Job Information

Job Title: Executive Director, Senior Financial Officer

Job Requisition ID: 79465

Ministry: Affordability and Utilities

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: February 27, 2026

Classification: Executive Manager 1

About Us

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. For more information, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/about-the-alberta-public-service.

The Ministry of Affordability and Utilities develops policies and administers programs that ensure Albertans across the province have access to affordable, safe, and reliable electricity and natural gas. 

The Ministry comprises the Department of Affordability and Utilities and several independent agencies responsible to regulate the electricity and natural gas industries. The Department is responsible for policy development, management, and oversight of electricity and natural gas systems, supporting rural utility infrastructure, and utility consumer advocacy. It is also responsible for developing and implementing legislative, regulatory, and policy frameworks for nuclear energy.

For further information, visit the ministry website at www.alberta.ca/affordability-and-utilities.

The Alberta Public Service (APS) is strengthening financial leadership by establishing dedicated Senior Financial Officers for each ministry in alignment with the One Finance approach to financial governance and service delivery across government. The goal is to provide a stable point of strategic financial advice and build financial capacity and leaders.

This competition may be used to fill the current and future vacancies across government.

Role

As Executive Director-Senior Financial Officer you will be accountable to the Deputy Minister to provide strategic financial advice and management to the Minister, Deputy Minister, Executive Team as well as program areas. Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister Corporate Services, you will provide leadership and expert fiscal planning, governance, and oversight, and ensure compliance with Treasury Board standards and cross-government priorities. You will leverage strong written and verbal communication and influence skills to deliver advice to Minister(s), Deputy Minister(s), agency heads and Treasury Board.  As the successful candidate, you will build strong relationships within the ministry, across the finance community, and with the Centers of Excellence and Shared Services functions at Treasury Board and Finance.

As Executive Director, you will lead the day-to-day effective stewardship and optimization of ministry financial resources.  This includes planning and implementation of all ministry-specific fiscal management activities including budgeting, planning, reporting, accounting, governance, compliance, and internal controls.  As a leader in financial services, you will lead your team to work proactively with the division leaders and program areas to provide strong financial advice and solutions based on technical knowledge, sound data, and effective analysis to support the government’s financial strategy and ministry mandate.

Qualifications

You bring extensive related senior financial management experience in planning, reporting and control functions in a medium sized, complex organization. Your strong financial acumen and communication skills enables you to apply rigorous analysis and effectively present insights to financial committees and senior decision makers.  You have a proven track record of managing complex budget issues, providing sound recommendations and strategic advice to executive leadership, and supporting informed decision making at the executive level. You have distinguished yourself as a strategic leader with a reputation for empowering, mentoring, and build capacity within your teams, inspiring high performance and achieving results.

You demonstrate exceptional collaboration skills and take a systems approach to advance ministry financial priorities in alignment with government mandates. Your strength in communication and change management, coupled with your ability to build and sustain effective stakeholder relationships, equips you to navigate diverse viewpoints in a complex and evolving environment. A post-secondary education in a related field is required, and a recognized accounting designation is an asset.

Salary

$5,758.44 - $7,567.65 bi-weekly ($150,295.28 to $197,515.67 annually)

Notes

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

• • Compensation Overview – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
  • Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
  • Pension plans:
  • Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca
  • Leadership and mentorship programs
  • Professional learning and development
  • Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities.  Job Description

How to Apply

Click on the “Apply Now” button.  

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/navigating-online-jobs-application.aspx to learn more about creating a candidate profile and other tips for the Government of Alberta’s online application system.

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Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at https://www.alberta.ca/government-of-alberta-jobs.

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.  

Resources for applicants:

https://www.alberta.ca/apply-for-jobs-with-the-alberta-public-service.aspx

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-hiring-process.aspx

https://alis.alberta.ca/look-for-work/

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) or from recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.

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 a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Search at psc.executivesearchservices@gov.ab.ca.

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check https://www.alberta.ca/government-of-alberta-jobs for a listing of current career opportunities with the Government of Alberta.