JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 72427
Ministry: Transportation and Economic Corridors
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 24, 2025
Classification: Budget Officer 3
Salary: $3,215.57 to $4,237.21 bi-weekly ($83,926 - $110,591/year)
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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Four-year university degree in a related field such as Business, Finance, Accounting, Commerce or Management plus four years related experience.
Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience which includes as a minimum, completion of a recognized applied accounting degree or diploma program.

Required:

• Knowledge of financial administration, monitoring, forecasting, costing and budgeting concepts.
• Experience in preparing and overseeing complex budget and forecast submissions within a large organization.
• Experience preparing briefing materials that translate financial data into meaningful information for decision makers.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience working with relevant financial information systems, reporting tools, and software (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / System Analysis Program (SAP) and ability to manipulate data sets.

Assets:

• Canadian professional accounting designation (CPA or legacy designation) or equivalent.
• Experience working in financial planning area within public sector (Federal, Provincial, Municipal) in the last five years
• Knowledge of government financial legislations, regulations and policies.
• Experience using Fiscal Amounts Tracking Sheet (FATS), 1GX, OneStream, and SharePoint Online
• Experience in data management software or language (Business Intelligence Tools, SQL, VBA, Python, Tableau, Power BI)

A cover letter must accompany your application and should indicate how your previous work experience aligns to the qualifications and competencies required. Please provide clear examples of how you meet the criteria and skills required in your cover letter. Failure to provide a cover letter will lead to the application being screened out. Cover letter will be one of the ways to assess communication skills of candidates.
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Are you looking for an opportunity to put your financial planning and analytical skills to work? Do you thrive in a high-pace, innovative focused environment? The Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors is looking for a Coordinator, Budget & Forecast to join their team!
Reporting to the Director of Financial Planning, this position plays a lead role in the development and coordination of changes to budget policy, controls and regulations for the Ministry. The position provides professional, technical, analytical, and consultative services on financial matters to Ministry staff, senior management, and external clients.
The position is responsible for coordinating and compiling the consolidated three-year budget/business plan financial information, annual budget and monthly forecasts for the Ministry, and appropriate Minister’s briefing materials for Treasury Board, Committee of Supply and Public Accounts Committee.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conduct budget analysis and assist in developing briefings related to major programs to ensure that the financial management needs of the Ministry are met.
• Coordinate implementation of budget policies and processes resulting from changes made by Treasury Board and Finance, in particular as they pertain to budgeting, control and monitoring of expense and investment.
• Prepare budget and briefing material in advance of meetings of Cabinet, Treasury Board, Committee of Supply, Public Accounts Committee, etc., on major issues and make recommendations for resolution of outstanding issues for senior managements’ review and approval.
• Prepare follow-up briefings/responses based on the outcomes of those meetings (e.g., written responses to unanswered questions posed at Committee of Supply, Public Accounts Committee).
• Coordinate preparation of short and long-term fiscal analysis to be used in the development of the department’s annual budget, three-year business plan, and future decision-making, as well as monitoring of quarterly forecast and monthly cash flow requirements during the current fiscal year.
• As part of the ongoing budget review process, prepare budget scenarios for the current fiscal year to reflect changes as a result of deferrals, one-time funding, and other mid-year budget adjustments.
• Participate in cross-government committees, ensuring requirements and perspectives of Transportation are represented.
• Ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of processes for financial planning activities, by continually assessing which activities are being performed, how and why these are being done, if they can be accomplished in other ways and if they are adding value to the process.

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