Role Responsibilities

Drive strategic impact as a Senior Financial Analyst.

Are you a finance professional ready to influence executive-level decision-making? Consider joining Business Services in Forestry and Parks, where your expertise will shape fiscal practices across multiple divisions, improve operational efficiency, and deliver data-driven insights that guide sound, government-wide financial strategies. This is your chance to work at the core of public service innovation—streamlining processes and maximizing value for Albertans.

In this role, you will report to the Manager of Business Services and provide strategic fiscal oversight and advanced analysis across five branches within Forestry and Parks. You will champion standardization and efficiency in budget management and financial operations, ensuring timely, accurate reporting that empowers senior leaders to make informed decisions.

As a key contributor, you will align financial practices with government priorities while delivering both strategic guidance and practical support—helping the ministry achieve operational excellence and long-term success.

Key responsibilties:

• Leading budget forecasting, financial reporting, and expenditure monitoring across multiple branches.
• Developing and implementing operational policies, procedures, and internal controls to enhance financial accountability.
• Advisising senior leaders, including Assistant Deputy Ministers, on budget management strategies and fiscal performance.
• Preparing divisional budget reports, capital forecasts, and in-depth variance analyses.
• Coordinating fiscal analysis on policy, program, and operational initiatives.
• Identifying evaluating, and implementing improvements to financial tools, systems, and methodologies.
• Responding to ad hoc financial requests and generating actionable insights through statistical and pivot-based analysis.
• Guiding year-end and quarterly financial processes, including accruals and inter-unit transactions.
• Providing mentorship to Financial Analysts and Officers to build internal capability.
• Developing and delivering workshops to ensure compliance with GAAP, GoA directives, and audit best practices.

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Ready to influence public service financial excellence? Apply today and take your place at the table where fiscal strategy meets meaningful impact.

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: Know what outcomes are important and maximize resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to the team and external stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking: Consider the changing environment, recognize how the work impacts a vast network of stakeholders. 
• Creative Problem Solving: Assess options and implications in new ways to inform decision making in order to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Agility: Work in flexible and changing work environment and be comfortable with working outside the ‘status quo’ with innovation and developing processes.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: 

• A degree( 4 year) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration; or
• A related field plus 4 years experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting; or
• A 2 year diploma in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration and 6 years related experience.

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.

Special Requirements:

• In-depth understanding of financial legislation, policies, and accounting principles (e.g., GAAP).
• Experience working in complex organizational or governance environments.

Assets:

• CPA or equivalent professional accounting designation.
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, statistical analysis, data visualization).
• Knowledge of Government of Alberta financial systems and standards.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership and facilitating cross-functional financial projects.
• Strong analytical thinking to assess financial data, identify trends, and offer impactful recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills to clearly convey complex financial insights to executive audiences.
• A collaborative mindset to build relationships and work across diverse program areas and stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and mentorship capabilities to support team growth and knowledge-sharing.
• Initiative and innovation to identify efficiencies and proactively resolve systemic financial challenges.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with government financial standards.

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 36.25 work hours/week, Monday to Friday. 

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

Application Information:

• In your application, please include a 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.