Vice President Finance & Facilities
About the role
The Royal is a mental illness treatment, teaching and research hospital, focused on patients with complex illness and addiction. We provide treatment while advancing research to bring the most effective new discoveries into practice.
The Royal operates in a highly regulated, publicly funded healthcare environment. We work closely with government, health system partners, and academic institutions. We are guided by our iCARE values: Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
We seek a trusted and respected healthcare finance leader to join our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at a critical moment in our corporate transformation.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Vice-President, Finance & Facilities (VPFF) provides experienced leadership across Finance, Supply Chain, Planning and Facilities Management. The VPFF builds and supports the people, processes and systems to enable operational excellence.
As SLT’s financial expert, they collaborate to enable an optimal environment for our patients, staff and stakeholders. The VPFF works with colleagues and leads their team to build a solid financial foundation to achieve our sustainable future. They are accountable for financial strategy, budgets, capital planning and oversight of planning and facilities, ensuring compliance, financial and environmental sustainability, and alignment with The Royal’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities.
With direction and support from the COO, the VPFF oversees major contracts, revenue-generating initiatives, and partnerships. They provide financial leadership to ensure risk engagement and resource optimization across The Royal. They support The Royal’s Board from a Finance, Supply Chain, Planning and Facilities perspective. They represent The Royal as a service provider at related partner Boards and Committees. They also liaise with, build and maintain finance credibility with system partners, funders and government.
The ideal candidate has 10 years of progressive financial leadership experience, preferably in the hospital sector. They have an Accounting, Business, Commerce, or Administration degree. A related master’s degree is preferred. The candidate is required to hold a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. Additional certifications in areas such as Auditing, Healthcare Administration, Project Management (PMP), or Supply Chain (CPIM/CSCP) are assets.
The Royal is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. Leaders are expected to uphold principles of anti-racism, health equity, and psychological and physical safety for staff and patients.
About Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
The Royal is one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres. Our mandate is simple: to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. The Royal combines the delivery of specialized mental health care, advocacy, research and education to transform the lives of people with complex and treatment resistant mental illness. The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health raises funds that support The Royal’s work while placing a sharp focus on awareness building through the You Know Who I Am campaign.
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (ROHCG) is made up of:
* The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC) - a new 188-bed state-of-the-art mental health facility located in Ottawa;
* The Brockville Mental Health Centre (BMHC) - a specialized 219-bed psychiatric facility located in Brockville;
* The University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) - home of leading-edge multidisciplinary research programs that investigate the biological and psychological factors contributing to mental illness and innovative ways to treat mental illness;
* Royal Ottawa Place (ROP) - a 96-bed long-term residential care centre located in Ottawa; and
* The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health - the fundraising organization that supports mental health research, capital projects and equipment purchases on behalf of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group.
Vice President Finance & Facilities
About the role
The Royal is a mental illness treatment, teaching and research hospital, focused on patients with complex illness and addiction. We provide treatment while advancing research to bring the most effective new discoveries into practice.
The Royal operates in a highly regulated, publicly funded healthcare environment. We work closely with government, health system partners, and academic institutions. We are guided by our iCARE values: Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
We seek a trusted and respected healthcare finance leader to join our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at a critical moment in our corporate transformation.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Vice-President, Finance & Facilities (VPFF) provides experienced leadership across Finance, Supply Chain, Planning and Facilities Management. The VPFF builds and supports the people, processes and systems to enable operational excellence.
As SLT’s financial expert, they collaborate to enable an optimal environment for our patients, staff and stakeholders. The VPFF works with colleagues and leads their team to build a solid financial foundation to achieve our sustainable future. They are accountable for financial strategy, budgets, capital planning and oversight of planning and facilities, ensuring compliance, financial and environmental sustainability, and alignment with The Royal’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities.
With direction and support from the COO, the VPFF oversees major contracts, revenue-generating initiatives, and partnerships. They provide financial leadership to ensure risk engagement and resource optimization across The Royal. They support The Royal’s Board from a Finance, Supply Chain, Planning and Facilities perspective. They represent The Royal as a service provider at related partner Boards and Committees. They also liaise with, build and maintain finance credibility with system partners, funders and government.
The ideal candidate has 10 years of progressive financial leadership experience, preferably in the hospital sector. They have an Accounting, Business, Commerce, or Administration degree. A related master’s degree is preferred. The candidate is required to hold a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. Additional certifications in areas such as Auditing, Healthcare Administration, Project Management (PMP), or Supply Chain (CPIM/CSCP) are assets.
The Royal is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. Leaders are expected to uphold principles of anti-racism, health equity, and psychological and physical safety for staff and patients.
About Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
The Royal is one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres. Our mandate is simple: to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. The Royal combines the delivery of specialized mental health care, advocacy, research and education to transform the lives of people with complex and treatment resistant mental illness. The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health raises funds that support The Royal’s work while placing a sharp focus on awareness building through the You Know Who I Am campaign.
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (ROHCG) is made up of:
* The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC) - a new 188-bed state-of-the-art mental health facility located in Ottawa;
* The Brockville Mental Health Centre (BMHC) - a specialized 219-bed psychiatric facility located in Brockville;
* The University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) - home of leading-edge multidisciplinary research programs that investigate the biological and psychological factors contributing to mental illness and innovative ways to treat mental illness;
* Royal Ottawa Place (ROP) - a 96-bed long-term residential care centre located in Ottawa; and
* The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health - the fundraising organization that supports mental health research, capital projects and equipment purchases on behalf of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group.