Assistant Manager – Accounts Receivable, Finance

Job title: Assistant Manager – Accounts Receivable, Finance

Job description: ​Req ID: 164423

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Eastern Zone, Prime Brook

Department: FI Accounts Receivable Collections

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position

Posting Closing Date: 6-Nov-23

REPOST – Previously applied applicants are not required to reapply to be considered

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Accounts Receivable; the Accounts Receivable Assistant Manager is responsible for supervision of staff executing the invoicing of services to customers and government agencies, and the follow up and collection of accounts. The Assistant Manager is responsible for overseeing best practice processes in their role, following applicable legislation and organizational policy. The Assistant Manager under direction from the manager executes month end closing processes for their departments, including all reporting, reconciliations, and journal entry adjustments. The Assistant Manager will be committed to a high standard of performance and will provide day to day advice and support to the Accounts Receivable staff based functional expertise. Under direction of the manager, the Assistant Manager acts as the key functional resource by coordinating, planning and leading the day-to-day activities within the Accounts Receivable team. The position is also responsible for providing in-depth analysis of Accounts Receivable data from the Accounts Receivable and Financial systems (SAP) and for ensuring that current and emerging requirements across the province are met.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Undergraduate degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and progressive leadership experience
• Other certifications considered an asset
• Minimum Five (5) years’ strong management and/or functional system experience and knowledge of Accounts Receivable service delivery and operations
• Possesses a solid understanding of the Accounts Receivable process and key performance indicators
• Strong knowledge of all Accounts Receivable legislative compliance and remittance issues
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant standards and best practices, healthcare structures, environments and services
• Demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
• Excellent collaboration, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual thinking skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of Accounts Receivable, government legislation, and ability to interpret legislation/policy
• Highly knowledgeable of SAP functionality for Accounts Receivable
• Highly knowledgeable of technical aspects of SAP and how they relate to or impact the Accounts Receivable process
• Experience in engaging, mentoring and empowering teams and stakeholders in a collaborative, participative manner to respond to the mission, vision, goals and objectives an organization
• Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and work effectively under pressure with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain excellent customer service
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships
• Strong analytical skills and strong conflict resolution skills
• Efficiently delegates the issues to the team members
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

Permanent, Full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$36.33 – $45.41 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You’ve Applied

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

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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