Manager, Financial Planning and Financial Reporting

Job Title: Manager, Financial Planning and Financial Reporting - Talent Pool

Job Requisition ID: 79173

Ministry: Various

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full-Time and Part-Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: Open until suitable candidates found

Classification: Manager Zone 2

Salary: $3,806.46 to $5,122.39 bi-weekly ($99,348 - $133,694/year)

The Alberta Public Service (APS) is taking a One Finance approach to the delivery of financial services. Financial services include the delivery of financial planning, reporting, and operations, as well as ongoing engagement with policy and program areas to provide strategic decision-making support. There are three top leadership priorities that support this One Finance approach: proactively supporting our talent across the finance community; providing collaborative and responsive services to our business partners; and actively engaging in continuous improvement of the way we support each other and do business within our teams and across the entire finance community.

Candidates who are successful in the selection process will be placed in a Talent Pool. The Talent Pool will be used to create an eligibility list of qualified candidates to fill upcoming opportunities. Applicants not initially selected for interview may be contacted for future positions as they become available.

Role Responsibilities

The Government of Alberta is looking for experienced finance professionals to join our team. If you're ready to advance your career while contributing to work that truly impacts Albertans, we invite you to become part of our finance community.

We have exciting opportunities in the following areas:

You will play an integral role in the preparation of the ministry’s annual budgets, forecasts, quarterly fiscal updates and supporting preparation of the ministry’s Annual Report. You will provide ongoing, timely, relevant and accurate analysis, advice, and recommendations to decision‑makers on fiscal planning matters. Some responsibilities will include the reconciliation of general ledger accounts, preparing and supporting documentation for audits and coordinating performance audit work within the ministry. You will be involved in initiatives required for short and long‑term budgeting and current year expenditure forecasting. You will also analyze and interpret financial material from business areas within the ministry and compile and consolidate three‑year budget plans and other financial submissions.

You will play an integral role in producing multiple financial reports in accordance with government policies, processes, guidelines, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Some activities include the preparation of the ministry’s quarterly financial information, various public disclosures, year‑end financial reporting and addressing the ministry's financial audit requirements. You will use your knowledge and experience to assist in providing financial reporting services, such as financial information preparation for the Annual Report, quarterly actual results and ad‑hoc management reporting.

Typical duties at this level include but are not limited to:

- Ensures that briefing materials are available for the Minister, Deputy Minister, and the Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance and Capital Planning to support budget announcements, Committee of Supply deliberations and other financial planning inquiries.

- Ensures all issues that may impact the ability to balance the Ministry's budget are proactively identified, with options and recommendations to address.

- Prepare material, including briefings, news releases, formal e‑mail responses and budget/forecast documents along with published reports, such as the business plan and annual report.

- Oversees the consistent provision of high‑quality financial services to the divisions by supervising and coaching the budget analysts who provide budgeting, forecasting and financial planning services.

- Monitors and reviews budget analysts entries into the government FATS system, ensuring updated entries are correct between the department and entities.

- Direct, plan and coordinate completion of tasks and provide guidance and direction in the financial statement process.

- Lead a team of professional and technical staff dedicated to provide financial information that is accurate, timely, meaningful and easy to understand.

- Ensure that proper reconciliation and maintenance of all accounts is performed in the general ledger for the Ministry.

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.

System Thinking – Takes a long‑term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them, takes holistic long‑term view of challenges and opportunities, anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives, works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values and works with others to identify areas for collaboration.

Agility – Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks, identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same, proactively explains impact of changes, anticipates and mitigates emotions of others, anticipates obstacles and stays focused on goals and makes decisions and takes action in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan.

Creative Problem Solving – Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues, engages perspective to seek root causes, finds ways to improve complex systems, employs resources from other areas to solve problems and engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.

Develop Self and Others – Plans according to career goals and regular development, aligns personal goals with career goals, leverages strengths; attempts stretch goals, provides feedback and openly discusses team performance and values team diversity and supports personal development.

Develop Networks – Leverages relationships to build input and perspective, looks broadly to engage stakeholders, open to perspectives towards long‑term goals, actively seeks input into change initiatives and maintains stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

Required:

- A University graduation in Business with a focus in Accounting or Finance supplemented by four years related experience.

- Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Assets:

- Professional accounting designation – Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) is an asset.

- Extensive knowledge and experience in budgeting, financial administration, financial forecasting, costing theories, techniques and processes, including the preparation of complex financial reports.

- Experience in coordinating projects or programs, including consultation and working in teams.

- Comprehensive knowledge of management principles, especially related to human resources, financial planning, information technology and communications.

- Experience in relevant acts and manuals relating to budgeting and financial administration, i.e., Financial Administration Act, Government Accounting and Organization Acts, Grants Regulations, Treasury Board Minutes and Directives, Sustainable Fiscal Planning and Reporting Act.

A cover letter must accompany your application and describe 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.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also indicate whether your work experience is casual, part‑time or full‑time. For example, January 2006 – June 2009 (part‑time).

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.

- Positive workplace culture and work‑life balance

- Leadership and mentorship programs

How To Apply

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

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles for more information.

If you have completed post‑secondary studies from outside of Canada, it is recommended you obtain an evaluation of your credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator. Please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html). It is recommended you include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of your application.

Closing Statement

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

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact PSC.FTA@gov.ab.ca.

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