Manager, Financial Reporting

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 61508
Ministry: Agriculture and Irrigation
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 12, 2024
Classification: Manager Zone 2

**Salary**: $3,241.74 to $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84,609 - $113,859/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 Agriculture and Irrigation is looking for a Manager - Financial Reporting. This position is part of a shared service with the Ministry of Forestry and Parks.

Reporting to the Director, Financial Reporting, the Managers of Financial Reporting each lead a team of professional financial/accounting staff responsible for strategic support and advice to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI) and the Ministry of Forestry and Parks (FP) to ensure financial practices are consistent with the Financial Administration Act (FAA), the Government Accountability Act and government financial and accounting policies. The position supports ministry financial accountability, planning and management decision-making through effective coordination of quarterly and annual results reporting, as well as a broad range of strategic financial services. The incumbent is responsible for the preparation of the Department, and the Ministry financial statements, including consolidating Alberta Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and for effective management and reporting of Department financial assets, including capital asset inventories and revenue.

In addition, this position is responsible for maintaining accounting records and systems and providing financial information required under legislation or the Ministry's senior management and the Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance. This position is also responsible for coordinating with the Office of the Auditor General during the annual audit.

This position will be responsible for providing cover off for the other manager position in the shared service environment and acting as the Director, on an as needed basis. Strong organization and decision making skills are required.

Responsibilities include:

- Extensive coordination with Executive Directors, Expenditure Officers and Financial Administrators in the Department to ensure the appropriate and accurate preparation of financial statements.
- Ensure the integrity of the general ledger is maintained by providing leadership and direction for the development of proper reconciliation and maintenance processes for all accounts in the general ledger. Monitor the trial balance on a regular basis to identify issues or anomalies on a timely basis.
- Liaise with staff from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) during annual audits, providing clarification and/or documentation to support Department, Alberta Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and Ministry financial results and address concerns as necessary.
- Provide leadership and direction for the maintenance of an accurate capital asset inventory to ensure appropriate insurance coverage is obtained and financial statement presentation is correct.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to all branch staff and ensure consistent understanding of job functions and expectations.
- Leading the financial reporting activities within the Department, as well as providing direction on the financial reporting requirements for the Ministry. Extensive knowledge, skill and recognized expertise are required.

**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:
**Drive for Results -** The ability to take and delegates responsibility for outcomes, uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards, acknowledges even indirect responsibility, commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted and reaches goals consistent with APS direction.

**Creative Problem Solving -** The ability to engages the community and resources at hand to address issues, engages perspective to seek root causes, finds ways to improve complex