  • Experience with costing models (i.e. case costing), benchmarking, utilization and clinical data to support decision-making
  • Good understanding of and sensitive to health policy environment and ability to assess impact on hospital operations
  • Ability to exercise independent judgement and be proactive
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of the organization
  • Demonstrated ability to build, foster and maintain constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong ability to function independently and as a member of a team dealing with multiple priorities in a complex environment
  • Possess a high level of diplomacy and relationship building skills necessary to establish effective working relationship
  • Excellent proficiency with both oral & written communication
  • Excellent presentation skills and ability to synthesize data at all levels of the organization
  • Advance level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint as well as a working knowledge of Microsoft Word
  • Experience with databases an asset
  • Ability to type at an intermediate level is required
  • Exceptional facilitation, problem solving and negotiation skills
  • Strong judgment, analytical and reasoning skills
  • Ability to understand complex financial data
  • Highly developed conceptual and critical thinking abilities
  • Ability to maintain discretion when handling confidential matters
  • Previous experience working in Finance in a large hospital or healthcare environment would be an asset
  • Able to manage workload and complete work assignments within given timelines