Financial Analyst – Intermediate (Financial Support)

Submission Close Date: March 9, 2023

Estimated Start Date:     March 9, 2023

Estimated End Date:       September 30, 2023

Location:                           Remote/Canada

NOTES ON LOCATION:

Resource will work remotely, though must be available for onsite meetings when required. Standard Hours of work are 08:15 – 16:30 MST. Work must be done from within Canada, due to network and data security issues. GoA does not pay for travel to attend on-site meetings.

 

POSTION REQUIREMENTS – Criteria & Qualification

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• • • • Proposed resource must have achieved bachelor’s in business administration, Accounting, or Finance.
      • 3 years experience working as a Financial Analyst
      • 3 years experience in financial reporting, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of financial statements.
      • 3 years experience with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
      • Proposed resource must possess knowledge of accounting principles and Canadian public sector accounting standards.
      • Proposed resource must possess 3 years ability to maintain accuracy and pay careful attention to detail.
        • • • • *Experience must be described in resume.
      • 3 years demonstrated ability to accurately calculate, post, correct and manage accounting figures and financial records.
        • • • • *Experience must be described in resume.
      • 3 years experience working in accounting systems creating processes, managing budgets, and internal controls.
        • • • • *Experience must be described in resume.
      • 3 years ability to interact and collaborate with others.
        • • • • *Experience must be described in resume.
      • Proposed resource must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
      • Available for onsite meetings in Edmonton as required.
        • • • • *Frequency of onsite meetings may be once per month.
      • Proposed resource must work from within Canada, due to network and data security issues.
      • Standard Hours of work are 08:15 – 16:30 MST.
      • GoA does not pay for travel to attend on-site meetings.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:

• • • • Attained or pursuing CPA Designation.
      • Experience working in the public sector.
      • Experience with process improvement, documentation and requirement gathering.
      • Strong analytical, decision-making, and organizational skills
        • • • • *Experience must be described in resume.
      • Experience working with Information Technology accounting and processes.
      • Do you have related Canadian education (e.g., certificate, diploma, or degree) or your foreign credentials certified by Immigration Canada, IQAS or any accreditation acceptable to the Government of Canada or Alberta? Provide information regarding certification of foreign credentials.

 

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – Description & Responsibilities

Project Overview:

Ongoing operational duties within the Financial Services team. Forecasting, processing invoices, journal entries, assisting with the capital asset life cycle including, asset coding and setup, tracking expenditures against the asset, moving the asset from Asset Under Construction into service and disposing of the asset at the end of its useful life.

Description of Services:

Candidate will apply their accounting skills to full cycle accounting and financial reporting, including developing and executing month end processes, financial analysis, dashboards, and external/internal reporting.

Duties will include but not limited to:

• • • • Prepare non-complex journal entries.
      • Assist in preparation of month end reporting, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations.
      • Assist in budget preparation.
      • Support variance analysis and investigate abnormalities.
      • Assists routine duties and preparation of working papers and financial statements.
      • Review and analyze accruals.
      • Identify and implement process improvements.
      • Analyze and interpret financial information.
      • Work with business entities to gather and disseminate information for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
      • Reconcile and prepare GST/HST.
      • Update department financial policies and procedures.
      • Other duties as required.

Terms and Conditions:

To find out more information or to apply for this position please send in your resume and cover letter to: [email protected] or apply below. KZenEdge will conduct internal interviews with selected candidates.