Manager - Accounting

**Requisition ID**: 367956

**Position Number**: 20041399

**Posting End Date**: October 22, 2024

**City**: Winnipeg

**Employer**: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

**Site**:WRHA Corporate

**Department / Unit**: WRHA Accounting Services

**Job Stream**: Non-Clinical

**Union**: Non Union

**Anticipated Start Date**: November 18, 2024

**FTE**: 1.00

**Anticipated Shift**: Days

**Work Arrangement**: Hybrid

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75

**Annual Base Hours**: 2015

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**Position Overview**:
Reporting to, and under the general direction of the Director of Financial Reporting, the Manager of Accounting is responsible for:

- Management of the accounting staff under their direction. The Manager oversees the accounting activity and management of the financial period closes for month-end and year-end reporting, ensuring policies, procedures and accounting standards are adhered to.
- Key focus on effective financial reporting by reviewing financial reports, account reconciliations and analysis, and following up on items identified, along with establishing appropriate internal controls.
- Evaluates financial reporting to include: reviewing and analyzing operating results and variances; understanding and responding to changes and new requirements; monitoring, measuring, and reporting on operational and financial reporting issues and opportunities; developing and presenting recommendations as required.
- Manages the human resources of the Accounting Department to include: setting work objectives; delegating workload; acting as a resource; providing direction and assistance as required; orientating and training staff; improving work methods; interviewing and hiring new staff; conducting performance appraisals and addressing other human resource matters as required.

**Experience**:

- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively senior management and leadership experience, preferably in a public sector environment.
- A minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience.
- Experience with financial management and administration in a healthcare environment.
- Experience with public sector accounting and MIS reporting requirements.
- Minimum of five (5) years working with an ERP system.
- Experience working independently and interacting with all levels of the organization.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related discipline is required.
- CPA (Canada) designation required.
- Graduate degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Healthcare Administration or a related discipline would be an asset.

**Certification/Licensure/Registration**:
Not Applicable

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Knowledge of enterprise resource system (SAP), (FI/CO/FM/MM/HCM/HW) an asset.
- Knowledge of CPA Canada Public Accounting Sector Accounting Standards.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Knowledge of Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI), and Standards Management Information Systems (MIS).
- Knowledge of internal control guidelines and procedures.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to effectively write reports, conduct presentations and facilitate group discussions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liaise with members of management at all levels.
- Ability to provide direction and supervise the work of others, including guiding, mentoring and providing professional development opportunities.
- Knowledge of Planning and Budgeting processes.
- Knowledge of clinical and non-clinical programs within healthcare.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to communicate with multiple internal and external stakeholders within a large, complex public sector environment.
- Diplomatic skills which include the ability to facilitate mutually beneficial solutions with various stakeholders are required.
- Ability to analyze and interpret financial reports.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in the English language.
- Detailed oriented.
- Demonstrated ability and aptitude for recognizing, investigating and analyzing problems, and developing solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to assume accountability and leadership and for decision-making.
- Customer service focused attitude.
- A can-do attitude and approach to decision-making.
- A high level of energy, self-motivation, and drive.
- Ability to retain information of a confidential nature.
- Ability to work under pressure, meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to adapt readily to changing environment and respond with initiative.

**Physical Requirements**:
Not Applicable

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more