Financial Analyst

**Req ID**:159954**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** Zone, **Chipman Facility, Kentville NS**
**Department**:FI Accounts Payable & Banking**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:14-Jul-23**

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 Financial Analyst role is an important role across the finance portfolio, ensuring all processes and system technology is efficient and working to support stakeholders, customers, vendors, and employees.
The Financial Analyst will have key relationships across the Finance team and with senior leaders across Nova Scotia Health and will be assigned accountability for initiatives and projects that involve coordination with key stakeholders.

Reporting to the Manager of Accounts Payable, the AP Financial Analyst will be assigned accountability for analytical work as well as strategic initiatives. The Analyst is responsible for the creation, management and dissemination of accurate and timely reports and analysis for their department. The Analyst will provide proactive expertise and advice in conducting analysis and developing recommendations to support business decisions, improve performance, reduce risks and assist in developing business cases to support and improve performance.

**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 required, Undergraduate degree preferred
- Enrolment or completion of accounting designation considered an asset
- Minimum three (3) years' strong functional system experience and knowledge of accounts payable, budget, corporate reporting, general accounting and financial analytics. Recent relevant experience within the last 5 years
- Possesses a solid understanding of accounts payable processes and key performance indicators
- Excellent collaboration, verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual thinking skills
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office, specifically Excel
- Experience in engaging, mentoring and empowering teams and stakeholders in a collaborative, participative manner to respond to the mission, vision, goals and objectives of the organization
- Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and work effectively under pressure with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- 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**:

- Permanent, Full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$32.01 - $40.01 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

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

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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