Director, Financial Planning

Role Responsibilities

The Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is looking for a Director, Financial Planning.

This position is accountable for leading the Ministry’s fiscal planning process, securing financial resources to support program delivery and providing sound financial advice to senior leadership. To be effective, the incubent must direct the development of fiscal strategies, act as an internal consultant on financial matters, liaise with Treasury Board and Finance on fiscal planning, and prepare briefings and materials for Executive Team, Deputy Minister and Minister presentations. This ensures that the Ministry is well-positioned to deliver on government priorities through informed and responsible financial decision-making.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads development of the Ministry’s fiscal plans to enable program delivery by developing and managing the Ministry’s operating, capital and financial transaction budgets to ensure financial resources are aligned with strategic priorities and program objectives.
• Provides expert financial advice to senior leaders to support informed decision-making by acting as a trusted financial advisor to ensure executive decisions are grounded in sound fiscal analysis and aligned with government direction.
• Manages the Ministry’s relationship with Treasury Board and Finance on fiscal matters by serving as the primary liaison with Treasury Board and Finance (TBF) to ensure alignment with central agency expectations and timely resolution of fiscal issues.
• Ensures effective communication and implementation of fiscal policies and procedures by translating government fiscal policy into practical direction to support consistent and accurate application across the Ministry.
• Prepares financial briefing materials to support Executive decision-making and accountability as well as develops high-quality materials to ensure senior leaders are well-positioned to present and defend the Ministry’s fiscal position to government oversight bodies.
• Leads and oversees a team of budget officers to ensure high-quality fiscal planning and support.

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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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Drive for Results – Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes; uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards; acknowledges even indirect responsibility; commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted and reaches goals consistent with APS direction.

Creative Problem Solving – Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues; engages perspective to seek root causes; finds ways to improve complex systems; employs resources from other areas to solve problems; engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.

Agility – Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks; identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same; proactively explains impact of changes; anticipates and mitigates emotions of others; anticipates obstacles and stays focused on goals; makes decisions and takes action in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan.

Develop Networks – Leverages relationships to build input and perspective; looks broadly to engage stakeholders; open to perspectives towards long-term goals; actively seeks input into change initiatives and maintains stakeholder relationships.

Build Collaborative Environments – Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict; encourages broad thinking on projects, and works to eliminate barriers to progress; facilitates communication and collaboration; anticipates and reduces conflict at the outset; credits others and gets talent recognized and promotes collaboration and commitment.

Systems Thinking – Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them; takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities; anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives; works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values; works with others to identify areas for collaboration.

Qualifications

Required:

• A University graduation in a field related such as Business, Finance, Commerce, Accounting, Economic or Public Administration supplemented by seven years progressively responsible experience.
• Related experience or University education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Assets:

• Professional accounting designation – Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) would be considered as an asset.
• Proven experience in strategic fiscal planning, financial management, forecasting and issues management within a complex public sector environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex issues and recommend actionable solutions.
• Effective communicator with strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, able to tailor messaging for diverse audiences.
• Skilled in negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building to support collaborative decision-making across stakeholders.
• Capable of building and leading high-performing teams, managing both professional and non-professional staff.
• Experienced in managing multiple complex projects under tight deadlines in decentralized or dynamic environments.
• Deep understanding of government policy, strategy, fiscal processes, accounting principles, and relevant legislation.
• Demonstrated ability to support executive-level decision-making through sound judgment and timely financial analysis.

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

A cover letter must accompany your application and how your experience aligns with the behavioral competencies of the role you are applying for. This cover letter may be used to assess your communication abilities.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. As well, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary. This competition may be used to fill future roles at the same or lower classifications.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. All costs associated with the recruitment process including documentation fees and travel expenses are the candidate’s responsibility. If documentation is requested from an applicant, out-of-province applicants can obtain the documents requested from the province they reside in.

What we offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.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