QUALIFICATIONS:

• Recognized post-secondary degree or diploma with a Major in Accounting
• Recent completion or enrolment in a senior level program leading to a professional accounting designation
• Solid experience with preparing, reconciling and analyzing G/L payroll accounts; general understanding of forecasting and budget processes.
• Proficiency with personal computers, including spreadsheet, word processing and data base applications.
• Proficiency with the interactions of organization systems and department workflow, i.e. payroll, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, inventory and fixed assets.
• Previous job experience to include a minimum of 3 years of accounting and financial information preparation and analysis in a computerized environment
• French Language proficiency an asset.
  

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Windsor Regional Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, upon request, accommodation will be provided by WRH throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities

POSITION PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Manager, Payroll, General and Patient Accounting, the Financial Analyst works co-operatively with senior management and managers to effectively and efficiently manage the financial resources of the organization. This includes providing interpretative services to assigned departments and the development and analysis of financial plans, monitoring of actual performance against those plans and recommending appropriate action.
The Financial Analyst participates in the process to accumulate and review monthly financial and statistical data and assists in the evaluation, development, implementation and monitoring of policies, procedures and systems for the accounting and control of corporate assets. In this role, the Financial Analyst provides management support to payroll processing.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates extensively with Payroll Coordinator and Manager to support payroll processing as a technical expert including, costing for collective agreement negotiations, calculating retroactive pay, and analysis of trends
• Resolve issues that may arise during payroll processing
• Update Kronos payroll system in accordance with changes in collective agreements
• Participate in system implementations and develop reports to meet finance needs
• Prepare complex and specialized documentation, statistics, and analysis for payroll reporting
• Prepare annual or monthly reconciliations, as required, for reporting
• Preparation of variance analysis to identify significant monthly or year-to-date variances.
• Explanations for variances are investigated and documented to ensure appropriate actions are taken.
• Analyze General ledger accounts and make corrections as necessary.
• Preparation of statistical and monetary trend analysis to assist in the development of budgets, financial projections, staffing proposals, business plans and recommendations regarding operating efficiencies.
• Analyze results to benchmarks in order to identify operating efficiencies and recommend appropriate actions.
• Other special projects and duties as needed.