Senior Director, Operations Finance - Long-Term Care

Senior Director, Operations Finance - Long-Term Care
At Sienna, we empower our team members across Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. Our purpose is simple: to cultivate happiness in daily life!

What Sienna Offers:
We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. We offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

A competitive compensation and vacation package

RRSP with Company Match

Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)

Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company Match

Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges

A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What You’ll Be Doing:
Reporting to the Vice President, Operations Finance, the Senior Director, Operations Finance leads the financial planning, analysis, reporting and decision support for the Long-Term Care division. This role will partner with the Long-Term Care Senior Leaders to lead the preparation of monthly financial reports, budgets and forecasting as well as overseeing accounting systems and financial controls.

The Senior Director, Operations Finance will maintain and improve financial controls and processes and be accountable for regulatory reporting and filing of statutory remittances.

How You’ll Succeed:

Oversee all aspects of Operations Finance including property accounting, business analysis, regulatory and other statutory compliance and filings for the Long-Term Care Division.

Collaborate and support the financial planning of the Long-Term Care Division’s Operating Plan.

Drive and enhance KPI reporting for senior management.

Support the financial accounting and reporting for acquisitions, debt and equity issuances.

Develop scenario planning and sensitivity analyses around the long term care division’s financial performance.

Oversee the consolidated annual budgeting and monthly/quarterly forecasting processes, including the formulation of central assumptions.

Act as key Finance contact for managed homes and represent the company at managed homes’ management and Board meetings.

Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives and system upgrades within Finance and IT, and implement best practices to drive efficiency.

Provide expert guidance to operating units to ensure consistent application of proper accounting/organizational policies and internal procedures.

Provide advice and guidance on accounting matters, including changes to financial systems, processes and reporting.

Support the relationship with external auditor to ensure an efficient quarterly review / annual audit process.

Ensure effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with IFRS and applicable securities laws for financial reporting.

Review and analyze regulatory announcements, seek clarification and advocate for support of Long-Term Care segment.

Oversee regulatory reporting requirements, and adjust processes to meet changing reporting demands.

Oversee the remittance of all other government related reporting/tax requirements in relation to Operations Finance including but not limited to Statistics Canada and HST remittance.

As part of the senior leadership team, provide input into the overall business strategy of the organization and help set the strategic direction.

Lead, develop, coach and manage a division of the Operations Finance team to execute on departmental strategy, tasks and initiatives.

Provide mentoring and career development to team members to strengthen their capabilities, build functional expertise and foster a collaborative, values-driven team culture of high standards, strong productivity and innovation.

Who you are:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.

12+ years of accounting/reporting experience in a public organization, including 6 years in a leadership role.

Demonstrated experience developing strong, effective working relationships and networks with key internal/external stakeholders, senior leaders and relevant…