Consultant, Corporate Reporting & Systems Improvement

Fraser Health is the second largest health system in Canada with over 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers, and is the largest of five regional health authorities in British Columbia, providing hospital and community-based health services to nearly 2 million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

We are committed to planetary health, value diversity in the workplace, and seek to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Come work with us!

Position Highlights:

Bring your demonstrated leadership and consultation skills to this exciting opportunity as a Senior Consultant, Corporate Reporting & Systems Improvement, Fraser Health's Finance team. In this role, you will consult with colleagues, systems users, vendors and suppliers to provide project management/leadership throughout implementation and support phases in assessing the business needs of the user department. Your ability to work effectively and in collaboration/consultation with internal and external stakeholders will make you an ideal candidate for this role.

Build on your education and career experience as you:

• Provide senior consulting services to all disciplines and stakeholders by keeping abreast of the initiatives and issues within the business areas and leading the business area through developing business cases.
• Ensure project closure by providing post-implementation evaluation; measuring key outcomes, assessing project related staff, ensuring customer satisfaction, obtaining project sign off, and documenting lessons learned.
• Provide project leadership to a variety of large, complex projects including a number of diverse disciplines and/or affecting multiple stakeholders.

• Manage assigned projects through the project management lifecycle using standard documentation methodologies such as project charters.

• Develop user applications to improve workflow, efficiencies and effectiveness by consulting with key user groups, conducting needs analysis.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Are you passionate about joining our team? We will be looking for you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Software Engineering and/or related discipline
• Seven (7) years' recent related experience with developing financial applications and/or financial application reporting in a large complex organization, including at least three (3) years experience as a project manager

• CPA recognized professional accounting designation would be an asset.

• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be acceptable.

Effective October 26, 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

Valued Benefits:

A career at Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields. We offer a competitive compensation package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

Come work with dedicated professionals who are enthusiastic and committed to provide quality healthcare to our clients/patients/residents.

We invite you to find out why more than 95% of new employees recommend Fraser Health as an excellent place to work! Work hard and have fun while you do it!

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

1. Provides consulting services to all disciplines and stakeholders by performing functions such as coordinating and performing feasibility studies, conducting workload efficiency analysis using formal data gathering techniques, analyzing, designing and implementing appropriate information systems, and identifying system deficiencies, user department operational inefficiencies and suggesting ways of improving business efficiency functions.
2. Leads small to medium sized information system projects by adhering to project management methodologies, managing project timelines, facilitating change management strategies, defining tasks, identifying resource needs, and reporting on project status to the Manager. Participates in the project design phases as required.
3. Works with the Manager, coordinates the development of project plans and schedules; provides input into project budgets. Develops project specifications and work plans, working closely with Information Services and user departments. Monitors performance of vendor when required to ensure standards are followed and requirements met. Liaises with vendor to resolve problems. Oversees the design and implementation of systems and technical environment; provides technical guidance and training to Financial System users. Monitors project status to ensure work is completed within project plan and budget.
4. Coordinates training, maintenance and support of assigned projects and/or information technologies in conjunction with Financial System users; monitors progress and resolves problems. Coordinates the development of system documentation for user departments.
5. Conducts post-implementation project reviews; assesses project results and internal methodologies; makes recommendations on improvements to operations.
6. Liaises with users to provide direction and advice on methods to address business needs through improved use of automated tools, and to facilitate discussion on future requirements. In consultation with users, prepares business cases to document and assist in refining revised work processes and user department goals and objectives.
7. Provides application and/or technical support for all computer-based information systems under the Financial Systems portfolio by keeping up-to-date on the application standards in the Fraser Health.
8. Provides support and maintains key control over the development of reports and over requests for the generation of custom reports and acts as a resource for all departments regarding data.
9. Researches, evaluates and recommends new and emerging technology; maintains knowledge of current trends and advancements in the field.
10. Participates in the development, implementing and reviewing technical standards for acquiring and maintaining computer hardware, software and systems. Monitors compliance to standards in the area of responsibility.
11. Develops applications to improve workflow, efficiencies and effectiveness which encompasses all phases of implementation including consulting regularly with key groups, conducting needs analysis, determining application code specifications, performing system testing and documenting program development. Follow up with users of these applications with the goal of producing timely enhancements and incorporating available new functionality and new technology.
12. Provides leadership for reporting design and development and offers solutions in collaboration with key user groups.
13. Performs as part of an ongoing analysis of data, testing for reasonableness, accuracy; flagging anomalies.
14. Maintains authorized access to various applications under the Financial Systems portfolio.
15. Performs other related duties as required.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Software Engineering and/or related discipline, supplemented with five (5) years of recent, related experience with developing financial applications and/or financial application reporting in a large complex organization, including experience as a project manager, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

CPA recognized professional accounting designation would be an asset.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Ability to provide leadership to a variety of project teams in an environment that constantly changes and that has fluctuating priorities.
• Knowledge of information management, business processes, technologies and applications.
• Knowledge of all components of a technical architecture.
• Ability to translate business needs into application architecture requirements.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the project management process and the systems development life cycle.
• Demonstrated decision making ability within complex and diverse issues.
• Demonstrated superior skills in data research, gathering, modeling, and business and systems analysis.
• Ability to organize work, problem solve, multitask and meet deadlines.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.