Senior Financial Analyst

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

The Alberta Public Service (APS) is taking a One Finance approach to the delivery of financial services. Financial services include the delivery of financial planning, reporting and operations, as well as ongoing engagement with policy and program areas to provide strategic decision-making support.

Role Responsibilities:

• Monitors the accuracy of financial information, investigates variances, and provides financial advice relating to ALA financial reports and briefing information.
• Examining, analyzing and interpreting complex financial data and making recommendations for improvements to enhance reliability of financial information.
• Reviews year-end working papers to support the financial templates and ministry financial information to ensure accuracy.
• Liaising with the Assisted Living and Social Services (ALSS) and ALA Financial Reporting teams around the consolidation of ALA's financial data into the Ministry of ALSS.
• Providing advice on working papers, financial information, notes, schedules, and finance templates for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Perform monthly reviews of ALA expenditures to identify potential issues and investigate discrepancies that could impact the integrity of the ministry's financial results.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in-depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

• Build Collaborative Environments – Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict, encourages broad thinking on projects, and works to eliminate barriers to progress.
• Agility – Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks, identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same.
• Systems Thinking – Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them.
• Develop Networks – Leverages relationships to build input and perspective, looks broadly to engage stakeholders.
• Creative Problem Solving – Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues, engages perspective to seek root causes.

Qualifications Required:

• Professional accounting designation (CPA/CA/CMA/CGA) and 3 years of experience. Equivalencies may be considered.

Assets:

• Experience leading quarter-end and year-end financial reporting processes, including preparing schedules, templates and variance analysis.
• Experience in analyzing and interpreting complex financial data.
• Ability to make recommendations for improvements to enhance the reliability of information in the financial statements.
• Proficiency in the use of financial software (e.g. Excel, SAP/1GX, etc.).
• Experience with and in-depth knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) and Canadian Auditing Standards.
• Experience with using a large complex financial system and working knowledge of the Government of Alberta’s financial system (1GX) is preferred.

A cover letter must accompany your application and should indicate how your previous work experience aligns with the qualifications and competencies required. Please provide clear examples of how you meet the criteria and skills required in your cover letter.

Notes:

• Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week.
• Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level. We thank all applicants for their interest.