Loans Officer

**Job Information**:
Job Requisition ID: 73286
Ministry: Treasury Board & Finance
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 22, 2025
Classification: Finance 2

**Salary**: $2,345.14 to $3,076.28 bi-weekly ($61,208 - $80,290/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**:
This position provides essential support to the Loans to Local Authorities program and to ministries and Agencies, Boards and Commissions (ABCs) that rely on banking products and services. The program manages approximately $14.4 billion in outstanding loans across about 2,600 individual loans, with an average of more than $1 billion in new lending roughly 280 loans issued each year. Given the scale of these operations, attention to detail is critical to reduce risk and maintain accurate records. The role requires a high level of accountability and involves handling sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.

The Loan Officer role is vital in supporting the Loans to Local Authorities program, as well as Banking Operations. Reporting to the Manager, Banking Operations, this role is involved in the following job responsibilities:

- Assisting the Senior Loans Officer in areas such as borrowing and loan administration, performing credit due diligence, providing customer service support, and preparing budget updates.
- Participating in strategic projects aimed at improving banking services.
- Identifying and pursuing changes to existing banking processes and practices that will improve operational efficiency and potentially reduce costs for the department, Agencies, Boards and Commissions (ABCs), and the Government of Alberta.
- Reviewing internal controls using treasury best practices and implementing changes to mitigate risk.
- Reviewing funds transfer requests from client groups, ensuring proper authorizations, and setting up transactions using the Government of Alberta’s online banking platforms.
- Reconciling bank accounts and preparing journal entries for processing.
- Analyzing bank service charges to ensure they align with contract pricing across all financial institutions.

**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:
**Agility**

**Building Collaborative Environments**
- You anticipate outcomes and potential impacts across interrelated areas and will factor this into planning.

**Creative Problem Solving**
- Breaks down problems, undertakes appropriate research and investigation and draws on experiences to solve problems. For example, suggesting improvements to current processes and identifying efficiencies.

**Drive for Results**
- Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with Government direction, departmental objectives and public expectations. Factors in the complexity of issues, and strategically aligns decisions and plans based on values, outcomes and broader organizational needs.

**Systems Thinking**
- You anticipate outcomes and potential impacts across interrelated areas and will factor this into planning.

**Qualifications**:
Required:

- University graduation in Business, Finance, Accounting, Commerce or Management or other related field plus one-year related experience.
- Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of a minimum 2-year related diploma plus three years directly related experience.

Assets:

- Experience in the banking industry is considered an asset.
- Experience preparing and reviewing financial agreements or contracts.
- Knowledge of risk management principles related to banking and lending.
- Experience with treasury management systems considered an asset.
- Knowledge of internal controls and audit practices in a financial context.

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**Notes**:
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

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