Senior Financial Analyst, Finance

Position Overview

The Financial Operations team in Finance is currently seeking a Full-time Regular Senior Financial Analyst.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Financial Operations, this position provides expertise in the review and assessment of financial operations accounting transactions to ensure compliance with supporting agreements, as well as with university policies and external reporting standards. This role plays a key collaborative role in the provision of integrative expertise with regards to facilitating a cross functional understanding of transactional impacts and is expected to proactively develop and maintain collaborative, productive, problem-solving working relationships with colleagues, staff, and management.

Position Description

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

Compliance Review

• Provide credible expert advice, consultation, education and support to University staff
• Document business processes and identify mitigating controls
• Identify potential process gaps and opportunities for improvement

Accounts Receivable:

• Manage deposit and invoice transactions to ensure proper revenue recognition
• Ensure invoice and deposit submissions are compliant with public sector accounting standards, university guidelines, and external agency contracts
• Review and interpret external agency contracts and guidelines
• Advise regarding transaction propriety and facilitate issue resolution

Accounts Payable/Payroll:

• Manage contractor expense submissions for compliance with the University Travel and Expense handbook and Employee-Contractor relationship guidelines
• Advise regarding transaction propriety and facilitate issue resolution

Position Management:

• Manage the creation, activation, and/or modification of positions and position- related data to ensure data integrity and budget controls
• Avise and collaborate to provide issue management support with regards to the integration of position funding, budget, and human resource specific data to maintain compliance with position management principles and guidelines

Financial Operations Accounting

• Provide as required accounting support for the Financial Operations portfolio
• Coordinate and audit the semi-monthly payroll accounting transaction upload into PeopleSoft General Ledger, and facilitate resolution of system and/or posting issues
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and/or month-end accrual journal entries and facilitate resolution of outstanding/reconciling items

Process Improvement and Decision Support

• Research, review, advise and recommend regarding resolution of unique issues and projects as they relate to financial operations accounting transactions and compliance review activities
• Remain current on factors that would initiate change, such as University policies and procedures
• Assess current procedures and processes for continuous improvement opportunities
• Review, recommend, and implement required updates to procedures, reporting, and compliance assessment standards
• Respond to stakeholder requests for information and/or issue mitigation and resolution
• Provide operational expertise to the Financial Operations portfolio on accounting related issues

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Completion of a Professional Accounting designation (CPA) with related degree
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are essential for productive and collegial working relationships as well as in the exercise of tact and diplomacy with sensitive issues
• Significant work experience in various accounting and analyst functions
• Experience with business analysis and able to provide recommendations and implementation support
• Proficient to expert level use of computer software applications including Excel, PeopleSoft (navigation and query), data warehousing and other business intelligence query tools

Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This posting will remain open until filled.

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

Additional Information

This position is classified in the Professional Career Band, Level 3 of the Management and Professional Staff Career Framework.

To find out more about management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Management and Staff Careers website.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.

As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (equity@ucalgary.ca) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources (hrhire@ucalgary.ca).

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We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.