Financial Specialist II - General Accounting

Posting Period

Open:   December 11, 2024 

Deadline: December 24, 2024 

Non Union

Department Name

Corporate Finance

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Accounting, the Financial Specialist II is responsible for ensuring a smooth month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial statement reporting process. Coordination of the reporting process for monthly internal financial statements and quarterly and year end audited financial statements is required including monitoring cash flows and distribution, calculation, and reconciliation of MOH/Ontario Health funding from multiple funding programs.

The Financial Specialist II also ensures the quarterly and annual OHRS Submission is accurate and completed on time. The Financial Specialist II is a key accounting subject matter expert who provides accounting information, explanations, clarity, breakdown of high-level information into detail, and guidance to readers/users of the statements. The Financial Specialist II provides oversight and financial direction to Corporate Accounting staff, peers and clinical leaders on financial accounting matters. This role is an experienced accounting position within the department with the expectation that complex accounting knowledge is required to perform the role.

Rate of Pay:         $46.79 per hour - $58.48 per hour

Hours of Work:      37.5 hours per week

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an College Diploma is Business, Finance or Accounting; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation required
• Ontario Health Reporting Standards Level I & II preferred 
• Minimum three (3) years of recent, related experience
• Advanced Microsoft Suite knowledge; specifically Excel 
• Advanced knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with others in a consultative approach
• Demonstrated advanced ability to investigate and resolve problems and to work under pressure to meet rigid deadlines
• Advanced time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of how statistical and financial parameters interact to affect end of the day operating efficiencies
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at Lawson and LHSC
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC?s Visison, Purpose and Values 
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Teaching, Learning and Research 

London Health Sciences Centre is proudly one of Canada?s largest acute-care teaching and research hospitals. LHSC has an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, with education agreements in collaboration with over 55 schools, hospitals, and community agencies from across Ontario, Canada and internationally; among our many education partners, our three regional partners are Western University, Fanshawe College, and Thames Valley District School Board. LHSC provides students with a place that they can learn and discover knowledge and skills to take them forward in their careers as health care professionals. Approximately 2,900 Nursing, Health and other students ranging from secondary school to university graduate level programs receive training at LHSC every year. As an employee of LHSC, you will be expected to engage in role-related teaching, professional development, and research activities in addition to standard position duties and responsibilities. 

Immunization Requirements:

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires will be required to: 

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis;  
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step);  
• Provide proof of Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccination reflective of Ontario Health?s current definition of being fully vaccinated  

For more information visit https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements 

We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from equity-denied groups including Indigenous people, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. LHSC is also committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to reasonably accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a fair, consistent and equitable recruitment approach. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Recruitment Services at 519-685-8500, extension #34321 or recruitment@lhsc.on.ca . 

As part of the selection process applicants may be required to complete an examination or test. Please be advised that an internal reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process. 

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.