Senior Financial Analyst

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Job Title:

Senior Financial Analyst (ALFS)
Job

Requisition
Ministry:

Assisted Living and Social Services

Location:

Edmonton
Full or Part-Time:

Full Time
Hours of Work:
36.25hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage:
Permanent
Scope:

Open Competition
Closing Date:

November 5, 2026
Classification:

Finance 4
Salary: $3,443.27 to $4,551.21 bi-weekly ($89,869 - $118,787/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. For more information,  .

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. To learn more about the Government of Alberta finance community and how you can make a positive difference in the lives of Albertans, we encourage you to visit our Finance Career Hub for more information.

The Senior Financial Analyst (ALFS) plays a critical role in supporting the financial accountability and transparency of the Assisted Living Alberta (ALA) entity by providing analysis and advice to ensure financial reporting complies with Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) standards. Assisted Living Alberta is a $5 billion+ provincial health agency in Alberta, launched on April 1, 2025, to improve and integrate continuing care, home care, and community care systems for seniors, people with disabilities and vulnerable Albertans.

This role centers on the development of processes that analyze, assess and investigate, solutions to financial reporting issues impacting ALA.

Success in this position requires a deep understanding and expertise of PSAB standards and implementing Auditor General recommendations. The incumbent must consistently apply robust analytical practices, demonstrate the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, and effectively communicate in an environment where objectives may be ambiguous and timelines are tight.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Monitors the accuracy of financial information, investigates variances, and provides financial advice relating to ALA financial reports and briefing information.
• Examining, analyzing and interpreting complex financial data and making recommendations for improvements to enhance reliability of financial information.
• Reviews year-end working papers to support the financial templates and ministry financial information to ensure accuracy.
• Liaising with the Assisted Living and Social Services (ALSS) and ALA Financial Reporting teams around the consolidation of ALA's financial data into the Ministry of ALSS.
• Providing advice on working papers, financial information, notes, schedules, and finance templates for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Perform monthly reviews of ALA expenditures to identify potential issues and investigate discrepancies that could impact the integrity of the ministry's financial results.

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.

Build Collaborative Environments – Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict, encourages broad thinking on projects, and works to eliminate barriers to progress, facilitates communication and collaboration, anticipates and reduces conflict at the outset, credits others and gets talent recognized and promotes collaboration and commitment.

Agility – Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks, Identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same, proactively explains impact of changes, anticipates and mitigates emotions of others, anticipates obstacles and stays focused on goals and makes decisions and takes action in…