Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Government of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government of Alberta seeks a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst in Edmonton. This role involves preparing financial reports, leading projects, and ensuring compliance with financial legislation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and the ability to adapt to changing requirements.

Benefits

Positive workplace culture and work-life balance

Flexible work arrangements

Leadership and mentorship programs

Qualifications

• 5 years progressively responsible related experience or 7 years with a diploma.
• Professional accounting designation (CPA) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Preparing financial statements and working papers for reporting.
• Leading financial projects and reviewing work in Financial Services.
• Designing financial systems to support reporting requirements.

Skills

Agility

Systems Thinking

Drive for Results

Creative Problem Solving

Education

University degree in a related field

Related diploma

Tools

Excel

SAP

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Job Information
Job Title:Senior Financial Reporting Analyst
Job Requisition ID:70726
Ministry:Affordability and Utilities
Location:Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work:36.25hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:Permanent
Scope:Open Competition
Closing Date:May 23, 2025
Classification:Finance 4 (024FNA)
Salary: $2,942.57 to $3,864.69 bi-weekly ($76,801.08 - $100,868.41 annually)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx

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.

The Ministry of Affordability and Utilities is looking for a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst.

Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Reporting to the Manager of Financial Reporting and Assurance, who is responsible forThis position plays playing a lead role in the preparation of financial reporting and in providing financial quality assurance for the Ministry of Affordability and Utilities. This analytical position has a significant impact on the quality of the Ministry's financial information and the overall satisfaction of clients and stakeholders (auditors, and senior officials), key contracts for the Government of Alberta (GOA).

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing working papers, financial statements, notes and schedules for quarterly and annual reporting for the Ministry and related entities.
• Supporting the design, review, and implementation of reconciliations of ledgers/systems.
• Leading assigned Ministry financial projects and reviewing the work of others in Financial Services Branch.
• Play a lead role on cross-government financial reporting and assurance teams.
• Identifying, recommending and implementing required modifications to Ministry financial controls, policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure compliance with applicable legislation,
• Supporting the preparation of timely and accurate financial information, responding to Access to Information Act requests and public disclosure requirements, and ensuring a high degree of financial accountability and control in the ministry for accounting and reporting policies.
• Designs financial systems and processes required to support reporting requirements.
• Examining, analyzing and interpreting complex financial data and making recommendations for improvements to enhance the reliability of information in the financial statements.

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

• The success of the position relies on building collaborate environments. The position will work closely with Financial and Budget Analysts and program areas.
  

Agility:

• The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst must adapt quickly to changing processes and reporting requirements communicated by the Office of the Controller.
  

Systems Thinking:

• The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst must understand how the outputs from different operations impact programs and reporting requirements across the department.

Drive for Results:

• The position will focus on achieving goals such as completing reporting requirements within a prescribed time frame.
  

Creative Problem Solving:

• The position is required to take a leadership role for departmental working papers, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.

Qualifications

Required:

• University degree in a related field plus five years progressively responsible related experience. Equivalences maybe considered.
• A related diploma plus seven years directly related experience.

Assets:

• Professional accounting designation (CPA) is considered an asset.
• Experience and in-depth knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepting Auditing Standards (GAAS) and Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).
• Experience and knowledge of business concepts and practices as they relate to departmental activities.
• Ability to interpret government and departmental financial legislation, regulations and policies - Financial Administration Act, Government Organization Act and corporate accounting policies.
• Extensive experience using large financial reporting systems (e.g. 1GX/SAP financial applications (general ledger, accounts payable, purchasing, etc.) or other similar financial applications].
• Proficiency in the use of financial software (e.g. Excel, SAP/1GX, etc.)
• Supervisory experience.

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 .

A cover letter must accompany your application and should indicate how your experience aligns with the behavioral competencies of the role you are applying for. This cover letter may be used to assess your communication abilities.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. As well, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example, January 15, 2024 - June 25, 2024: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary. This competition may be used to fill future roles at the same or lower classifications.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. All costs associated with the recruitment process including documentation fees and travel expenses are the candidate’s responsibility. If documentation is requested from an applicant, out-of-province applicants can obtain the documents requested from the province they reside in.

What we offer:

• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement
• Leadership and mentorship programs
  

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles , for more information.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx ) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html ).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contactRobbie Hoffman, TAS Administrator at: [e-mail] .