Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to make a tangible impact in how government operates? As a Financial Analyst within the Central Services branch of the Government of Alberta, you would play a critical role in driving efficiency, enhancing service delivery, and enabling strategic decision-making at the executive level. This is more than a numbers role — it is an opportunity to shape the future of financial management across ministries by contributing insights that matter.

As a Financial Analyst reporting to the Manager, Business Services, you would be instrumental in supporting executive and operational leadership with financial forecasting, analysis and reporting. Your work would span across multiple branches to ensure financial accuracy, identify efficiencies, and provide trusted advisory services. This position is key to building strong relationships, ensuring accountability, and improving how public funds are managed as well as reported. If you are passionate about making financial processes smarter and more strategic, this role is for you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Forecasting budgets for multiple expenditure officers and analyzing financial data to inform strategic decisions.
• Providing detailed variance reporting and presenting insights to executive leadership.
• Reviewing internal controls to ensure compliance with GOA best practices and policies.
• Assisting in financial, compliance, and operational audits in coordination with the Office of the Auditor General.
• Managing cost recovery processes, including reconciliation, reporting, and invoicing for activities such as mutual aid and emergency response.
• Collaborating with expenditure officers to prepare and submit accurate budgets and forecasts.
• Conducting variance analysis and recommending budgetary solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
• Preparing evaluations and reports using trend analysis and other techniques.
• Advising clients on financial structures and compliance to improve accountability.
• Overseeing capital asset management, including coding, tracking, transfers, and disposals.

The successful candidate must have:

• Strong analytical thinking to interpret financial trends and provide actionable insights.
• Exceptional communication skills to clearly convey complex financial information to a diverse audience.
• A collaborative mindset for working effectively with internal clients and stakeholders across departments.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, ensuring financial integrity in reporting and forecasting.
• Sound judgment and discretion in managing confidential financial data.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities to support decision-making and recommend solutions.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing needs.

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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: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking: Considers the changing environment, recognizing the work impacting a vast network of stakeholders. 
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to inform decision making in order to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Agility: Ability to work in flexible and changing work environments and comfort with working outside the ‘status quo’. Being comfortable with innovation, developing processes, and finding opportunities for creative problem solving. 

Qualifications

Education and Experience: 

A university degree or diploma in Business/Accounting and a minimum of 3 years of related experience in financial analysis, revenue or cost recovery or accounts receivable.

Equivalency: Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Additional Requirements:

• Strong understanding of project accounting and cost accounting principles.
• Solid knowledge of financial analysis practices and government financial analysis, revenue or cost recovery, or accounts receivable.

Assets:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience with ERP systems (1GX preferred).
• Familiarity with process improvement, documentation, and requirement gathering.
• Knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Board(PSAB) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) accounting standards.
• Understanding of financial policies within the Ministry or broader Government of Alberta.
• Experience with working both independently and collaboratively.
• Knowledge of IT systems and Technology.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a permanent, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday. 

Candidates may be asked to complete a written assignment as a part of the interview process.

Application Information:

• In your application, please a include cover letter detailing your interest and role-related experience. 
• In your resume include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Foreman (PT three 8-hour shifts/week).
• Three (3) work-related references are required for those selected for an interview.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

What the GoA has to offer:

•  Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•  Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
•  Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
•  Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
•  Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
•  Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.