Senior Financial Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Financial Operations, this position provides strategic financial oversight and expert advice to support strong financial stewardship across Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The role leads the monitoring and reporting of expenditures, capital assets and asset retirement obligations, ensuring compliance with Government of Alberta policies and capitalization requirements, while supporting informed decision-making by senior leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct the financial expenditures team in managing day to day expenditure activities within relevant legislation, Acts, Regulations, policies and procedures to ensure financial reporting for the Ministry is timely, complete and accurate.
• Prepare financial information and ensuring that the preparation of documents is consistent with the requirements set out by the OAG, Alberta Treasury Board and Finance and Public Sector Accounting Board.
• Provide analysis on estimated asset transfers from other departments and estimated depreciation for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
• Support department staff in creation and maintenance of assets record including assets classification, transfers within the department and with other departments, and put in service.
• Assist with the formation of new policies and updates to existing policies to strengthen internal controls and best practices and minimize the Ministry's financial risk.
• Oversee the Blue Book Report, MLA Report, Oversight Report and Minister's Office Expenses report for accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee P-Card Management, including reviews and analysis of timely reconciliation and approvals to ensure compliance and minimize the risks to the department.
• Prepare analysis and information for Ministerial Action Requests on travel authorization and corporate events, working sessions and hosting.
• Performing complex financial analysis and expense disclosure reporting and briefings, and developing and implementing necessary action plans, in order to minimize the Ministry's exposure to financial and operational risks, including Office of Auditor General (OAG) and Corporate Internal Audit Services (CIAS) recommendations.
• Providing in-depth analysis of the department accounting policies and standards to ensure compliance to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
• Represent the Branch and Ministry in Government of Alberta cross-ministries and Departmental working committees on finance matters.
• Supervising and managing a team of professional staff in the performance of financial duties.

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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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Systems Thinking – Develop, maintain, streamline and lead effective and efficient procurement and grant processes across the Ministry. Must take a long-term view of how these processes can affect the Ministry and potential implications they may have on achieving Ministry goals, plans and objectives.

Agility – Work to continuously improve processes and use thorough working knowledge when in an unfamiliar or challenging situation. Must maintain flexibility in work and the ability to switch priorities and direction when receiving ad hoc requests at the guidance of others.

Creative Problem Solving – Entails the development of creative solutions towards the improvement or enhancement of procedures and processes. Must explore various options and look for most efficient and cost-effective solution.

Drive for Results – Manage a various requests and applications that can be politically sensitive and require a high degree of diligence. Must work with required stakeholders as needed and use previous experience to drive results in a timely manner.

Develop Self and Others – Creates an environment of learning and sharing expertise. Demonstrates the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of self and team members through professional development, training and mentorship to promote career growth.

Develop Networks – Develops strong networks to adequately involve various supporting areas to achieve team goals. Must foster and strengthen working relationships with business areas and other areas of the government (e.g., Service Alberta) to ensure provision of training. Engages with all program areas regularly.

Qualifications

Required:

• University degree in a related field plus 5 years progressively responsible related experience. Equivalences maybe considered.
• A related diploma plus 7 years directly related experience.

Equivalency:

• University graduation in a related field plus 5 years progressively responsible related experience.
• Related diploma plus 7 years directly related experience.
• Related certificate plus 10 years directly related experience.

Assets:

• Professional accounting designation (CPA).
• Extensive understanding and working knowledge of: GAAP, PSAB, GAAS, GOA financial systems, policies, procedures and controls, revenue administration, capital assets, expenditures and internal and external control standards.
• Experience working at a supervisory level in a large, complex financial environment would be an asset.
• Experience in reporting, analysis and project management.
• Extensive understanding, working knowledge, and application of: Treasury Board and Finance Directives policies, procedures and controls and internal and external control standards.
• Strong working knowledge of 1GX, including its modules, reporting and analytical tools, and end-to-end system processes; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

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 should indicate 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.

Please note candidates who are successful in the first round of interviews will be asked to complete a written test before proceeding to a 2nd interview.

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
• 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