JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 73828
Ministry: Technology and Innovation
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Ongoing
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: August 12, 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 of accounting issues and principles, including a sound understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Public Service Accounting Board (PSAB) standards.
• In-depth understanding of accounting policies, processes, financial analytics and systems (including system relationships).
• Must be client focused and have excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Practical knowledge of software such as Microsoft Office, Outlook Exchange and 1GX.

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

The Manager, Financial Services will make decisions relating to the development and implementation of Information Management Technology (IMT) Financial processes and practices across the Division(s). They are focused on providing strategic advice and consultation for the Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADM), their senior leadership teams and other stakeholders.
A critical responsibility to this position is to initiate and maintain effective working relationships and partnerships across the Division(s), with external service providers, and within the Ministry of Technology and Innovation to ensure a high-level of client satisfaction. This position leads a team of professional and administrative finance staff that have a key responsibility to ensure efficient and accurate divisional IMT financial information is available for decision makers across the IMT portfolio and through all levels of governance, including Assistant Deputy Ministers, Technology and Innovation Executive Table and Deputy Minister.
This role is also key in ensuring that IMT finances are utilized across the Division(s) to meet the collective needs of the GoA. This role will work with all branches and sectors to understand their financial needs and propose options and recommendations for consideration of the appropriate governance committee. This role will also work closely with SARTR Strategic Planning and Financial Services, specifically budget officers assigned to the division.
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Responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement, and maintain IMT Financial policies, processes, templates, and guidelines for IMT financial areas such as forecasting and budget allocation, financial analysis and reporting, asset management, consumption reporting and chargeback management (new business and billing to none-sector clients).
• Lead and coordinate all billings for non sector clients (e.g., ABC’s) and work with SARTR Finance to ensure that funds are billed and received from clients..
• Provide support and expertise in industry standard cost accounting practices, includes IT sector environmental scans and other market research to the IMT Service Investment team.
• Work with branches and sectors to ensure that IMT financial reporting is implemented and utilized across the division and their governance bodies to ensure accurate financial information is available for decision making.
• Provide IMT financial data and information to branches, sectors, the ADM and other governance bodies on a regular and adhoc basis as required.
• Manage and coordinate the loading of the divisional budget with division head and expenditure officers, including determination and understanding of budget line items for each business area/program code and allocation of voted and not-voted funding.
• Manage and oversee the monthly forecasting, including working with Expenditure Officers to determine and update forecast, understand forecast line items and review forecast with division head for accuracy and overarching approval, review forecast with Expenditure Officers and obtain sign-off.
• Provide leadership and direction to a team of professional and administrative staff responsible for management of the Division finances.
• Promote knowledge and skill development (including cross-training) to support growth of staff, enhancement of client service levels, and flexibility relating to movement of staff among ministries in response to critical needs.