Financial Policy Analyst

Job Responsibility: Financial Policy Analyst - RES006934 Employment Type : Permanent Full-time Location(s) : SK-Rgna-Regina Ministry : 005 Education Salary Range : $38.970 - $48.831 Hourly Salary Supplement : included in hourly salary range (in-scope) Grade : SGEU.11.

The Ministry of Education provides leadership and direction to Saskatchewan's education, early years, library and literacy sectors. The ministry is committed to providing equitable and inclusive education, early years and library systems that benefit all learners and foundationally place Indigenous knowledge systems, cultures and languages within structures, policies and curricula. The Ministry of Education is advancing reconciliation with early years, Prekindergarten to Grade 12, library, and First Nations, Métis and Inuit partners by acknowledging our shared history to build a brighter future together. The Education Funding Branch of the Ministry of Education is seeking a highly-skilled, analytical, self-motivated individual for the position of Financial Policy Analyst.

The successful candidate will be an innovative thinker with strong analytical and conceptual skills and attentive to detail when addressing issues and recommending solutions. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and experience in working in a client-service environment as they will be required to work with and build strong relationships with the school divisions in Saskatchewan.

The successful candidate will work with a team which is responsible for ensuring that school divisions are financially accountable to the province, ratepayers, and other stakeholders for the funding they receive from the province and other sources. The successful candidate will also ensure that school division financial budgeting and reporting practices appropriately address the information needs of the Government and the public within the framework of public sector accounting standards (PSAS) and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

The ideal candidate will have outstanding organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, extensive knowledge of financial planning and reporting, and a good understanding of strategic planning and reporting. The successful candidate will be able to anticipate and recognize financial accounting and management issues and their potential implications, conceptualize feasible alternatives, assess options and recommend appropriate solutions. They will also have a demonstrated ability to independently manage projects and deliver results while working in a fast-paced, customer-service-oriented environment.

The successful candidate will have completed a degree in commerce or business administration and will have or will be working towards a professional accounting designation (CPA). The successful candidate for this position should have experience in preparing and/or reviewing financial statements, ideally with government organizations in Saskatchewan, such as provincial school divisions.

Preference will be given to qualified equity group members who self-declare in this online application, as identified in "diversity groups" below Diversity Groups : Aboriginal persons, Visible minority persons Hours of Work : A - SGEU Office 36 - one day off every two weeks Number of Openings : 1 Closing Date : Nov 21, 2023, 11:59:00 PM