Treasury Financial Analyst

Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Our health network serves patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. Join our team in our mission to continue to put patients and families at the centre of everything we do, in the role of Treasury Financial Analyst.

The Treasury Financial Analyst acts as a key member within the Financial Services team. This is a hands-on role for an experienced treasury professional to manage the day-to-day treasury functions including cash management, short and long-term cash flow forecasting, account reconciliations, the preparation and analysis of monthly/quarterly/annual financial reporting as it relates to treasury and participation in projects/committees The role will work in coordination with the Manager, Financial Reporting and the Senior Financial Analysts.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Responsible for the day-to-day internal treasury management, in particular, cash forecasting and liquidity requirements
- Responsible for ensuring role-specific financial records are complete (i.e. journals posted), accurate and processed within the close schedule timelines.
- Monitors and evaluates cash balances and makes recommendations of short/long term borrowing/investing strategies.
- Standard daily activities include outgoing wires, stop payments, bank-to-bank transfers, download bank transactions to facilitate system interfaces, etc.
- Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations for all bank accounts, including general ledger to sub ledger
- Responsible for many treasury reports relevant to the Hospital including the following which are designed to support treasury management: Liquidity Reports & Cash flow forecast;
- Ensures the company has sufficient liquidity to meet any obligations. In addition, Cash flow forecasts help the DCFO to invest cash surpluses better and maximize any potential credit interest or to repay debt;
- Reviews and explains results of financial reports including researching variances in financial performance vs plan and changes from expected trends ,ensuring completeness & accuracy and providing explanations for these variances. Must be able to articulate the main drivers and any areas of concern for assigned role-specific revenues/expenses/balance sheet items;
- Works in close collaboration with the corporate accounting team (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Funding), other departments within the corporate function (Business Informatics), as well as the operational business teams
- Ensures proper documentation is maintained electronically and proper audit trails are retained for all bank transactions and reconciliations
- Key contact and liaison with financial institutions, internal and external stakeholders for transactions affecting bank.
- Understanding and ability to process map full accounting life-cycle of transactions flowing through cash book sub ledger into general ledger and mapping out any new transactions as they occur
- Develop and enforce best practice within the treasury role including cash and fraud controls
- Working with respective stakeholders to suggest and implement process change to improve accuracy, efficiency and completeness
- Contribute to system upgrades and patch installations by assisting in developing test objectives, assessing test results and testing new transaction streams;
- Contribute to system enhancements or changes and development of standard operating procedures.
- Maintain the integrity of the cash book subsystem structure

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- University Undergraduate Degree in Business/Accounting/Commerce required
- Professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) in good standing or in later stages of obtaining, required
- Working knowledge of bank related documentation, banking portals, forecasting models, and payment processing methods (wires, ACH, cheques).
- Experience in a hospital setting is an asset
- Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills with all levels of staff and external parties.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with attention to detail
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision, manage own time, prioritize and manage competing priorities
- Resourceful and willing to take initiative.
- Service and team oriented, self motivated, with the desire for continuous learning and growth
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable to a changing work environment
- Demonstrates commitment to maintaining confidentiality

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