CONSULTANT CORPORATE FINANCE MANAGER (H/F)

Competition # : 48447 Department: Finance and Treasury Board
Location: HALIFAX
Permanent
At the Department of Finance and Treasury Board we strive to provide financial leadership, analysis and policies that strengthen Nova Scotia. As stewards of the province's financial affairs, we deliver a wide range of corporate fiscal and management services - including the preparation of the provincial budget - as well as ensure government plans are coordinated and fiscally responsible.
As the Corporate Finance Advisor, you will provide sound, timely financial advice to the Department of Finance and Treasury Board across a number of corporate responsibilities and support functions within the Treasury Board Office.
The Financial Advisor will provide a critical support role in primary functions within the Treasury Board Office including financial analysis, costing, budgetary preparation, forecast monitoring, public accounts preparation, and mitigation analysis for senior management that is key for Executive Council /Treasury and Policy Board decision making. The Advisor leads government employee compensation provisioning functions, vacancy savings and mitigation analysis for key decisions for government fiscal planning. The role oversees and monitors the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE)'s province-wide and wage settlement funding requirements critical to accurate fiscal planning. The position is also accountable for the year-end processes for the office and leads the coordination of the Supplementary Estimates Detail document for Budget.
You will develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior management in the client departments, departmental managers with financial reporting responsibilities, and representatives of Finance and Treasury Board and the Office of the Auditor General.
As a Corporate Financial Advisor, you will report to the Executive Director, Treasury Board Office.
Prepare financial reporting and analysis to support the Treasury Board Office in monitoring corporate departmental expenses for assessing forecasted annual expenditures compared to the fiscal budget and providing analysis for identifying cost mitigations as needed and frequently under very strict, time sensitive deadlines
Analyze and recommend on technical soundness of proposals to Executive Council and Treasury and Policy Board, in the form of Memo’s to Executive Council, Report and Recommendations and/or other various presentations
Financial advice and recommendations are provided for items including but not limited to corporate policies, organizational structures, federal contracts, restructuring, business plans, business process re-engineering, selected loans, land transactions, and the introduction or amendment of legislation and regulations
Prepare and/or provide presentations to various audiences including media, Executive Council and Treasury and Policy Board, colleagues, Senior Executives in other departments, Public Service Commission arranged sessions and other events as needed. This is often communicating the corporate view of governments expenditures
Maintain collaborative working relationships with Executive Council Office, Finance Executives, and Deputy Ministers
A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Commerce plus several years of progressive experience infinancial management. Additionally, candidates should possess knowledge and experience providing strategic financial advice, guidance,direction to varied client groups As the ideal candidate, you have solid experience in budget development andbusiness planning, forecasting; You have experience dealing with complex, contentious and sensitive issues in a public forum; Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
A dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus
Salary Range: $4,136.98 - $5,171.21 Bi-Weekly
Employment Equity Statement
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.