Senior Budget Analyst (Budget Officer 3 - Talent Pool)

Role Responsibilities

 

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? If so, this opportunity may be right for you!

 

The Government of Alberta (GoA) is looking for strategic financial thinkers to fill current and future Senior Budget Officer positions.

 

You will play a key role in a comprehensive range of financial planning functions including budget management and fiscal analysis. The position provides professional, technical, analytical and consultative services on financial matters to Ministry staff, senior management and external clients.

 

In these roles, the primary focus of this position will coordinate the provision of budget management and fiscal analysis and assist in the interpretation of submissions and recommendations required to compile and consolidate the Ministry’s three-year fiscal plan and financial submissions to Alberta Treasury Board and Finance as well as preparation of briefing material for the Committee of Supply.

 

 

General responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating budget submission to Treasury Board and finalization of budget estimates including briefing packages for senior officials.
• Analyzing and interpretation of program area budgets, forecast submissions, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Providing professional advice, guidance and consultation relating to budgets, forecasts, financial and accounting policies, regulations, and procedures to support senior management decision-making and facilitate achievement business plan goals.
• Preparing periodic forecasting, monitoring and reviewing forecasts prepared by program areas, consolidating and reporting forecast summary to senior management for decision making.
• Investigating variance analysis and reviewing briefing materials for financial accuracy.
• Data manipulation and creating reporting summaries for various levels of senior management, including both financial and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) data.

 

As the successful candidate, you must possess strong communication and analytical skills and the ability to develop and foster effective working relationships with management, external stakeholders, and colleagues. Your in-depth knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and financial information systems and accounting concepts will be critical to success in this role. To be successful in this role you will have the ability to produce summary spreadsheets, Briefing Notes and Ministerial correspondences at a high level.

 

Apply now to the Alberta Senior Budget Officer 3 Talent Pool!

 

APS Competencies

 

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.

 

 

To be successful in all of these roles you will need to demonstrate the following behavioral competencies:

Agility – You are able to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Drive for Results – You are able to determine what outcomes are important and maximize the use of resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and all stakeholders. 

Build Collaborative Environments – You lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Develop Self and Others – Desire to invest in the development of long-term capability of self and others.

Systems Thinking – Ability to consider the whole system and recognize links between everything from the complex network of global to departmental priorities. Set goals within the context of long-term outcomes and broad perspectives.

 

Qualifications

 

Required:

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.

 

 

Assets:

• Knowledge of financial administration, monitoring, projecting, costing and budgeting concepts.
• Experience in preparing and overseeing complex budget 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.
• Canadian professional accounting designation (CPA or legacy designation) or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the Government of Alberta's applicable legislation (e.g., Financial Administration Act, Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, Government Organizational Act, and Alberta Public Agencies Act).
• Knowledge of PSAS (Public Sector Accounting Standards) and the ability to interpret PSAS for the monitoring, recording, reporting and interpretation of financial information.
• Knowledge of government financial legislations, regulations and policies.
• Experience with leading a team of professionals and allocating resources.

 

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. A cover letter will be one of the ways to assess communication skills of candidates.

 

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 – June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their 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.

 

Notes

 

This competition will be used to fill current and future vacancies at the Budget Officer Level 3 classifications in various locations across Alberta. 
 

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

 

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

 

 

What we offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information – https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development – https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Leadership and mentorship programs