Director of Finance, Finance and Risk Performance

Ottawa, ON, Canada

$ 150.000 - 200.000

Director of Finance, Finance and Risk Performance Thursday, March 21, 2024

Director of Finance , Finance and Risk Performance

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Location: Ottawa (Hybrid Work Model) | Montreal (Hybrid Work Model) | Toronto (Hybrid Work Model) | Possibility of Remote

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Health Standards Organization (HSO) is searching for a Finance professional and leader who shares our passion for achieving quality health services for all. Reporting to the Chief Financial and Risk Officer (CFO), the Director, Finance is a strong leader who provides direction and management of HSO’s financial and business affairs, overseeing all financial planning and business support functions including budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, business unit support and all Management reporting.

A skilled communicator, you engender confidence, credibility and build effective relationships at any level both internally and externally. HSO seeks to benefit from your forward thinking, poise, political acuity, and collaborative nature. You maintain the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and discretion in all your work. As a member of the Enterprise leadership team, you are a proven leader who enjoys overseeing, guiding, and developing a small and highly effective team, you bring a track record of success in facilitating optimization and change through effective teamwork and decision making. Your advanced analytical abilities will enable you to share insights from financial analysis with the CFO, Enterprise Leadership and Board of Directors.

Main Responsibilities:

Lead the financial planning and analysis function as a close business partner to the CFO and Enterprise leaders.

Monitor business performance, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports for the CFO, Enterprise Leaders, and Board of Directors.

Take ownership for all functions related to cash management, investments, insurance, taxation, and financial reporting.

Oversee the day-to-day reporting, forecasting, variance analysis and internal-control activities of the organization.

Analyze internal operations and identify areas for cost reduction and process enhancement.

Lead the finance team and oversee financial IT systems, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory entities.

Develop corporate policies and procedures as required.

Acts as a key advisor to the CFO, you assist the CFO and Enterprise leadership in strategy development and preparation of budget guidelines.

Coach, train and assist in the development of team budgets. Review departmental forecasts and budget submissions to ensure quality control; consolidate team budgets and provide summaries for the Enterprise Leadership.

Adaptable; flexible team player that can wear several hats and support team as needed.

Represent the CFO as required.

Must Have Qualifications:

University Degree in Accounting, Business, or related field

Completion of a professional accounting designation, CPA, CGA, CMA, etc.

7+ years of accounting / finance related experience.

Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to manage and develop teams. Ability to mentor, teach and train.

Advanced accounting and reporting software knowledge. i.e. MS Dynamics GP, Cube, CRM, Sage 300 AccPac,; MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint and Word).

Desired Qualifications:

Have experience in an international organization.

Have experience in the health care industry.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

In Your First 30-90 Days:

Complete our orientation program with other new hires to learn about HSO, our values of trust, inclusion, collaboration, innovation and learning, and our mission of quality improvement in healthcare and social services.

Set your performance and learning objectives for the year in collaboration with your people manager.

Meet regularly with your people manager to discuss your learning progression and alignment for your accountabilities.

Contribute to monthly leadership group meetings that focus on planning and operational issues.

Take on assigned initiatives or projects for your role .

What We Can Offer To You :

Competitive compensation and benefits, including a defined benefit pension plan.

Time off programs, including office closure during last week of December.

A culture that measures and values psychological safety, inclusion and engagement.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO:

Health Standards Organization (HSO) and our affiliates Accreditation Canada (AC) and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH) are global, not-for-profit organizations. Together, we develop standards and deliver assessment programs and quality improvement solutions that have been adopted in over 12,000 locations across five continents.Our people-centered programs and services have been setting the bar for quality across the health ecosystem for 65 years.

Join us toward a future that will lead to “Safer Care and A Healthier World.” Let’s follow a mission together, where we “empower and enable people around the world to continuously improve quality of care.”

HSO is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity and access, where all employees feel respected and valued and have an equal opportunity to achieve success. We encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, people from diverse races, ethnicities and/or religions, persons with disabilities, people from gender diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities. Please let us know how we can support you throughout the recruiting process, including through the provision of a ccommodations on request.

We are also proud to have been named as one of the Top 100 National Capital Region’s Top Employers in 2022 and 2023.

We are equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principles of Employment Equity. We encourage qualified applications from all genders, including visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, and persons with disabilities. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please email HR at [email protected] . For any queries related to recruitment please email at [email protected] .

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