Budget Analyst

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 72474
Ministry: Assisted Living and Social Services
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 24, 2025
Classification: Budget Officer 2

**Salary**: $2,573.44 to $3,534.18 bi-weekly ($67,167 - $92,242/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.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services is looking to fill a permanent Budget Analyst position within their team.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Budget Analyst is responsible for ensuring its business partners, Assisted Living and Social Services North Zone, are provided with timely and accurate financial information. Key responsibilities include the preparation and analysis of Budgets, Monthly Accrual & Financial Statement Working Papers, Expenditure & Revenue Forecast submissions, and other Ad hoc requests from the Regions & Ministry.

In addition, the Budget Analyst is responsible for implementing financial reporting and program changes, monitoring and analysis of accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue & expenditures to ensure accuracy, participates in formulating solutions to problems having financial or accounting implications and, in the development, or improvement of financial procedures.

This position contributes to strengthening the organization's commitment to financial integrity and operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Provide information, interpretation or instruction on budget allocation received from Ministry.
- Analyze and review budget submissions for accuracy and completeness.
- Evaluate and assess accuracy of the forecast and accruals through trend analysis, variance analysis, non-financial data and other forecasting tools.
- Evaluate and report on financial performance compared to budget allocations and to prior period, as well as increases/decreases in forecasts. This includes preparing in-depth variance explanations.
- Prepare monthly accruals based on analysis of expenditures processed and prior year history.
- Provide supplementary financial information and explanations to Auditor General/representative in relation to completing statutory audit.
- Provide and review a set of structured reports on a monthly basis.
- Present financial information to Director & Senior Management, as required.
- Participate in committees and working groups for development or implementation of new systems and/or policies.

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**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.
- **Systems Thinking** - Ability to consider the whole system and recognize links between everything from the complex network of global to departmental priorities. Set goals within the context of long-term outcomes and broad perspectives.
- **Creative Problem Solving** - You are able to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
- **Drive for Results** - You are able to determine what outcomes are important and maximize the use of resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and all stakeholders.
- **Agility** - You are able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
**Qualifications**:
University graduation in a related field plus two years related experience; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience which includes as a minimum, completion of a recognized applied accounting degree or diploma program.

Required:

- Experience working with relevant financial information systems, reporting tools and software (e.g., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / System Analysis Program (SAP).
- Ability to manipulate data sets using Excel.
- Experience preparing briefing materials and presentations that translate financial data into meaningful inf