Executive Director

Description:

This competition may be used to fill the current and future vacancies across government.

Role

The Executive Director, Financial Services will report to the Assistant Deputy Minister/Senior Financial Officer of the Ministry and will provide strategic leadership and direction to support the Alberta Public Service “One Finance” approach. As the successful candidate, you will build strong relationships with ministry business partners, senior ministry representatives, other ministries and other jurisdictions. You will work collaboratively with other Executive Directors within the finance community and lead a team of management and professional staff.

As Executive Director, you will lead the day-to-day planning and implementation of all ministry- specific fiscal management activities including budgeting, planning, reporting, accounting, governance, compliance and internal controls. As a leader in financial services, you will work proactively with the division leaders and program areas to provide strong financial advice and solutions based on technical knowledge, sound data, and effective analysis to support the government’s financial strategy and ministry mandate. Your implementation and innovative processes will enable you to deliver a suite of financial services within the ministry.

Qualifications

Your background will include significant related senior financial management experience in planning, reporting and control functions in a large, complex organization. Your solid financial acumen will enable you to leverage effective financial analysis. You have significant experience managing complex budget issues and providing advice to executive leadership. You have demonstrated capacity to influence critical decisions. You have distinguished yourself as a strategic leader with a reputation for empowering, mentoring, and developing capacity within your teams. Your proven leadership to inspire teams to achieve success is essential.