Come work as a Financial Analyst with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Reporting to the Finance Director/Manager, the Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial, accounting, planning and business support and advice to assigned program area(s), including special projects and initiatives.
The Financial Analyst contributes financial expertise and support for monitoring, analyzing, and assessing and reporting on fiscal performance and forecasts relative to budget, with respect to expenditure patterns and resource utilization. The Financial Analyst assists in the management of the designated areas, and the ongoing review of financial systems and processes along with strategic and operations planning.
As a Financial Analyst with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:
- Monitor, analyze and assess the operations of the health service delivery area relative to the annual operating plan through developing an understanding of operational and financial information used to manage the organization's operations. Develop ongoing standard analysis processes and analyze special issues that affect the organization's operations.
- Identify potential resource utilization and expenditure pattern issues for the organization through methods such as developing an in-depth knowledge base of labour rate utilization issues, and liaising with Human Resources, Payroll and various other departments within the corporate structure.
- Assist in developing spreadsheets and databases to accurately forecast results and produce reports for review with other members of the Finance Team.
- Perform financial and statistical analysis of the financial status of departments/programs within the organization by reviewing workload and financial results in comparison with the budget, profitability, efficiency and productivity. Review problem areas with department/program managers and report areas of concern to the other members of the Finance Team.
- Support the Finance function in the annual planning process by analyzing labour and non-labour utilization trends to provide background information for the planning process; assist in implementing the plan at the detailed budget level; and participate in the education of the health service delivery area's personnel in the operational planning process.
- Provide back-up and technical support for the other members of the Finance team by assisting in the analysis and budget modeling and providing the necessary responses on queries that require access to the financial systems and databases.
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