Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.
Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible. The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.
Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.
An exciting
Temporary Full-Time opportunity as a
Senior Financial Accountant exists in the Finance department and reports to the
Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Transformation supporting Women’s College Hospital Academics portfolio. This position will support approximately 350 grants generating over $15 million annually and will primarily be responsible for the financial accounting, processing, analysis, monitoring, and reporting of these projects.
Summary of Duties, but not limited to:
- Timely and accurate accounting of research activity in accordance with Canadian public sector accounting standards for government not-for-profit organizations
- Provide prompt and effective customer service to the Primary Investigator and research team to support their ability to manage their research projects
- Prepare financial reports and maintain financial accountability, through adherence to WCH policies and to the financial conditions imposed by the funding agencies
- Maintain financial record of project expenses, ensuring validity, authorization, available funding and supporting documentation is maintained in accordance with the funding agency and WCH policies
- Monitor project expenditures against budget, ensuring appropriate matching of funds in accordance with the agreement’s terms of reference
- Review financials and prepare forecasts to assess risk of deficits, liaising with Primary Investigator to develop preventative measures and responses
- Demonstrate strong customer services through responding to queries from Researchers so they can manage their projects
- Review and validate appropriate documentation to support cost centers creation and closure
- Maintain all relevant documentation (contracts, budgets, etc.) in finance systems
- Generate invoices and manage accounts receivable
- Receive project payments and ensure they are allocated to the appropriate grant
- Support financial budget preparation, ensuring appropriate costing is developed
- Support external grant audits, and agency audits, through the preparation of audit working papers and liaising with the audit team to ensure audit requests are met
- Train researchers and research staff on use of financial system and WCH policies and proceduces
- Assist with ad hoc projects
Qualifications
- University degree in Accounting, Commerce isrequired
- Minimum of five (5) years related financial experience
- Professional Accounting Designation an asset (Chartered Professional Accountant)
- Strong working knowledge of systems, particularly of SAP and MS Office applications including excel and ability to use pivots and organize large data sets
- Demonstrate creativity with strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with attention to detail
- Good work and attendance record required
- Ability to take initiative and embrace challenges
- Proven attendance and punctuality.
- Professional behaviour and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital
- This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all
Why Choose Us?
- Be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence.
- Shape the future of healthcare in a supportive environment.
- Embrace the Best of Both Worlds and join our Hybrid Work Environment.
- Enjoy competitive benefits and an excellent defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP).
Women's College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.
