EDUCATION & ABILITIES

• Recognized professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CGA, or CMA) plus seven (7) to ten (10) years’ recent, related experience, including a minimum three years’ in a management position within a large organization with an emphasis on accounting processing, financial systems and reporting.
• Extensive experience with complex computer systems, project planning and control.

KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES

• Experience in a research setting, and an understanding of funding allocation and distribution practices.
• Leadership experience with an emphasis on knowledge of business planning, case costing and funding analysis, business process engineering, and business case development.
• Exceptional presentation and writing skills and be able to convey a message that is understandable and relevant, linking business issues, financial results and strategy.
• Effective coaching and mentoring skills and demonstrated experience supervising staff including hiring, training and completing performance reviews.
• Extensive knowledge of business administration.
• Proficiency in the use of computerized financial systems.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with others in a consultative/collaborative manner.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and the ability to achieve results through others.
• Demonstrated commitment to change and process management.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, problem-solve and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to work diplomatically and persuasively to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various partners.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with key internal and external partners to promote and enhance services provided with sensitivity to diversity and indigenous lens.
• Practices the recognition, inclusion and support of all types and aspects of diversity at all stages of engagement, with an understanding of the issues faced by people from equity-deserving groups.
• Strong ability to work in a time sensitive, multi-project environment.
• Demonstrated computer literacy including ability to use financial information systems and related software.Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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  Closing Statement:
  The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.
  As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

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