Finance Partner advising University of Alberta leaders on strategic financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and risk management. Supporting faculties and service units through financial analysis and process improvements.
About the role
- Finance Partner advising University of Alberta leaders on strategic financial planning, budgeting, and reporting. Delivering financial analysis, forecasts, and process improvements across academic and service units.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional financial advice to general managers, directors, managers, and supervisors, including interpretation of University financial policies and procedures
- Represent financial expertise in the strategic planning process for assigned areas
- Develop regular and ad hoc financial reporting, including variance analysis and forecasting, to support senior management decision-making
- Recommend and develop improvements to financial processes and procedures
- Provide financial training on policies, procedures, and processes
- Monitor and oversee key financial data and analytics for assigned areas
- Work with academic leadership to establish annual and multi-year financial plans and budgets
- Coordinate annual budget planning and allocation for assigned areas
- Support budgeting assumptions, targets, contingency plans, and risk mitigation
- Coordinate year-end processes, including accruals, variance analysis, documentation, and audit trails
- Present financial results to senior leadership and facilitate learning opportunities
- Maintain relationships with the Service Centre/Processing Hub, Finance Centres of Expertise, and Partnership team
- Collaborate with Senior Finance Partners on organizational initiatives
- Provide cost estimates and financial modeling for new activities or program and service changes
- Understand contracts and grant agreements and prepare financial reporting for external sponsors
Requirements
- Degree in business or related field with a professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA, CPA)
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
- 3-5 years of related experience
- Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cohesive team
- Extensive knowledge of financial reporting and budgeting, especially financial performance measurement
- Ability to perform financial functions within an organization subject to internal and external policies, procedures and regulations
- Fluency in French would be considered an asset
- Experience building financial models would be considered an asset
- Experience in project cost analysis would be considered an asset
- Experience working in a post-secondary institution or public sector would be considered an asset
- Experience working with Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) would be considered an asset
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid work arrangement with a mix of remote and in-person work
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