Senior Financial Analyst

Acute Care Alberta; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acute Care Alberta (ACA) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning across the organization. You will build models, analyze trends, prepare reports, and provide trusted guidance to leaders to inform decisions that impact Alberta’s healthcare services.

The role requires strong analytical skills, relationship-building with internal and external partners, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related discipline.
• At least 3 years in financial planning, budgeting or advisory role.
• Strong relationship-building and collaborative skills; able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build complex Excel financial models and automate them.

Responsibilities

• Support development of multi-year budget and forecast scenarios for submission to Hospital and Surgical Health Services.
• Analyze financial implications of planning decisions.
• Maintain budget and forecast processes and develop reporting.
• Provide financial advice to key stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Assist with system budget loads and ad-hoc requests as needed.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel modeling

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

Hyperion

Oracle GL

Job description

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will help answer some of Acute Care Alberta’s (ACA) most important questions: What resources will be needed in the years ahead? What are the financial implications of key decisions? And how can we support leaders with the information they need to plan confidently?Working closely with finance teams and stakeholders across the organization, you'll build forecasts, analyze trends, develop reporting, and provide trusted advice that supports strategic decision-making. You'll have the opportunity to work on high-profile planning initiatives, contribute to government budget submissions, and tackle complex challenges that impact healthcare services across Alberta.If you thrive on analysis, enjoy collaborating with others, and love transforming data into actionable insights, this role will be a great fit for you.

Description:

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning, the Senior Financial Analyst plays a key role in ensuring that Acute Care Alberta’s budget-related information is reliable, complete, and accurate. Responsibilities include supporting the development of multi-year budget and forecast scenarios for submission to Hospital and Surgical Health Services, including analyzing financial implications. Assessing the impact of planning decisions, maintaining budget and forecast processes, developing reporting, and providing financial advice to key stakeholders. Assist in the preparation of the budgeted financial statements and reporting of results to Finance senior leadership and executives. Provide oversight and guidance on system budget loads to finance partners as well as monitor and report on global functional centres. Assist in responding to ad-hoc requests and special projects as needed. The role requires strong analytical and relationship‑building skills as well as a broad understanding of financial planning and budgeting.

• Classification: Analyst
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Financial Planning
• Primary Location: South Tower
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 27-AUG-2026
• Date Available: 28-SEP-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $51.89
• Maximum Salary: $62.78
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
• Hours per Shift: 7.75

Required Qualifications

A post‑secondary degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline. At least 3 years of experience in financial planning, budgeting or a financial advisory role.

Additional Required Qualifications

The ability to establish strong relationships with internal and external partners by building trust and working collaboratively with others. Demonstrated ability to think and act strategically and solve problems with minimum supervision. Demonstrated ability to work comfortably in an ambiguous environment, including having strong time management and organizational skills. The ability to build complex financial models in Excel and automate them to increase efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

Pursuing or completion of a professional accounting designation (CPA). Experience working with Hyperion and Oracle GL or similar systems. Experience in an organization of similar size and complexity. Experience in a healthcare environment.

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