Manager, Financial Planning

Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to assist in shaping the  strategic financial decisions for the Ministry of Justice? Come and be part of the Financial Planning Team!

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a Manager, Financial Planning to provide strategic leadership and oversee a comprehensive suite of financial services, including financial planning and management, budgeting and forecasting, financial monitoring and analysis, and internal financial reporting.

Reporting to the Director of Financial Planning, the Manager leads a team of budget officers and is responsible for delivering high-quality budgeting, forecasting, and financial advisory support to assigned portfolios (e.g., divisions, programs, and projects). The role also provides regular strategic advice and analysis to the Director of Financial Planning, the Executive Director, and Assistant Deputy Ministers to support ministry-wide financial and strategic planning activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate the Ministry’s internal financial forecast cycle and deliver monthly financial reports to the Executive Team to support informed decision-making. This includes reviewing divisional forecasts for completeness, accuracy and reasonableness.
• Prepare and present monthly financial forecasts to divisional ADMs and leadership, including analysis of existing and proposed policies, organizational changes, major projects and corporate initiatives to inform strategic decisions.
• Enhance the visibility and transparency of the Ministry’s capital budget by providing monthly reporting and analysis to senior leadership.
• Lead and oversee training initiatives to ensure business areas meet expenditure officer responsibilities related to budget development, monitoring and reporting.
• Oversee day-to-day financial planning operations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the effective delivery of services.
• Manage team workload, support operational problem-solving and maintain high levels of productivity and service quality.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and cross-training opportunities to build team capacity and support professional development.
• Contribute to government-wide budget preparation processes and support the development and maintenance of financial policies, procedures and business practices.
• Deliver briefings to the Executive Team on the status of cross-ministry initiatives and priority projects to inform strategic planning and decision-making.

For a copy of the full job description for this position, please visit this link.

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 – 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 and works with others to identify areas for collaboration.

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 and makes decisions and takes action in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan.

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 and engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.

Develop Self and Others – Plans according to career goals and regular development, aligns personal goals with career goals, leverages strengths; attempts stretch goals, provides feedback and openly discusses team performance and values team diversity, and supports personal development.

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.

Qualifications

Required:

• A University graduation in Business with a focus in Accounting or Finance supplemented by four years related experience.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in budgeting, financial administration, financial forecasting, costing theories, techniques and processes, including the preparation of complex financial reports.
• Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Assets:

• Professional accounting designation - Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) is an asset.
• Experience in coordinating projects or programs, including consultation and working in teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of management principles, especially related to human resources, financial planning, information technology, and communications.
• Experience in relevant acts and manuals relating to budgeting and financial administration, i.e., Financial Administration Act, Government Accounting and Organization Acts, Grants Regulations, Treasury Board Minutes and Directives, Sustainable Fiscal Planning and Reporting Act.
• Supervisory experience is an asset. 

Equivalencies may be considered.

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
• Leadership and mentorship programs