Director, Financial Operations & Client Support

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Care Sustainability, the Director, Financial Operations & Client Support provides strategic and operations decision support to the Senior Leadership for the designated areas of responsibility across the organization.

The Director liaises with the business stakeholders and operational teams to ensure proper planning, monitoring, forecasting and reporting processes are in place, and provides senior level advice/expertise for operational risks and issues.

Upon completion of industry and gap analysis, influences leadership on forecasting and changes to resource allocation ensuring organizational sustainability and alignment of strategic priorities for multiple programs and/or organizations.

He/she also assumes overall responsibility for the review, analysis and validation of key performance indicators in context of the financial budget, and communicating operational/capital issues to their respective operational leadership and the Executive Director.

Reporting to the Director are the Managers of Financial Operations & Client Support, Financial Analysts and other designated financial planning support staff as required to support the operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training And Experience

Master's degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of ten (10) years' recent, related experience in a progressively senior financial planning and business support role, a Certified Professional Accountant designation, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills And Abilities

• Broad knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, financial, administrative and contract management, audit and program evaluation principles and practices.
• Broad knowledge of computerized financial systems and procedures.
• Knowledge of health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated operational planning, monitoring, analytical, evaluation and reporting expertise.
• Knowledge of program planning, implementation and evaluation approaches including community development strategies.
• Proven ability to design, implement and manage complex planning, reporting and business processes.
• Results oriented within a high-pressure working environment with numerous critical timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a leader including coaching and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, other health care staff, one-on-one, in groups and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to make public presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to strategically and creatively solve complex problems within a dynamic and changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Computer literacy with advanced word processing, spreadsheet and database skills.
• Proven leadership, management and supervisory experience with an excellent sense of corporate and departmental priority and a strong business acumen are critical.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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Job Requirements

https://jd.viha.ca/JD4675.pdf