Senior Corporate Consolidation Analyst

Government of Alberta•Edmonton, AB

3d•CA$89,869 - CA$118,787•Onsite

About The Position

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. Reporting to the Director, Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR), this position provides a diverse range of financial management and reporting, including promoting government accountability and transparency, and meeting legislative requirements. Work will involve the preparation of Government of Alberta (GoA) consolidated financial statements, reviewing and updating GoA polices for financial operations and reporting, providing guidance and support to ministry business partners, and communicating critical financial information and identifying system issues to senior management. This position also contributes to the maintenance of corporate resource documents such as the GoA Period End Manual, GoA Year-end Timelines, Templates, and other documents and elements of financial management system. The position provides support for financial, system, and business process improvements within the Office of the Controller (OOC) to ensure compliance with Government of Alberta (GoA) reporting requirements. It also assists in assessing the impact of 1GX system upgrades on GoA financial business processes, developing communication strategies, and streamlining processes within 1GX. In addition, the role contributes to future system development initiatives and projects, collaborating with internal and external clients and stakeholders to promote efficient, effective, and continuous improvements to financial and business processes.

Requirements

University degree in a related field plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience.
Professional accounting designation (CPA).
Equivalences maybe considered.
A related diploma plus 7 years directly related experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience and in-depth knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standard (PSAS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Experience and knowledge of Government of Alberta financial legislation, regulations and policies - Financial Administration Act, Government Accountability Act, Treasury Board Directives and corporate accounting policies.
Extensive experience in the ability to interpret and apply complex accounting policies and principles to department scenarios.
An in-depth understanding of internal controls, audit requirements and accounting procedures of the GoA and the Ministry.
Experience with using a large complex financial system and working knowledge of the Government of Alberta’s financial system (1GX) is preferred.
Strong project management skills and ability to prioritize multiple competing priorities within tight timelines.

Responsibilities

Provides a diverse range of financial management and reporting, including promoting government accountability and transparency, and meeting legislative requirements.
Prepare government's accountability documents which include, but is not limited to, the GoA consolidated financial statements and working papers, and other proactive disclosure initiatives in accordance with stated Government Legislated Acts and Regulations, policies and procedures.
Work collaboratively with other Center of Excellence teams to prepare GoA Year-end Timelines and communicate the major changes in the Timelines to cross ministry Year End Committee members.
Assist managers in projects to resolve the issues identified.
Identify and investigate issues with ministry annual, quarterly and monthly financial submissions and implement corrective actions, using knowledge of government business, of public sector accounting standards and of generally accepted accounting principles.
Research 1GX and SAP process documents and provide background information to the OOC management to resolve issues related to the specific issues/projects.
Identify issues in the financial, system and business process and bring the issues to senior management for decision.
Work with the Office of the Auditor General and ministries on issues that are raised either by ministries or the Auditor General and arrive at a resolution.
Lead the administration of corporate consolidation process, including executing monthly and quarterly elimination for GoA and all ministries.