Manager, Financial Planning at Government of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Aug, 25

Salary

87147.0

Posted On

04 Jul, 25

Experience

4 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Financial Forecasting, Teams, Financial Planning, Information Technology, Directives, Consultation, Manuals, Government Accounting, Finance, Budgeting, Communications

Industry

Financial Services

Description

JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 72867
Ministry: Health
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Ongoing
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 9, 2025
Classification: Manager Zone 2
Salary: $3,339.00 to $4,493.32 bi-weekly ($87,147 - $117,275/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

Required:

  • A University graduation in Business with a focus in Accounting or Finance supplemented by four years related experience.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Assets:

  • Professional accounting designation - Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) is an asset.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in budgeting, financial administration, financial forecasting, costing theories, techniques and processes, including the preparation of complex financial reports.
  • Experience in coordinating projects or programs, including consultation and working in teams.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of management principles, especially related to human resources, financial planning, information technology, and communications.
  • Experience in relevant acts and manuals relating to budgeting and financial administration, i.e., Financial Administration Act, Government Accounting and Organization Acts, Grants Regulations, Treasury Board Minutes and Directives, Sustainable Fiscal Planning and Reporting Act.
  • Supervisory experience is an asset.

Equivalencies may be considered.
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Financial Planning - Health Entities Unit, the Manager, Financial Planning - Health Entities, is accountable for overseeing Health’s budget management and fiscal analysis. This position ensures consistency between all financial documents produced to ensure that the needs of the Ministry are understandable and easy to comprehend by the Executive Team, the Minister and Treasury Board Committee. This position requires an in-depth understanding of accounting and finance functions, including forecast modeling, budget management, and comprehensive knowledge of programs and operations offered by the Ministry. The incumbent provides leadership, coaching, proactive guidance and reviews complex financial information and budget/forecast submissions.

Responsibilities include:

  • Provides leadership and direction to develop and prepare information required to support the Ministry’s three-year fiscal plan within the parameters and direction set by Treasury Board Committee, the Minister, and Executive Team (ET).
  • Ensures that briefing materials are available for the Minister, Deputy Minister and the Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance and Capital Planning to support budget announcements, Committee of Supply deliberations and other financial planning inquiries.
  • Monitors and analyze forecast submissions against actual expenditures on a regular basis to identify potential issues and funding requirements.
  • Ensures all issues that may impact the ability to balance the Ministry’s budget are pro actively identified, with options and recommendations to address.
  • Provides leadership, guidance and training to support career development and professional growth. A critical part of this deliverable is completion of annual Performance and Learning Plans for all direct reports and providing ongoing feedback and recognition in addition performance reviews and performance management.
  • Ensures that decision makers (ET, Minister) are provided with timely and accurate analysis, and recommendations on which to base fiscal decisions in the development of the Ministry’s budget.
  • Ensure financial information provided to the Minister, ET, the Executive Director of Financial Planning Branch, and Director of Financial Planning - Health Entities Unit, is comprehensive, accurate, and timely. -This includes briefings for Treasury Board Committee and Committee of Supply.
  • Provides input into various communication material, including briefings, news releases, formal email responses and budget/forecast documents along with published reports, such as the business plan and annual report.
  • Oversees the consistent provision of high-quality financial services to the divisions by supervising and coaching the budget analysts who provide budgeting, forecasting and financial planning services.
  • Monitors and reviews budget analysts entries into the government FATS system, ensuring updated entries are correct between the department and entities.
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