Assistant Manager- Accounts Payable, Finance

**Req ID**:138916**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** Zone, **Chipman Facility**, Kentville**
**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**:19-Aug-22**

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.

**Responsibilities**:
The Assistant Manager Accounts Payable will report to the Manager Accounts Payable and will work closely with other members of the Finance Team as well as clinical and operational leaders throughout the organization. The Accounts Payable Assistant Manager is responsible for supervision of staff executing the expense distribution function. They are responsible for overseeing best practice processes in their role, following applicable legislation and adhering to organizational policy. The Assistant Manager Accounts Payable, under direction from the Manager Accounts Payable, will execute month end closing processes for their department, including all reporting, reconciliations and journal entry adjustments. The Assistant Manager Accounts Payable will be committed to a high standard of performance and will provide day to day advice and support to the Accounts Payable staff and is accountable for significant cash disbursement processing exceeding $700M. The Assistant Manager Accounts Payable will act as the key functional resource by coordinating, planning and leading the day-to-day activities within the Accounts Payable team.

This position will be based out of the Chipman Facility in Kentville Nova Scotia.

**Qualifications**:

- Undergraduate degree in related field
- Minimum 5-7 years strong management and/or functional financial system experience
- 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
- Possesses a solid understanding of processes and key performance indicators
- Excellent collaboration, verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual thinking skills
- Knowledgeable of SAP functionality for financial processes or a similar financial system
- Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and work effectively under pressure with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Enrolment or completion of an accounting designation considered an asset
- Experience in a healthcare setting considered an asset
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain excellent customer service
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships

**Hours of Work**:

- Permanent, full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- This position is located in Kentville NS at the Chipman facility

**Salary Information**:
$35.27 - $44.09 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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