About the role
Job Description:
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Care Sustainability, the Director, Financial Operations & Client Support provides strategic and operations decision support to the Senior Leadership for the designated areas of responsibility across the organization. The Director liaises with the business stakeholders and operational teams to ensure proper planning, monitoring, forecasting and reporting processes are in place, and provides senior level advice/expertise for operational risks and issues. Upon completion of industry and gap analysis, influences leadership on forecasting and changes to resource allocation ensuring organizational sustainability and alignment of strategic priorities for multiple programs and/or organizations. He/she also assumes overall responsibility for the review, analysis and validation of key performance indicators in context of the financial budget, and communicating operational/capital issues to their respective operational leadership and the Executive Director. Reporting to the Director are the Managers of Financial Operations & Client Support, Financial Analysts and other designated financial planning support staff as required to support the operations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training And Experience
Master's degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of ten (10) years' recent, related experience in a progressively senior financial planning and business support role, a Certified Professional Accountant designation, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Skills And Abilities
- Broad knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, financial, administrative and contract management, audit and program evaluation principles and practices.
- Broad knowledge of computerized financial systems and procedures.
- Knowledge of health care disciplines and their role in client care.
- Demonstrated operational planning, monitoring, analytical, evaluation and reporting expertise.
- Knowledge of program planning, implementation and evaluation approaches including community development strategies.
- Proven ability to design, implement and manage complex planning, reporting and business processes.
- Results oriented within a high-pressure working environment with numerous critical timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to function as a leader including coaching and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, other health care staff, one-on-one, in groups and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to make public presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to strategically and creatively solve complex problems within a dynamic and changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
- Computer literacy with advanced word processing, spreadsheet and database skills.
- Proven leadership, management and supervisory experience with an excellent sense of corporate and departmental priority and a strong business acumen are critical.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: https://www.leadscanada.net/site/framework
Job Requirements:
https://jd.viha.ca/JD4675.pdf
About Island Health
Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.
Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.
Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.
Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.
To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.
Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.
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About the role
Job Description:
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Care Sustainability, the Director, Financial Operations & Client Support provides strategic and operations decision support to the Senior Leadership for the designated areas of responsibility across the organization. The Director liaises with the business stakeholders and operational teams to ensure proper planning, monitoring, forecasting and reporting processes are in place, and provides senior level advice/expertise for operational risks and issues. Upon completion of industry and gap analysis, influences leadership on forecasting and changes to resource allocation ensuring organizational sustainability and alignment of strategic priorities for multiple programs and/or organizations. He/she also assumes overall responsibility for the review, analysis and validation of key performance indicators in context of the financial budget, and communicating operational/capital issues to their respective operational leadership and the Executive Director. Reporting to the Director are the Managers of Financial Operations & Client Support, Financial Analysts and other designated financial planning support staff as required to support the operations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training And Experience
Master's degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of ten (10) years' recent, related experience in a progressively senior financial planning and business support role, a Certified Professional Accountant designation, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Skills And Abilities
- Broad knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, financial, administrative and contract management, audit and program evaluation principles and practices.
- Broad knowledge of computerized financial systems and procedures.
- Knowledge of health care disciplines and their role in client care.
- Demonstrated operational planning, monitoring, analytical, evaluation and reporting expertise.
- Knowledge of program planning, implementation and evaluation approaches including community development strategies.
- Proven ability to design, implement and manage complex planning, reporting and business processes.
- Results oriented within a high-pressure working environment with numerous critical timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to function as a leader including coaching and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, other health care staff, one-on-one, in groups and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to make public presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to strategically and creatively solve complex problems within a dynamic and changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
- Computer literacy with advanced word processing, spreadsheet and database skills.
- Proven leadership, management and supervisory experience with an excellent sense of corporate and departmental priority and a strong business acumen are critical.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: https://www.leadscanada.net/site/framework
Job Requirements:
https://jd.viha.ca/JD4675.pdf
About Island Health
Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.
Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.
Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.
Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.
To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.
Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.