Director

Acute Care Alberta; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Acute Care Alberta (ACA) is seeking a Director, Financial Planning to lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting across ACA and related health entities. Reporting to the Senior Program Officer, Finance, you will shape financial strategy and ensure resources are allocated to priorities.

You will partner with executives and ministries, build robust planning processes, and develop a high-performing team while advancing governance and accountability in Alberta's public health system.

Qualifications

• Ten years of progressively responsible accounting, financial planning, or finance experience.
• Strategic financial advisory experience to executive leadership.
• Experience leading enterprise budgeting, forecasting, and planning in a large organization.
• Strong leadership, project management, and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership for ACA across budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Coordinate funding allocations to provincial health entities and contractors.
• Strengthen financial governance and performance measurement.
• Advise senior leaders on fiscal risks and opportunities.
• Build and develop a high-performing financial planning team.

Job description

At Acute Care Alberta (ACA), financial stewardship is fundamental to sustaining a high-performing healthcare system. Finance plays a critical role in enabling strategic decision-making, ensuring accountability for public resources, and supporting the delivery of quality care across Alberta. We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking finance leader to join our team as Director, Financial Planning. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership for ACA's financial framework including budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, performance measurement, executive and ministry reporting. You will ensure that financial strategies, financial processes, and reporting practices align with organizational priorities, government directives, and evolving healthcare funding models. As a key member of the finance leadership team, you will partner with executive leaders across ACA and the broader health system to support evidence-based decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and strengthen financial accountability. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the financial planning landscape at ACA and build strong relationships across Alberta's healthcare system. If you are passionate about public sector stewardship, enjoy solving complex accounting challenges, are interested in driving organizational performance, and thrive in a collaborate environment, we encourage you to apply.

Description:

The Director, Financial Planning provides strategic and operational leadership for budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and accountability reporting across ACA, Emergency Health Services, Cancer Care Alberta, and Give Life Alberta. Reporting to the Senior Program Officer, Finance, this role leads the financial planning function and supports organizational decision-making through timely, accurate, and insightful financial information. Working collaboratively with ACA leadership, health ministries, and other health entities, the Director, Financial Planning oversees the development and coordination of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, Business Plan submissions, and enterprise-wide variance reporting. This position also leads the coordination of funding allocations to provincial health corporations and contracted service providers, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and approved funding frameworks. The Director is accountable for establishing and maintaining robust financial planning processes, strengthening financial governance, supporting performance measurement, and ensuring appropriate stewardship of public resources. Through strong financial leadership and collaboration, this role provides strategic advice to senior leaders on fiscal risks, funding pressures, emerging trends, and opportunities to improve organizational performance. As the financial planning function continues to evolve, the Director will build and lead a high-performing team, foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, enhance planning effectiveness, reporting quality, and decision support across the organization.

• Classification: Director
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Financial Planning
• Location Details: Eligible to work remote within Alberta
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 30-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $57.07
• Maximum Salary: $100.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Director
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Financial Planning
• Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
• Location Details: Eligible to work remote within Alberta
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 30-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $57.07
• Maximum Salary: $100.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible accounting, financial planning, or finance experience. Demonstrated experience providing strategic financial advice and recommendations to executive leadership. Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes in a large, complex organization. Demonstrated leadership experience, including project management, team leadership, and mentoring. Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results within established timelines. Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex issues and develop practical solutions. Demonstrated commitment to continuing improvement, process automation, and operational efficiency. Strong communication and presentation skills. Advanced analytical capabilities and experience interpreting complex financial information and translating into strategic recommendations. Demonstrated ability to lead through change and complete deliverables within an evolving and ambiguous environment.

Additional Required Qualifications

As required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in public sector, government, healthcare, education, or a similarly complex environment. Experience with enterprise financial systems, specifically Oracle.

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