Posting # 55824 - [ Non-Union ]

This is an exciting leadership opportunity within the Finance team at St. Joseph's Health Care London. The successful candidate will provide specialized support for research accounting, reporting, and budgeting, while also contributing to hospital-wide financial operations. This influential leadership position reports directly to the Director of Finance and will be responsible for:

- Oversee accounting, reporting, and budgeting for research activities, ensuring compliance with funder requirements and internal policies.
- Oversee grant financial management, including preparation of funder reports and audits.
- Oversee the preparation of required internal financial reports and statements including external financial statements, financial reports required by funders and internal financial reporting required by leaders, the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Directors - Oversee and support the full preparation of annual operating budgets
- Oversee and support peer benchmarking activities to compare financial performance and practices with similar organizations, providing insights for continuous improvement.
- Partner with auditors to ensure effective execution of external audit processes and robust internal controls.
- Support modeling for new research initiatives and hospital programs.
- Identify and implement relevant accounting pronouncements within Public Sector Accounting Standards and CPA Handbook Part III Section 4200.
- Participate in internal committees overseeing strategic projects.
- As a highly motivated and engaging leader, the Manager will demonstrate effective communication, visionary leadership and exceptional people management skills complemented by strong problem solving and change management expertise.




Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial management/reporting and demonstrated team leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards including Public Sector Accounting Standards and CPA Handbook Part III.
• Effective written and oral communication skills; highly developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing demands and meet challenging timelines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting leadership teams in understanding financial results and developing operating budgets.
• Knowledge of OHSA and ability to act as a supervisor under OHSA.

• Experience in a health care or research environment in Ontario.
• Experience with Oracle Financial applications (General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Project Costing).
• Proficiency in French is an asset.

• St. Joseph's Health Care London, through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College, is a leading research and teaching hospital. Employees are expected to engage in role-related teaching and research activities.

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing