Acute Care Financial Services Program Support

Role Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Working in a boutique financial services branch that specializes in liaising with the health entities (such as Acute Care Alberta, Health Shared Services, and Health Quality Alberta) and has the mandate to identify and solve financial issues. This position provides strategic financial analysis and advice to support priorities for the ministry.

Key Duties include:

• Lead and support acute care financial services branch for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal strategy.
• Analyze financial performance, monitor expenditures, and provide recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Prepare and contribute to Treasury Board submissions, Cabinet materials, business plans, and other executive decision documents.
• Identify financial risks, pressures, and mitigation strategies, and provide strategic advice to leadership.
• Ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, and compliant with government legislation, policies, and accountability requirements.
• Coordinate Access to Information Act (ATI) requests and support executive correspondence and briefing processes.
• Review and assess reports, correspondence, and briefing materials to identify risks and support effective decision-making.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the ministry to support branch priorities and strategic initiatives.

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APS Competencies

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.

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• Systems Thinking: Understands how financial decisions, government priorities, policies, and operational activities are interconnected, and considers the broader impacts of recommendations across the ministry and health system.

• Creative Problem Solving: Analyzes complex financial and operational issues, identifies risks and opportunities, and develops practical, innovative solutions to support business objectives and informed decision-making.

• Drive for Results: Takes ownership of key financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and correspondence deliverables, ensuring accurate, high-quality results are achieved within tight timelines.

• Agility: Adapts quickly to changing priorities, emerging financial pressures, and evolving government requirements while maintaining effective service delivery and supporting organizational goals.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

University graduation in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, or a related field plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency:  Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets:

• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
• Experience providing financial support in a public-sector, government, and/or health-sector environment.
• Experience with operating and capital budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Experience contributing to business plans, Treasury Board submissions, Cabinet materials, and corporate reporting.
• Experience in drafting briefing notes and responses to Action Requests.
• Experience with grants, financial compliance, and/or Public-Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).
• Experience using enterprise-level financial systems and applying internal control or risk-management frameworks.

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Notes

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

• One (1) permanent position available.
• 36.25 hours per week
• Location: 26th floor of ATB House (10020 100 street, Edmonton, T5J 0N3)
• Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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