Senior Budget Officer - Budget and Resource Planning, Financial Services

Competition Number: 26.10.262

Category: Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)

Salary: MSU Band G (Steps 1-8): $41.674 - $60.619 per hour. $75,846 - $110,326 per annum (Based on 35 hours per week).

Closing Date: November 11, 2026

Mac Ewan University is seeking a Senior Budget Officer for a full-time continuing opportunity with the Budget and Resource Planning department.

The Senior Budget Officer is responsible for providing budget and planning leadership and support to all departments, schools, and faculties across the university, facilitating the adoption of best practices and strengthening alignment with university’s financial goals and priorities. You will work collaboratively with leaders and budget officers on all budgetary matters, quarterly forecasts, compliance, coordination of the annual strategic budget process, and support for the development of the three-year financial plan.

• Serving as the budget officer for the central university department, responsible for budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and analysis of grants, tuition, fees, and other key financial drivers.
• Supporting capital project budgeting and forecasting, including expenditure projections and forecasting of capital contribution funding.
• Understanding the business operations of the university, Alberta’s post-secondary funding model and its respective financial accounting impact, including modelling the financial impact of changes in legislation, regulations, and policy;
• Supporting effective workforce management and its alignment with the organization’s strategic objectives by analyzing changes to staffing costs (step increases, cost of living adjustments, and collective bargaining agreements) and managing vacancies on an aggregate level; and
• Working with collective bargaining teams to provide financial modelling and costing information during collective agreement negotiations.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial planning processes, tools, and systems.

• Preparing complex, detailed financial analysis and reports that accurately report the university's financial operating and capital budgets throughout the annual budget development cycle to ensure a comprehensive, cohesive, and accurate representation of the university’s approved budget plan;
• Overseeing the consolidation of the university’s three-year financial plan, which is critical to maintaining financial accountability and alignment with institutional budgetary goals; and
• Ensuring accurate and timely reporting and monitoring of the university’s overall salary and benefits budget, which includes oversight of departments, schools, and faculties to ensure financial accountability and alignment of individual position budgets with institutional budgetary goals.

• Supervising, training, and coaching staff, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement and learning;
• Prioritizing, assigning, monitoring assignments and projects to ensure efficiency, deadlines, and requirements are met by balancing and adjusting workloads or shifting resources; and
• Delivering both positive reinforcement and constructive feedback to support employee development and performance, escalating concerns to the Director when necessary.

• Reviewing the financial information for all non-capital projects to ensure they are properly reported, monitored, and kept up to date; and
• Ensuring non-capital budget and forecast data are accurately maintained and integrated with the University's financial and operational systems.

You will have:

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