Manager, Financial Operations

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Financial Reporting and Operations, the Manager, Financial Operations provides ministry-wide leadership and oversight for financial compliance, operational governance, internal controls, capital asset accounting and reporting, grants processing, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position ensures financial activities comply with applicable legislation, Treasury Board directives, Government of Alberta policies, Public Sector Accounting Standards, and ministry control frameworks. The Manager develops and maintains financial policies, procedures, compliance programs, risk-based controls, and monitoring practices that promote accountability and sound stewardship of public resources.

The Manager oversees capital asset accounting and reporting, including capitalization, amortization, reconciliations, transfers, disposals, impairment considerations and year-end reporting. The position also provides oversight of grant payment processing and related controls to support accurate, timely and compliant administration of grant funding.

Responsibilities include:

• Implement and evaluates ministry-wide financial policies, procedures, control frameworks and compliance monitoring practices.
• Coordinate responses to internal and external audit inquiries, findings and recommendations relating to financial operations and compliance.
• Provide oversight and direction for day-to-day financial operations, including reconciliations, journal entries, and other operational processes within the unit mandate.
• Review complex or sensitive financial transactions and issues, determines appropriate treatment and provides direction to staff and clients.
• Oversee the capital asset accounting and reporting cycle, including additions, capitalization, amortization, transfers, disposals, write-downs and year-end schedules.
• Provide advice on capitalization criteria, asset classification, useful life, accounting treatment and reporting implications for ministry initiatives.
• Support audit requirements and prepares or reviews analyses, schedules and briefing materials related to capital assets.
• Provide oversight of grant payment requests and related financial processing within the unit mandate.
• Represent the unit or ministry on committees, working groups and cross-government initiatives.
• Ensure payments are supported by approved program authorities, agreements, eligibility documentation and appropriate financial approvals.
• Prepare or oversees briefing materials, action-request responses, correspondence, reports and presentations.

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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.

Drive for Results – The ability to adopt and communicate a corporate perspective, having strong awareness of the department's, and the GoA's priorities and objectives. Understands what results are critical, stays committed, negotiate major issues and rectifies problem situations, and remains accountable to achieving them.

Systems Thinking – The ability to apply the knowledge of the business, programs, and processes to effectively linking operational activities to strategic priorities to support the government's vision and the department's goals. The Manager is forward looking, assess impacts, adapts business processes in a rapidly changing environment, and lays groundwork to enable future action.

Agility – The ability to adapt and respond creatively in a fast changing environment, proactively shifts strategic focus and activities as appropriate.

Build Collaborative Environments – The ability to ensure there are strong relationships and effective communication channels with all groups. The position requires a high level of skill in dealing with the competing needs for scarce resources that many groups will have, requiring an ability to negotiate and influence decisions in the context of the broader priorities of the division, department and the Government of Alberta (GoA).

Develop Self and Others – The ability to lead by example, coaching and mentoring to create a positive work environment and develop future leaders. Ongoing professional development is critical for maintaining the capacity and capability of self, teams and business partners.

Qualifications

Required:

• A university degree in accounting, finance, commerce, business administration or a related discipline, supplemented by 4 years of progressively responsible financial management and leadership experience in a large, complex environment.
• Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Assets:

• Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act and other applicable Government of Alberta legislation, directives, policies, delegations and financial management frameworks.
• A professional accounting designation such as CPA is an asset.
• In-depth knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards, accounting principles, audit practices, internal controls, risk management and financial governance.
• Specialized knowledge of financial operations, capital asset accounting and reporting, grant payment processing, reconciliations and financial systems.
• Knowledge of 1GX/SAP and business software used for financial analysis, workflow, reporting and documentation.
• Knowledge of strategic planning, project management, continuous improvement, organizational change and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong analytical, communication, consultation, negotiation, decision-making and issue-management skills.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

A cover letter is required. In your cover letter, please provide information that clearly demonstrates how your qualifications meet the advertised requirements for this position.

Location – Commerce Place Building, Edmonton AB.

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).

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.

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