Are you looking for a challenging leadership opportunity where you can apply your financial and project management expertise? Are you able to see the big business and financial picture while paying attention to small details? If so, consider this opportunity with the Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Services Division.
In this role, you will provide business and financial services to branches that have a complex funding model. You will be a key member of the Financial Planning and Advisory to provide critical and actionable financial information, recommendations, solutions and advice to senior management and stakeholders. You must be a hands-on self-starter who is ready, willing and able to fully engage in the operational business. You must have excellent analytical, consultation and communication skills to work in a challenging, deadline-driven environment with a diverse workload.
About the job
In this role, you will:
• provide financial and analytical expertise on the management of transfer payments and emergency health services grants
• monitor business planning activities and allocations, and perform financial planning, monitoring and analysis, forecasting and variance analysis
• provide financial policy development and co-ordination support
• conduct research and make sound recommendations
• conduct financial tracking and reporting to assess financial status and issues
• prepare briefing materials to support senior management decision-making
What you bring to the team
Financial knowledge and experience
• you have knowledge of accounting, auditing and financial principles, concepts and best practices
• you are experienced in financial planning and budget development, monitoring, forecasting, variance analysis, controllership and risk management
• you are familiar with financial and business planning policies, requirements and processes in a large, complex organization
Problem-solving and analytical skills
• you can analyze, interpret and decipher information effectively
• you can formulate sound recommendations to financial issues
Communication and consultation skills
• you are an excellent oral communicator who can provide sound advice and accurate information on financial policies and practices to stakeholders
• you have excellent written communication skills allowing you to communicate effectively, gain support from program areas, and deliver presentations to managers and stakeholders
• you can develop and sustain partnerships with stakeholders
Project management and organizational skills
• you can lead financial projects, and coordinate a variety of budgeting and financial activities
• you can work under pressure and organize your workload in an environment of competing demands
Computer skills
• you have demonstrated experience working with word-processing, spreadsheet, database and/or presentation applications to prepare high-quality reports and presentations
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
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