Senior Financial Analyst

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Hamilton is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial reporting and controls. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, conducting analytical reviews, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree in finance and at least 7 years of experience alongside CPA membership. The role operates Monday to Friday during the day.

Qualifications

• 7 to 9 years previous relevant experience.
• Ability to analyze financial data to identify trends.
• Experience with Ministry of Health and Ontario Health regulations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly financial statement preparation.
• Prepare analytical financial reports.
• Reconcile balance sheet and intercompany accounts.
• Assist in year-end audit process.

Skills

Strong accounting knowledge

Finance and analytical skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Problem-solving abilities

Effective communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or finance

Professional membership with CPA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Finance, the Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for supporting both internal and external reporting, evaluating financial policies and controls and reconciling balance sheet and intercompany accounts. The role also involves conducting analytical reviews to deliver actionable insights to leadership, preparing accounting journal entries and allocations, contributing to monthly financial reporting and statement preparation and assisting with the year-end audit process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

-Together with the Finance team, coordinate and support the monthly financial statement preparation and reporting process
-Prepare analytical reports, including evaluating the general ledger activities and balances, and performing specialized analysis of financial data
-Responsible for timely reporting required for the Ministry of Health, Ontario Health, and to other external stakeholders
-Responsible for the reconciliation of various balance sheet and intercompany accounts, and the preparation of related journals
-Participate in the year-end external audit of the Hospital's accounting systems and records, including the preparation of working papers and the processing of year-end journal entries
-Assist in ensuring accounting controls and practices used are in compliance with internal policies, Ontario Healthcare Reporting Standards (OHRS) guidelines, and Public Sector Accounting Standards
-Assist in reviewing and updating financial policies, procedures and controls
-Provide financial accounting knowledge and expertise as needed, including recommending process improvements where necessary
-Provide advice and guidance to departments in support of hospital related accounting policies, processes and practices
-Support Financial Systems projects and help strengthen the effectiveness of the business processes and controls, thereby contributing to the overall success of the initiatives
-Ad hoc assignments as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

-Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or finance is required
-Professional membership with Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and/or Advanced Business Degree is required
-7 to 9 years previous relevant experience
-Advanced level Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
-Strong accounting knowledge, finance and analytical skills required
-Experience in analyzing financial and related data to identify trends and relationships
-Proven ability to problem-solve and manage projects, specifically with processes and system integrations is preferred
-Experienced in performing financial statement analysis
-Ability to work within changing and tight timelines
-Excellent communications skills
-Strong interpersonal skills coupled with a desire and ability to be an effective team player
-Experience and understanding of Ministry of Health and/or Ontario Health regulations and reporting requirements (including OHRS guidelines) is preferred

HOURS OF WORK:
Monday to Friday, days