Analyst, Financial

Fraser Health; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Finance Analyst to bring financial and business advisory expertise to our team in New Westminster, BC. You will review client financials, prepare operating and capital budgets, and support program costing and changes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives.

With a CPA and 5 years of healthcare finance experience, you will engage with managers to deliver insights, participate in budgeting processes, and contribute to governance and reporting.

Qualifications

• CPA designation and/or university degree in Commerce, Business, Finance or Health Administration.
• Five years’ recent, related financial/management accounting experience in a health care environment.
• Equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze client financials, statistics and costing information in relation to budget and best practice.
• Support operating and capital budget preparation for assigned clients.
• Assist with analysis and costing of new programs and program changes.
• Attend client meetings and provide budgeting and responsibility reporting support.

Skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Microsoft Excel

Word processing

Client-focused service

Learning agility

Physical ability

Education

CPA designation or degree in Commerce/Business/Finance/Health Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.88 - $55.89 / hour

Job Summary

We want you to bring your financial analysis and business expertise to our team. Our service excellence is built on members taking responsibility for their own performance and aiming to model integrity, resilience and confidence. Your strategic approach, passion for effective information distribution and use, as well as capacity to inspire others in an environment striving for service excellence.

Build on your career experience as you:

• Review and analyze assigned client’s financial, statistical and costing information and assessments operational performance in relation to budget and best practice.
• Provide assessment results and recommendations on appropriate courses of action to Financial Manager and/or clients for the purpose of implementing corrections or improvements.
• Work with and support assigned clients in the preparation of their operating and capital budgets.
• Provide support in the analysis and costing of new programs and program changes.
• Act as a resource to assigned clients by attending client meetings, preparing and presenting educational sessions and supporting material on budgeting and responsibility reporting.
• Provide an analysis of financial statement variances and activity measures as part of regular and ad hoc Administration/Board reporting package.
• Provide advice, interpretation and resource support to clients in the use and application of costing, budgeting, and responsibility reporting information.

Are you motivated to join our team? Here is what we would like you to have:

• A recognized professional accounting designation (CPA) and/or university degree in Commerce, Business, Finance or Health Administration.
• Five (5) years’ recent, related financial/management accounting experience and/or project administration in a health care environment.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

This Full Time position is located at our Uptown Latitude Building in New Westminster, B.C. - convenient to rapid transit options.

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Responsible for providing financial and business advisory services to assigned clients and projects; reviews and analyzes departmental and portfolio financial, statistical, and costing information, assesses operational performance and assists clients in preparing their assigned operating and capital budgets.

Responsibilities

1. Reviews and analyzes assigned client’s financial, statistical and costing information and assesses operational performance in relation to budget and best practice; provides assessment results and recommendations on appropriate courses of action to Financial Manager and/or clients for the purpose of implementing corrections or improvements.
2. Works with and supports assigned clients in the preparation of their operating and capital budgets.
3. Provides support in the analysis and costing of new programs and program changes.
4. Acts as a resource to assigned clients by attending client meetings, preparing and presenting educational sessions and supporting material on budgeting and responsibility reporting.
5. Provides an analysis of financial statement variances and activity measures as part of regular and ad hoc Administration/Board reporting package.
6. Provides advice, interpretation and resource support to clients in the use and application of costing, budgeting, and responsibility reporting information.
7. Provides orientation sessions and information to new Managers to the organization regarding financial reports and responsibility reporting.
8. Assists with the allocation of Ministry of Health and other external grants to Health Care Service Providers; prepares payment documentation and reconciliation for Health Service Provider payments.
9. Acts as a resource to Managers and Finance personnel of various Health Service Providers on all financial matters.
10. Oversees, analyzes and recommends allocations of physician sessional payments/services.
11. Participates on internal and external committees, as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

A recognized professional accounting designation (CPA) and/or university degree in Commerce, Business, Finance or Health Administration.

Five (5) years’ recent, related financial/management accounting experience and/or project administration in a health care environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Demonstrated ability working in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong PC skills including spreadsheets and word processing programs
• Strong ability to provide client and solution focused services
• Significant ability to learn new processes and techniques and incorporate them into the workplace
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.