Team Lead Royalty Program and Senior Business Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about making a real impact in an important branch that oversees the levying and collection of royalty revenues that benefits all Albertans? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where strategic thinking, agility, and collaboration are key? 
 

Royalty Operations, within the Energy Operations Division under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, currently has two positions available for agile and results-driven Team Lead Royalty Program who can provide leadership, direction and oversight to their team, administering royalty programs; and, a motivated Senior Business Analyst who can support business decision making, collaborate with stakeholder, and provide analytical and technical support.
 

Team Lead, Royalty Programs

Reporting to the Manager, Oil Royalty Programs and Rates, this position provides supervision, support and direction to the Oil Royalty Programs/Rates team.  This team is responsible for the efficient, effective and accurate analysis of new or changes to existing wells to ensure that they are consistent with the various oil royalty regulations in place for appropriate programs (including Enhanced Recovery (ER) initiatives).  This position is responsible for ensuring that the program adjustments contributing to $2.0 billion/year in royalty collection have been appropriately assessed.
 

Through efficient planning and resource allocation, the team lead provides advice and direction to staff in the resolution of complex stakeholder issues and process management.  It is also responsible for the supervision of royalty analysts.
 

The position plays a contributory role to the Branch's goal of industry compliance with the Mines and Minerals Act, Petroleum Marketing Act and Regulations, the Petroleum Royalty Regulation and guidelines, the Enhanced Oil Recovery Royalty Regulations and guidelines, the Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Royalty Regulation and guidelines and, the Emerging Resources Royalty Regulation and guidelines while ensuring that the Crown obtains its fair share of oil royalty.
 

This position must understand the interrelationships and interdependencies between the different systems and organizational policies surrounding the different programs and rates.
 

Team Lead, Programs: responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides supervision, support, and direction in the Royalty Programs Team to ensure the timely and accurate assessment of well eligibility for oil royalty programs.
• Co-ordinates and manages the flow of information to Management.
• Contribute to the efficient and cohesive operations of the Royalty Operations Branch
• Establish, maintain, and enhance internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Fulfill all operations tasks within the Royalty Operations Branch.
• Clarifies and interprets Petroleum Royalty guidelines, policies, acts and regulations.

Role Responsibilities cont.

Senior Business Analyst: 

The Senior Business Analyst in the Analysis & Controls team within the Royalty Operations Branch has the responsibility for maintaining correct and accurate calculation of natural gas royalties and to ensure that complex issues and stakeholder inquiries are resolved in an effective and efficient manner. The candidate will be responsible for conducting periodic projects, reviews, tests, examinations of transactions through client sampling to ensure established objectives are achieved in compliance with the applicable principles, policies, and procedures. The Analysis & Controls team is responsible for the delivery of timely, accurate and complete assurance that the Gas Royalty transactions are properly reported, authorized and summarized.  
 
The Senior Business Analyst in Analysis & Controls assists the Team Lead, Manager and Director in verifying the correct application of prices and royalty variables within the Crown royalty calculation, reviewing infrastructure attributes and data submissions, addressing specific stakeholder requests and proposals, identifying potential areas of interest for audit, evaluating current royalty regimes and contributing ideas to streamline and improve business functions.      
 
Your responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Supporting business decision making with accurate information and timely analysis. 
• Providing subject matter expertise to other members of the team as well as to other staff within the branch, division and department. 
• Completion and/or oversight of royalty audit processing including both revenue and cost adjustments and follow-up correspondence with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Identifying risks and options, performing substantive analysis and investigation, making recommendations on issues raised by internal or external stakeholders to ensure Crown reporting is accurate, in compliance with business rules and legislation. 
• Ensuring that resolutions are documented, and implementation plans are established. 
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders in clarifying business rules and resolving reporting issues. 
• Providing analytical and technical support to the Gas Royalty Operations unit by carrying out the activities associated with business rule changes and system changes, ensuring that operational requirements are appropriate.  

Role Responsibilities cont.

To be successful in the both roles, you must have following skills and knowledge:
 

• Comprehensive understanding of gas and oil royalty business processes, including industry practices and reporting requirements for Gas Royalty Operations and Petroleum Royalty Regulation.
• Familiarity with multiple systems such as Mineral Revenues Information System (MRIS), Royalty And Marketing system (RAM), Corporate Accounting Revenue System (CARS2), Alberta Mineral Information (AMI), and Petroleum Information Excellence (Petrinex).
• Strong understanding of the Mines and Minerals Act, Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, and Policies and Procedures related to the Alberta Royalty Framework (ARF) and Modernized Royalty Framework (MRF).
• Basic understanding of Oil and Gas Production Accounting.
• Critical thinking, attention to detail, and sound judgment are vital skills required for this position.

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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.

• Creative Problem Solving: Continually looks for innovative solutions to improve efficiency and service delivery. Anticipate, solve and learn from situations that occur in the work environment.
• Drive for results: The team has many critical deadlines that must be met.  Strong project management and delegation skills are needed to ensure all tasks are completed accurately, and in a timely manner.  Works with other teams when gathering data for analysis or for recurring tasks.  Maintains good communication.  Engages with stakeholders to resolve issues.
• System Thinking: Analysis of effectiveness of royalty programs in meeting the policy intent.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Maintain communication with other subject matter experts within Energy and Minerals to keep information flowing around new developments and changing processes.
• Agility: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change.  Takes opportunities to improve work processes. Anticipates alternative approaches and outcomes, and prepares for them.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field plus two (2) years progressively responsible related experience. 
Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.
 

The following will be considered assets:
 

• Experience in oil and gas royalty business including AER reporting and industry practices.
• Experience in production and financial accounting practices.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and consider information from multiple sources and perspectives to develop solutions and options.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to present significant amounts of complex information in a clear and concise format.

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

Hours of Work:

• 7.25 daily hours
• 36.25Hrs Weekly hours
• 8:15AM to 4:30PM (Monday to Friday)
• Location: Petroleum Plaza Building North Tower, 9945 108 Street NW, Edmonton 

Additional information: 

• This competition maybe used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary. 
• Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the owning of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct.
• 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 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.
• Office hours are 36.25 hours per week (five days per week in the office is required).
• Leadership and mentorship programs.