Senior Financial Business Analyst

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive offer packages

HOOPP pension plan

Transit access

Flexible work environment

Development opportunities

Job summary

UHN, a leading Canadian academic health science network, invites applications for a Senior Financial Business Analyst in Toronto. You will contribute to financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support for clinical programs.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and collaboration with senior management and clinical leaders to drive financial performance and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or business degree with relevant experience.
• 3–5 years in an accounting environment analyzing complex financial data.
• Healthcare experience is preferred and beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly reporting.
• Analyze unit/division level financials and investigate variances with stakeholders.
• Lead month-end processes with journal entries and reporting of clinical volumes.
• Collaborate with clinical managers to discuss performance and risks.
• Model large data sets to inform decisions on case volume and staffing.
• Provide timely information to management to support decisions.
• Participate in ad-hoc projects delivering financial insights.
• Coordinate with corporate finance for reporting and funding reconciliations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Time management

Initiative

Education

CPA designation or business degree

MBA is an asset

Tools

SAP

Excel

Access

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Compensation: CAD 89,197 - CAD 133,809 - yearly

Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 Team UHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union: non-union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: Replacement
Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Department: Clinical Finance
Reports to: Senior Manager, Finance
Salary Range: $89,197- $133,809 annually
Hours: 37.5 hours per weeks
Status: Permanent, Full-Time
Closing Date: October 9, 2026

As a key member of the financial services function, the Senior Financial Business Analyst performs a broad scope of professional accounting activities requiring experience, professional knowledge, and application of accounting principles and practices. The scope of the role includes effective financial planning, performance measurement, and analysis of activities, revenues, and costs. The role works closely with senior management, unit managers, and directors reviewing, strategizing and making recommendations on Unit/Program financials; preparing and analyzing monthly/quarterly packages to facilitate decision making and financial/activity reporting.

Duties:

• Support core financial processes (annual budget, quarterly forecasts, monthly reporting) to build a solid and compelling financial plan that meets the expectations of the clinical program
• Support clinical stakeholders with analyzing and evaluating unit/division level financials on a monthly basis
• Lead month-end process through the preparation of journal entries and reporting of clinical volumes
• Provide support to business manager by regularly meeting with clinical managers to investigate variances while identifying risks and opportunities; coordinating monthly program level financial review presentations and attending monthly business unit meetings to discuss performance
• Model and analyze large volume of clinical data to help drive decision making including case volume and personnel planning
• Provide sound and timely information to the management team to facilitate optimal decision making
• Participate in ad-hoc clinical and financial projects by providing financial/statistical analysis andstrategic insights to drive decision making
• Liaise with corporate finance departments for program financial management, activity reporting, case costing, and funding proposals, as well as funding reconciliations and audit requirements
• Perform cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested

Qualifications

• Professional accounting designation (CPA) or business degree with relevant experience
• University degree in Business Administration or equivalent program; MBA is an asset
• Three to Five years related experience in an accounting environment with exposure to analyze and interpret complex financial/business data
• Experience in a healthcare environment, preferred
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational, time management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to take initiative and embrace challenges
• Experience in business case analysis, able to translate operation situation into financial forms
• Adheres to confidentiality policy for sensitive financial and clinical data and information
• Working knowledge of Health System Funding Reform is an asset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, extensive knowledge of Access and Excel, experience with SAP an asset

Additional Information

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/ )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.