Financial Analyst

**Req ID**:187077**
**Location**:Provincial** Zone, **Chipman Facility**
**Department**:FI Continuing Care Direct Funding**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** (**100%**) x **1**
**Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:5-Sep-24**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Analysts reports to Assistant Manager within the Continuing Care, Finance department and is responsible to provide analytical support to corporate activities
serviced by the finance portfolio, transactional processing centers and support to NSH leaders. Under the direction of the assistant manager or coordinator/supervisor, the analysts will
be assigned accountability for analytical work to day to day work and strategic initiates. The Analyst is responsible for the creation, management and
dissemination of accurate and timely reports and analysis for their department/service/zone. The Analyst provides proactive expertise and advice in conducting analysis and developing recommendations to support
business decisions making in each zone, improve performance, reduce risks and assisting in the developing of business cases to support improvements.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Graduate of a recognized post secondary business and/or accounting program
- Undergraduate business degree preferred, enrolment or completion of accounting designation considered an asset
- Minimum 3 years strong management and/or functional system experience and knowledge of budget, corporate reporting, general accounting, financial analytics required
- Possesses a solid understanding of key performance indicators
- Knowledge of Continuing Care Programs and Seniors and Long Term Care Policies considered an asset
- Excellent collaboration, verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual thinking skills
- Knowledgeable of SAP functionality for Finance
- Highly knowledgeable of technical aspects of SAP and how they relate to or impact the business process.
- Experience in engaging, mentoring and empowering teams and stakeholders in a collaborative,
- participative manner to respond to the mission, vision, goals and objectives an organization
- Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and work effectively under pressure with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain excellent customer service
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships
- Strong analytical skills and strong conflict resolution skills
- Efficiently delegates the issues to the team members
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Long assignment, full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly
Beginning as soon as possible with an expected end date of Sept 11, 2026 (Approximately 24 months)

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$33.14 - $41.42 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.