Senior Financial Analyst

About the Organization

Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) is a two-site community hospital system in Brantford and Paris, Ontario, driven by the vision to Lead Beyond Care. With over 130 years of service, BCHS is evolving with a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation. Our strategic priorities center on quality care, connected teams, and a healthy future for patients, staff, and the community.

Our culture is shaped by core values—Be Bold and Courageous, Commit to Excellence, Champion Equity, Be Trustworthy—and four pillars: Patient-First, People-Centred, Partnership-Based, Progress-Focused.

• Brantford General Hospital: Acute care hospital offering inpatient and outpatient services.
• The Willett (Paris): Urgent care centre and transitional care services.

Why Choose BCHS?

• Investing in You: Centralized Education Fund, tuition support, and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible Scheduling: Within a standard work week.
• Career Growth: Internal job postings, mentorship programs, and leadership development.
• Predictable Work Locations: Stability and consistency in your work environment.
• Collaborative Team Culture: Work alongside skilled professionals in a supportive, interdisciplinary setting.
• Employee Wellness: Peer Support Team, Wellness Committee, and free, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their families.
• Commitment to Safety: Comprehensive safety programs for all.
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Salaries and benefits aligned with industry standards, including an excellent pension plan.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Actively diversifying teams, removing systemic barriers, and providing accommodations for religious practices and mental wellbeing. Benefits, policies, and programs are regularly reviewed through an equity lens.
• Recognition & Rewards: Employee appreciation programs and professional recognition opportunities.
• Community Impact: Make a real difference in patient care and public health every day.
• Choose Civility: A workplace where respect, dignity, and cultural awareness shape every interaction.

Responsibilities

• Capital Monitoring & Reporting:
  • Manage the annual capital budgeting process.
  • Monitor monthly capital expenditures and prepare variance reports.
  • Track capital spending against approved budgets and Ministry funding.
  • Maintain lease schedules and ensure lease-related financial compliance.
  • Prepare Hospital Infrastructure Renewal Funding and Capital Expenditure Survey submissions.
• Commercial Leases:
  • Monitor commercial lease agreements to ensure annual lease increases and notifications align with contract terms.
  • Complete MPAC reporting requirements for buildings/property taxation.
  • Enter, reconcile, and monitor third-party property management financials.
• Month-End Processes:
  • Prepare monthly journal entries, including prepaid contracts, ensuring alignment with policies.
  • Complete monthly reconciliations.
  • Manage capital invoicing to the Foundation and related reconciliations.
• Financial Statement Reporting, Annual Audit, & Other Reporting:
  • Prepare monthly financial statements for the Foundation and/or BCHS.
  • Support year-end financial statement preparation.
  • Assist with annual external audits.
  • Develop and maintain financial models, reporting tools, and analytical frameworks to support decision-making.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen internal controls and streamline financial processes.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (required).
• Professional CPA designation (required or in progress; candidate enrolled in later stages of the program preferred).
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in financial accounting, capital finance, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, including month-end and year-end processes.
• Experience working in a hospital setting or relevant/transferable experience.
• Required experience with:
  • Financial statement preparation.
  • Month-end/year-end processes.
  • Audit support.
  • Budgeting and forecasting.
  • Capital asset accounting.
  • Healthcare or public-sector funding/reporting.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of financial software and reporting programs (Microsoft Office, MS 365, Meditech, World Software ESM).

Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize.
• Strong technical and analytical aptitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, critical thinking, decision-making, and time management skills.
• Ability to work both as a member of a multidisciplinary team and independently.
• Commitment to professional growth and development of self and others.
• Reliable individual with excellent attendance record and ability to work all shifts.
• Understanding of MIS Standards (considered an asset).
• Demonstrated good stewardship in identifying, reporting, and mitigating unsafe acts or conditions (safety is a BCHS corporate priority).

Benefits

• Centralized Education Fund and tuition support.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling within a standard work week.
• Internal job postings and mentorship programs.
• Predictable work locations for stability.
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary team culture.
• Peer Support Team and Wellness Committee.
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their families.
• Comprehensive safety programs.
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with industry standards.
• Excellent pension plan.
• Employee appreciation programs and professional recognition opportunities.