Finance Service Partner

6 months ago

Edmonton, Canada University of Alberta Full time

**Finance Partnerships**:

- Competition No.

**A106451301D1**
- Closing Date

**Will remain open until filled.**

This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

This competition will be used to fill 2 positions (2 on-going positions).

In accordance with the Administrative and Professional Officer Agreement, these full time positions offer a comprehensive benefits package found at Faculty & Staff Benefits and annual salary range of $66,167 - $110,279.

**Location - **North campus. This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in person

**Position summary**

Are you an ambitious, collaborative and service-focused professional who loves to work in a dynamic and challenging environment? Someone who is excited by change and new challenges? Reporting to a Senior Finance Partner, the Finance Partners are responsible for the delivery of strategic financial solutions and advice to the leaders, faculty and staff within their client portfolios across the faculties and service units.

As a Finance Partner, you will act as a strategic professional advisor to the dean, faculty general manager, or other senior leaders such as Associate Vice President within your portfolio. You will collaborate with your fellow service partners, the Centres of Expertise (COE’s) within Finance, Procurement & Planning and the Shared Services Centre to foster collaborative relationships, leading and delivering on strategic initiatives while managing a large breadth of client services.

**Duties**
- Provide professional level financial advice to general managers, directors, managers, and supervisors on financial matters including interpretation of University financial policies and procedures
- Participate in the strategic planning process in the assigned area(s)
- Provide training on financial policies, procedures, and processes
- Monitor key financial data and analytics for assigned areas and alert the Senior Partner (Finance) of potential issues
- Develop regular financial reporting and ad hoc reporting to assist senior management in the strategic decision making process; financial reporting to include high level variance analysis and forecasting to highlight issues
- Work with academic leadership to set the financial plan and budget for the area
- Coordinate the annual budget planning and allocation process for assigned area(s) ensuring alignment with short term and long term priorities
- Support the preparation of budgeting assumptions, targets, contingency plans and risk mitigation
- Coordinate the area’s year end processes including accurate accruals, performance of variance analysis and maintenance of appropriate documentation and audit trail
- Oversee the daily workflow of financial transactions and processes
- Maintain productive relationships with colleagues in the Service Centre/Processing Hub, Finance Centres of Expertise, and across the Partnership team including continuous collaboration with the Senior Finance Partners
- Provide cost estimates for new activities or changes to programs or services
- Work closely with the Finance Centres of Expertise to ensure consistency and implementation of organizational initiatives
- Financial reporting for external sponsors for grants

**Qualifications**
- Degree in business or related field with a professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA, CPA). Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
- 3-5 years of related experience
- Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently as well as play a role within a cohesive team of professionals
- Extensive knowledge of financial reporting and budgeting especially as it pertains to financial performance measurement
- Ability to communicate fluently in French would be considered an asset
- Experience in building financial models would be considered an asset
- Experience in project cost analysis would be considered an asset

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