Director Administration & Finance @ Montreal Neurological Institute

Position Title: 

Dir Admin & Finance (ADM4A)

Position Summary: 

The Director of Administration and Finance of the MNI (Director) is responsible for the internal operations and administrative leadership of the MNI. The Director reports directly to the Director of the MNI (who is also Executive Director of the The Neuro), while working closely and collaboratively with the Senior Director, Administration and Operations of the Faculty of Medicine. The Director leads all administrative operations, including financial activities, HR, technology, procurement and building operations; provides support and guidance to the team of managerial and administrative staff; and enables the high and rigorous performance of the MNI by ensuring administrative and financial functions are aligned to support the financial health and the growth of the MNI, as well as to respect McGill University’s frame of policies and procedures. The Director enthusiastically embraces the mission of the MNI (and of The Neuro) and is a leader, comfortable in an environment driven by research, teaching, knowledge transfer, commercialization, as well as clinical care. The Director is the key resource person to the Executive Director of The Neuro for all administrative and financial matters and, as such, ensures that proper controls, efficient processes and information systems are in place to sustain and improve the overall performance of the MNI. Fundamental to the success of the MNI, the Director develops and maintains excellent relationships and contributes to creating a true sense of partnership and unquestioned added value with the MNI’s key stakeholders: McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Central Administration, the Montreal Neurological Hospital and the MUHC.

Primary Responsibilities: 

The following have been identified as key responsibilities for the Director:

1. Be accountable to The Neuro Director for the operational implementation of the strategic plan and establish sound financial operations, including the preparation of an annual budget;
2. Identify the challenges and opportunities arising as a result of the mandate of the MNI and define sound solutions and plans to address those;
3. Monitor the structure, systems and processes to ensure sustainability and growth, to improve productivity and to optimize operational capacity;
4. Ensure controls are in place to secure rigorous and transparent financial reporting;
5. Work in close and harmonious collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine’s management team as regards all administrative and financial affairs of the MNI;
6. Demonstrate a collaborative, solution-oriented style of management and decision-making, all based on high integrity and strong ethics;
7. Leads daily internal operations in areas of finance, HR, technology, legal, procurement, building maintenance, renovation and stewards capital projects ensuring these functions are aligned to support the strategic focus and growth of The MNI and consequently the success of The Neuro, McGill and the MUHC;
8. Maintain an institutional culture that is collaborative, consultative, efficient and effective;
9. Support the MNI program activities in neuroscience research, research support, teaching, commercialization, bioinformatics and knowledge translation;
10. Work with the senior executive team and researchers to build excellent working relationships with all of the MNI’s partners locally, provincially, nationally and internationally so as to advance the MNI’s mission and resource base;
11. Provide oversight to the Clinical Research Unit, Experimental Therapeutics Program, Neuro Research Ethics Board and the PET / Radio Chemistry Core facilityEstablish collegial and respectful relationships with direct reports to create a true sense of belongingness to the MNI and to McGill University.

Minimum Education & Experience: 

Undergraduate degree

Eight (8) years' related experience

Other Qualifying Skills And/Or Abilities: 

In alignment with the key responsibilities of the role, the ideal candidate possesses the following: 8 to 10 years of supervisory financial management experience, including a good understanding of HR, technology, procurement and space management; Formal accounting designation or equivalent; Knowledge of the province of Quebec’s university milieu, including policies and processes; Strategic and conceptual thinking skills, including the ability to anticipate high-level issues and to position the MNI to take advantage of and respond to these issues. Experience in successfully managing sustainability, change and innovation in a dynamic research and academic health setting; Demonstrated commitment towards rigor, performance measurement and accountability; Superior leadership and problem solving skills; Stature and credibility, to assist in the realization of the MNI’s vision. Capacity to appreciate the complexity of an institution like The Neuro, and to work with a diverse community including a broad range of stakeholders – executive team and researchers of the MNI, Faculty of Medicine’s management, University colleagues, MNI donors, governments, other academic institutions, clinical care centers and private sector entities; Entrepreneurial and innovative style, leads with honesty, integrity and empathy, possess the courage to push the envelope in a constructive way; Fluency in English and French – both spoken and written.

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