Business Advisor

**About Us**:
Pinnacle Business Services Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apeetogosan (Métis) Development Inc (AMDI). We are committed to providing professional, efficient, and effective business advisory service to the Alberta Indigenous business community**.**

Pinnacle Business Services Ltd. (PBS) was incorporated in 1993. The corporation’s primary focus is to support Indigenous people of Alberta to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

The Business Advisor position will report directly to the Business Operations Manager of PBS. Our team supports AMDI client's through the process to obtain financing for growth or startup projects. PBS accomplishes this by engaging with clients to create detailed business plans. Other duties include forecasting, financial statement analysis, client coaching regarding tax and accounting, relationship building, and interaction with Metis, Non-Status, and Inuit Peoples.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Build relationships with clients to understand their needs and operations.
- Develop Business Plans for Apeetogosan clients
- Support Apeetogosan and Pinnacle business strategy
- Work closely with clients on going strategic planning
- Provide advice for tax planning and accounting needs

**Requirements**:

- Experience working with small to medium sized business and sole proprietors
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional customer relationship management skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Suite Products (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
- Ability to interpret and analyze financial statements
- Analytical thinking and problem solving
- Maintain Confidentiality
- Strong understanding of Metis Citizens economic needs, including any indigenous person without status

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary Education in Business
- Minimum 5 Years Experience in Business Management of SME
- Experience with Indigenous business and community needs is an asset

**Competencies**:

- **Attention to Detail**_ _- the ability to work thoughtfully and carefully to produce work that is complete and error-free_
- **Relationships**_ _- Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization_
- **Collaborative Work**_ _- Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives_
- Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
- Partners with others to get work done
- Represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas
- **Communicates Effectively**_ _- Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences_
- Is effective in a variety of communication settings
- Attentively listens to others
- **Ensures Accountability**_ _- Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments_
- Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same
- Acts with a clear sense of ownership
- Takes personal responsibility for decisions and actions, learning from situations
- **Optimizes Work Processes**_ _- Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement_
- Designs processes and procedures that allow for efficient client management
- Seeks ways to improve processes
- **Plans and Aligns**_ _- Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals_
- Plan weekly and monthly workload to ensure deadlines of clients and internal stakeholders are met
- Explains technical content in a manner that enables non-technical audiences to understand it and in an accurate and appropriate manner
- **Upholds Integrity and Respect**_ _- Exemplifies ethical practices, professionalism and personal integrity_
- Creates respectful and trusting work environments
- Encourages the expression of diverse opinions and perspectives, while fostering collegiality

Pay: $60,000.00-$90,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-09-27
Expected start date: 2024-10-07