Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting

About Manitoba Blue Cross
We’re a Manitoba-based, not-for-profit, health benefits provider with a vision to be the trusted and essential health and wellness partner for all Manitobans. Every dollar made is reinvested in our infrastructure, our people, and our province with the goal of providing better care for our members, expanding our community impact and broadening our health care knowledge.
Why work for us?
Manitoba Blue Cross, is a Manitoba Top Employer. We are empowered to give back to the community, and we know that caring needs to start in our workplace with our own Manitoba Blue Cross team. We actively foster a culture that focuses on your satisfaction, development, diversity, and growth.
Culture of Caring
We strive to succeed at reaching our organizational goals, but we always make time to celebrate our successes. Having fun as a group and rewarding our employees for their accomplishments is an essential part of our workplace culture.
We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace. We offer a work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance and support to advance your career that includes:

- Competitive starting salary.
- A comprehensive health benefit package.
- Hybrid work environment, flexible work schedules.
- Fully equipped onsite fitness center.
- Casual dress code to promote diversity and inclusivity.
- Personal and professional development.

Are you a driven, dedicated, and enthusiastic individual who wants to work in a friendly and rewarding environment? If so, we are looking for someone like you The following position is open to anyone residing in Winnipeg and surrounding areas with valid work authorization.

Under the general direction of the Controller, this position will provide leadership, direction, expertise and guidance for a broad scope of financial and accounting functions within the Finance team. This position will work closely with both the Controller and Assistant Controller as a leader in the department. It will require a well-rounded, self-motivated individual who has a passion for challenging the status quo and seeking continuous improvement while contributing to our positive company culture.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversees monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement reporting.
- Responsible for board reporting documents and analysis.
- Develops and implements enhancements of financial statements, budgets and other management reporting information models.
- Oversees the annual budget process.
- Responsible for special cost sharing project accounting and reconciliations.
- Key Finance resource on corporate projects, adding value to the project teams with the ability to understand business processes end to end and identify, recommend and implement key controls and efficiencies into these new processes.
- Responsible for corporate compliance of relevant complex accounting and taxation regulations.
- Support business operations in financial aspects of business case proposals.
- Develop, monitor and report on departmental Key Performance Indicators.
- Leads and motivates a team of financial professionals with open and transparent communication.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
- Dedicated to the principles of exceptional service; committed to responding to, anticipating and addressing customer needs for both internal and external customers.
- A minimum of five year’s related experience. Audit background as well as Health and Life insurance industry experience is an asset.
- Demonstrated knowledge of financial principles, regulations and best practices.
- Demonstrated experience in process improvement and value add initiatives.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and numerical skills with a high attention to detail and ability to interpret complex concepts.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills with the ability to effectively convey ideas in a persuasive and eloquent manner and to communicate with employees at all levels within the organization.
- Self-directed, with exceptional organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple initiatives and shifting deadlines.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to recognize and identify critical issues.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, tact and discretion.
- Thorough knowledge of Microsoft based office productivity tools including Excel, Pivot Tables, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

Ready to Apply? We are excited to meet you

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those being considered will be contacted.
Manitoba Blue Cross is committed to the principles of diversity, equity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring for everyone. We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace.