Description:
The Finance Manager will coordinate, manage and assess city-wide operating financial transactions. Additionally, the Finance Manager will provide financial oversight for corporate expenditure and revenue budgets.
First year goals and deliverables:
- Provide financial leadership, guidance and input regarding implications related to processing and oversight of financial transactions
- Ensure that financial transactions are processed efficiently and accurately, in compliance with public accounting guidelines and best practice
- Evaluate historical information, current and projected financial results, providing information to assist with the decision making process for the Executive Leadership Team and City Council
- Oversee the preparation of the budget for corporate programs liasing with the budget office to ensure appropriate and consistent reporting of the budget and assessment and taxation
- Anticipate business opportunities, influence policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability
- Build workforce capacity through coaching, mentoring, recognizing accomplishments, and motivating employees to deliver results and achieve their potential
Qualifications:
What does success look like?
- Apply knowledge or training and/or education in Finance, Business, or related disciplines
- Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CPA) is required
- Utilize your financial management experience including your knowledge of financial analytics and business planning development
- Leverage your knowledge of strategic planning, financial analytics, budgeting and financial reporting at a corporate level in a large, complex organization
- Communicate complex financial strategies and information in a clear and easy to understand manner
- Balance strategic planning with executive level consulting and communication skills
- Effectively analyze sensitive issues and respond to, and advise, senior leadership on various matters
- Build a respectful workplace culture through a values-based influencer approach and work collaboratively
- Communicate with strong political acumen, strategic planning, issue resolution and decision-making skills
- Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
- Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City’s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City’s leadership competencies, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture