Project & System Integration Analyst

Role Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

•    Assist in the planning, coordination, and management of GoA-wide projects, ensuring they align with government strategies and are executed on time. You will develop comprehensive project plans, track progress, identify risks, and provide support in mitigating those risks.
•    Serve as a key liaison between project teams and stakeholders across ministries, facilitating communication, organizing meetings, and ensuring project actions are completed within set timelines.
•    Contribute to the development and documentation of new financial processes, and assist the manager, the 1GX Centre of Excellence (COE) team and other stakeholders with system configuration, updates, and troubleshooting.
•    Work with the CCR team on preparing and enhancing government accountability reports, such as the consolidated financial statements, Blue Book, and other disclosures. This includes analyzing financial data, identifying discrepancies, and proposing corrective actions.
•    Collaborate with other teams within the Office of the Controller to improve master data governance, streamline reporting processes, and optimize the use of the 1GX system across different finance modules.
•    Provide technical support to ministries and 1GX team to identify the needs for improvements or options to address issues helping to ensure financial activities are completed accurately and timely. You will also support the development of training materials and deliver
     training sessions to the Government of Alberta’s finance community on system updates and process improvements.

This role offers you the opportunity to contribute to critical financial operations and system optimizations that have a far-reaching impact across the Government of Alberta. You will be at the forefront of projects that enhance reporting accuracy, data governance, and operational efficiency, helping to shape the government’s financial future.

By working in the Office of the Controller, you will be part of a supportive and collaborative environment that encourages continual learning and development. You will gain hands-on experience with Alberta’s SAP-based 1GX system, as well as opportunities to develop your project management, technical, and communication skills. Additionally, this role allows you to be a trusted partner to ministries across Alberta, ensuring that critical financial processes run smoothly and effectively.

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 
If you haven’t included competency information in the “Role” section, you can include the critical competencies with examples of how they relate to the role being recruited to in this section; below is a list of the APS Competencies to assist you:

Systems Thinking: Considers the inter-relationships among different aspects of an approach including how they relate to other programs or areas.

Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.

Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting, and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Develop Self and Others: A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below. 

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 
•    1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
•    1 year of experience for 1 year of education. 

The following are considered assets.
•    Strong technical background in financial systems
•    Experience working within the public sector or with Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS)
•    Familiarity with the Government of Alberta’s 1GX system
•    Knowledge of master data governance and reporting processes
•    Hands-on experience with system integrations
•    Troubleshooting skills and experience with financial process automation
•    Proficiency in using data to improve processes.
•    Strong time-management skills
•    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a permanent, full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Currently, the Government of Alberta offers a hybrid work schedule that employees can choose to work from home for two days per week. Employees working from home must be working from an Alberta location. This position will be located in the Terrace Building in Edmonton. 

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.

Candidates may be asked to participate in a written assessment prior to the interview. The final candidate for this position will be asked to undergo pre-employment checks.

What we offer:
•    Pension plans: Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits 
•    Leadership and mentorship programs 
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-human-resource-directives
•    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 agreements
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca

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. 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.
Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages- working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx