Business Partner Specialist
Posting Date: Oct 17, 2025
Location: Edmonton, AB
Company: Government of Alberta
Job Information
Job Title: Business Partner Specialist
Job Requisition ID: 76276
Ministry: Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 23, 2025
Classification: Administrative Support 5
Salary: $2,128.30 to $2,692.98 bi-weekly($55,548 - $70,286/year)
The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx.
Every Service Alberta & Red Tape Reduction (SARTR) member strives to enable the success of our Ministry partners and Albertans by providing exceptional client-focused services that meet and exceed our clients’ expectations. We are looking for collaborative, agile, solutions-focused individuals with strong communications skills and a strong service orientation. Does this describe you? If so—please read on!
For more information about the Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/service-alberta.
Role Responsibilities
Reporting to the Accounts Payable (AP) Business Partner Management (BPM) Team Lead, the Busines Partner Specialist (BPS) is responsible for reviewing, authenticating, and completing all Business Partner (BP) requests (customers and vendors) on behalf of GOA Ministries.
This position is critical for maintaining the integrity of the BP Master Data including identifying and removing duplicate BP's, obsoleting BP information, and identifying Parent/Subsidiary BP relationships for Treasury Blue Book Reporting purposes.
The incumbent ensures the validity of all information entered into GOA 1GX ) through thorough research and investigation using, but not limited to, Corporate Registries (CORES), US Corporate Registries, Federal Corporation search, Canada Post, US Postal Service, Charitable Organization lists, First Nations and Education School Authority databases, and Google searches.
The main responsibilities of this position include ( but not limited to):
- Set -up New Business Partners.
- Maintain Business Partner Changes.
- Confirm and approving Business Partner.
- Action EFT or ACH Reject notifications from 1GX Stop Payment Team.
- Investigate Business Partner Data and Accounts Payable Payments.
- Investigate and analyze BPs active status, GOA Ministry usage, payment volumes and amounts to determine which BP's stay active in 1GX, which ones are amalgamated, and which ones can no longer be used.
- Monitor 1GX to ensure functionality issues associated with business partner management are captured and resolved.
- Monitor the 1GX Business Partner General Inquiries In-box and respond to high-volume inquires from internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
- Knowledge of legislation, FOIP requirements, OAG requirements, IFRS, GAAS requirements with respect to business partner management.
- Knowledge of policies, procedures and established guidelines with respect to the GOA environment.
- Knowledge of government administrative systems, practices, policies, procedures, structure and areas of responsibility.
- Experience dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
- In-depth knowledge of accounting processes and requirements.
- Ability to analyze and diffuse difficult situations make recommendations for alternative solutions in situations where requests fall outside policy/guidelines.
- A general understanding of IFRS, GAAS and FOIP.
- A working knowledge of legalities surrounding a Trade Name versus a Legal Name.
Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.
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.
This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
- System Thinking: You will consider inter-relationships and emerging trends to attain goals .
- Develop Self and Others: seek out learning and knowledge sharing opportunities
- Creative Problem Solving: you will engage the community and resources to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
- Agility: you will work in changing environment and takes initiative to effect change.
- Drive for Results: you will work to exceed goals and partner with others to achieve objectives.
- Build Collaborative Environments: you will lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
Qualifications
High school diploma and three years(3) of related experience.
Equivalency: Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.
Required
- Knowledge and understanding of Accounts Receivable processes, concepts, requirements is now required.
The following will be considered Assets:
- Working knowledge of Blue Book reporting requirements (Primary Vendor vs Subordinate Vendor for reporting/tracking purposes).
- Proficient in the use of SAP modules, reporting functions.
- Proficient in the use of Excel, Word, and Outlook programs.
- Proficient in the use of CORES (Corporate Registries website).
- Proficient use of the CRA website to determine taxable withholdings codes for foreign vendors (tax identifiers BIN/TIN).
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.
Notes
This position is located at the 8th Floor, John E. Brownlee Building, 10365-97 Street NW, Edmonton.
Currently, there is one permanent salaried position.
Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. 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.)
If temporary assignments or under-fills will be considered;
- Northern Allowance.
- Shift work.
- Travel; etc.
Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
- Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
- Leadership and mentorship programs.
How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
Closing Statement
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. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Cynthia Masemola at Cynthia.Masemola@gov.ab.ca.