Lead Financial Stewardship for Ontario's Health System Are you a collaborative and strategic finance leader with a passion for delivering impact in complex, high-profile environments? If so, consider these exciting opportunities!
The Ministry of Health is seeking two (2) Finance Managers to join the Financial Management Branch (FMB), where you will oversee financial planning and reporting for critical program areas including community services and mental health and addictions. In this role, you will provide expert financial leadership, support evidence-based decision-making, and ensure effective funding that directly supports health services across Ontario.
If you thrive in fast-paced environments and bring strong financial expertise, this is your opportunity to influence funding decisions and drive meaningful outcomes.
The Ontario Public Service: Strengthening Ontario, together.A career in the Ontario Public Service is driven by a passion for creating a stronger Ontario. If you share this ambition, we are fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where employees have the tools and opportunities they need to be fulfilled and inspired to move Ontario forward. Our leaders enjoy:
- Purpose-driven culture: Be part of a dynamic leadership team dedicated to serving 15 million Ontarians. Your leadership will drive long-term impact and contribute to public service excellence.
- Empowering work environment: Thrive in an inclusive and diverse workplace that reflects the population we serve. Enjoy a culture of holistic well-being, flexibility, and safety, with tailored work arrangements to suit your life stage. Our modern, friendly, and accessible workplaces support you in bringing your authentic self to work and exploring your full potential.
- Expansive leadership opportunities: Benefit from endless growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to lead across various sectors. In the Ontario Public Service, your leadership journey can span multiple ministries and functions.
- Recognition and Rewards: Your efforts will be recognized both formally and informally, ensuring you feel valued and supported. We offer competitive salaries with performance-based pay, a defined-benefit pension plan, and comprehensive benefits that support your holistic wellness. Enjoy a range of vacation and leave options, along with access to employee and family assistance programs and inclusive counselling services.
About the job
At the Ontario Public Service, we hold our leaders to the highest standards, expecting them to embody authenticity, accountability, and courage in every action and decision. As a leader, you'll be at the forefront of creating a dynamic work environment that sparks innovation, fosters collaboration, and champions inclusivity. We value a diverse, anti-racist, and accessible workplace where everyone feels safe and respected. By embracing these values, you'll help build a vibrant team culture where every individual can thrive. Your leadership will inspire and motivate your team to achieve their best, aligning their efforts with our strategic vision.
To succeed in these roles, you will:
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, and expenditure management for program portfolios in community services or mental health and addictions
- Oversee financial reporting and year-end processes to support accountability and decision-making
- Provide strategic financial advice and analysis to program areas and senior leadership
- Manage transfer payment funding, ensuring compliance with government financial policies and processes
- Build strong relationships with internal partners to support program delivery and financial alignment
- Coordinate multiple priorities and deliverables in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Lead and develop a team in a unionized environment, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture
Meet Your New TeamThe
Financial Management Branch (FMB) supports the Ministry of Health through financial planning, analysis, forecasting, and reporting across transfer payments and operating expenditures. The branch leads in-year and year-end expenditure management, delivers forecasting and controllership functions, and processes payments and reconciliations for Health Service Providers and Ontario Health-funded programs. FMB also provides strategic financial and procurement advice to support effective program delivery and the sustainability of Ontario's health system.
Why join us- Lead high-impact portfolios supporting critical health programs across community services and mental health and addictions.
- Shape financial decisions that matter by strengthening stewardship, forecasting, and accountability in a complex environment.
- Partner with senior leadership to influence funding strategies that directly support healthcare delivery across Ontario.
What you bring to the team
Leadership Experience:
- People Leadership: Leads and supports high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and strong results in a unionized environment.
- Coaching & Development: Provides clear direction, mentorship, and support to strengthen team capacity and sustain performance.
- Change Management: Leads teams through evolving priorities, aligning people, structure, and workflows to sustain delivery in operational contexts.
Financial Expertise:
- Financial Planning & Reporting: Experience preparing forecasts, budgeting, financial reporting, and briefings to support program and ministry decision-making.
- Public Sector Financial Knowledge: Understanding of public sector financial processes, including transfer payment funding and reporting requirements.
- Program Financial Oversight: Monitors expenditures against forecasts and appropriations, providing financial advice to support program delivery.
- Year-End & Payments Management: Experience with year-end reporting, reconciliations, settlements, and payments/claims processing in high-volume environments.
- Professional Designation: A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or equivalent experience is considered an asset, but not mandatory.
Relationship, Vendor & Communication Management:
- Relationship Building: Builds strong partnerships with program areas, senior leadership, and internal partners across the organization.
- Strategic Advisory: Provides clear, concise financial advice to inform decision-making at all levels.
- Communication & Influence: Communicates complex financial information effectively and navigates sensitive issues with professionalism and sound judgment.
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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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
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