Senior Business Analyst - Finance

Role Responsibilities

Are you driven by challenge, motivated by impact, and committed to continuous learning? 

Join a team that values expertise, collaboration, and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your perseverance, analytical skills, and curiosity will directly contribute to the effective delivery of critical government services.

The Government of Alberta’s core corporate financial and human resources information management system supports the management and reporting of enterprise-wide financial and human resource activities. Built on an integrated ERP suite, the system includes General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Budgeting, Purchasing, Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Employee Self-Service.

Reporting to the Manager of Operations Finance, the Senior Business Analyst provides expert analysis and project leadership in support of 1GX operations and the production environment. This role is recognized as a subject matter expert within one functional domain—Human Capital Management (HCM)/Payroll, Finance, or Supply Chain Management (SCM)—and plays a key role in ensuring system stability, performance, and continuous improvement.

The Senior Business Analyst leads and supports system enhancements, scheduled upgrades, and the review of system change orders and service requests. Working closely with business stakeholders, the role translates complex business needs into comprehensive requirements that inform effective solutions. The position also collaborates closely with the system integrator, Accenture, and provides timely updates to both business and technology stakeholders.

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Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing leadership, coordination, and support for the analysis, configuration, design, testing, quality assurance, and implementation of new system releases, modules, and functionality.
• Acting as the senior liaison to ensure system changes are reviewed, assessed, and governed in alignment with government, ILO, and ministry business plans, policies, and standards.
• Providing expert support for issue resolution within the 1GX production environment.
• Developing, recommending, and implementing process improvements aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Proactively engaging stakeholders—including system users, business communities (HCM, Payroll, Finance, SCM), and service managers—to assess impacts, address issues, and ensure business needs are met.
• Providing project management and leadership for large, complex initiatives from inception through completion.
  
  

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation and presentation abilities.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships across government, external partners, and internal teams.
• The ability to research, analyze, and resolve complex issues accurately.
• Influencing and negotiation skills to gain alignment and commitment.
• The ability to interpret legislation, policies, and internal regulations.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to assess outcomes and impacts.
• Strong analytical, data interpretation, and problem-solving skills.
  
  

Future-Focused Skills Matter

As technology continues to evolve, future-focused skills matter. Knowledge of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, automation, and data-driven tools or a strong willingness to learn and adapt, is essential to success in this role. The ideal candidate is curious, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning to help shape smarter, more efficient public service delivery.

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Qualifications

Requirements:

• University graduation in Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• 4 years of related experience in finance industry.
• Experience with accounting and/or budgeting in large organizations or public sector will be preferred.
  
  

Equivalencies: 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.
  
  

Assets:

• Certified Business Analyst Professional designation and/or Project Management Professional designation.
• Experience in SAP/S4 HANA Modules: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Projects, Budget Planning and Forecasting. Technical knowledge and experience in Concur.
• Experience in BPC (Business Planning and Consolidations) and/or One Stream.
• Solid understanding of accounting, budgeting and audit processes, controls, and trails.
• Experience in project management principles, methodologies, processes, and best practices.
• Project planning, monitoring, and management skills, with a focus on process design and transition management.
• Knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).
• Experience in the business domain within the relevant stream and of the business processes and practices within the stream (HCM, Payroll & Benefits, Finance and/or Supply Chain Management).
• Experience in system design, including business process requirements with consideration for cost, audit requirements and practicality.
• Knowledge of change management, systems development, and information management methodologies.
• Knowledge of the governing legislation, policies, and related business applications that support the branch’s activities.
• Demonstrated experience with, or a strong willingness to adopt, AI-enabled tools to streamline workflows, enhance reporting efficiency, and support more informed, data-driven decision-making.
  
  

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

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

Notes

Term of Employment:  Temporary full-time position (1 year) with a possibility of extension. 
Hours of Work:  36.25 hours per week/ Monday to Friday
Location: Edmonton - Terrace Building, 9515 107 Street, NW, Edmonton, AB  T5K 2C1. 

Final candidates may be required to undergo security screening.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level. 

Note:
Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies. 

Additional Information:
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).

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.  

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.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.