This position is being advertised to fill an existing vacancy.
Position: Senior Finance Business Partner
Work Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Location: Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) – All Sites
Reporting to: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Home to seven regional programs and comprehensive health-care services, Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN, pronounced wren) is committed to meeting the current and emerging needs in Waterloo-Wellington and beyond. WRHN is redefining the health-care experience through collaboration and innovation, addressing barriers to access, advancing care delivery, and setting new standards in compassionate, empowered community-driven health care. At WRHN, every patient is at the centre of everything we do as we strive to improve lives, inspire healing, and build healthier, stronger communities. By listening to patients and partners, we strive to connect communities to the right care, at the right place, and at the right time.
Position Summary:
Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) is seeking an accomplished finance professional responsible for providing strategic financial analysis, planning, forecasting and decision support to enable effective financial stewardship and achievement of the organization’s strategic and operational priorities. This is an individual-contributor role with primary FP&A responsibility for assigned clinical and operational portfolios.
Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, the Senior Finance Business Partner will partner with key operational and clinical leaders to support and influence the development of annual operating and capital budgets, financial forecasts, variance analysis, financial models, resources allocation decisions, business cases, performance improvement initiatives, and multi-year financial plans.
Operational leaders are accountable for program decisions, resource utilization models, corrective actions and the achievement of financial and performance targets. The Finance Business Partner serves as a trusted financial advisor and strategic partner to the operational leaders, translating complex financial and operational information into meaningful insights, constructively challenging assumptions, identifying financial risks, emerging trends and opportunities, and developing recommendations and advice that enables leaders to make informed decisions related to resource allocation, productivity, cost management, and sustained service delivery within a complex healthcare environment. This role does not have any direct reports; however, will provide functional guidance, coaching and technical support to Financial Analysts who support the Finance Business Partner function.
Responsibilities at a Glance:
Business Partnership & Stakeholder Collaboration
WRHN is committed to fair and equitable employment and in our recruitment and selection practices. We strongly believe in inclusion and diversity within our organization, and welcome all applicants including, but not limited to racialized communities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, Indigenous people, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace for all employees, free from violence and harassment.
Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Human Rights Code. WRHN is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to provide an inclusive, barrier free workplace. We will accommodate the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process. Should you require this accommodation, please contact Human Resources.
If you are seeking employment on a temporary work or study permit we recommend reviewing work permit restrictions as it applies to healthcare organizations in Canada. Individuals holding a work or study permit seeking employment in the healthcare sector may be required to complete additional steps in the process. This may also apply to current employees seeking renewal of their work permits. It is the accountability of the applicant and/or employee to ensure they are adhering to their specific work permit restrictions. WRHN does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or make hiring decisions regarding applicants during our recruitment and selection process.
Please Note: New employees must provide documentation/proof of COVID-19 vaccination status, a 2-step TB test, as well as proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) prior to their start date at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN). New Employees will require clearance from Employee Health, Safety and Wellness before they are able to begin any position within WRHN.
