Corporate Financial Advisor (Director Level Position)
Competition # : 48447
Department: Finance and Treasury Board
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG
Closing Date: 03-May-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
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.
We are constantly looking for new and better ways to plan, manage, budget and invest.
About Our Opportunity
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.
Primary Accountabilities
Responsibilities include:
- Work with Executive Director and team in development of government’s four-year fiscal plan including departmental expenses, recoveries and consolidation components of the province’s fiscal plan
- 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
Qualifications and Experience
A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Commerce plus several years of progressive experience infinancial management. An acceptable combination of education and experience will be considered. A professionalaccounting designation (CPA, CA/CMA/CGA) is preferred, but not required.
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; the ability to provide sound strategic financial and budgetary advice to seniormembers of the department; experience in providing sound financial advice to various stakeholder groups;effective leadership skills and experience creating, developing, and working in a team environment and be wellorganized to meet a demanding workload.
You have experience dealing with complex, contentious and sensitive issues in a public forum; excellentinterpersonal and communication skills; strong analytical skills, tact and diplomacy; capacity for decisive actionand the ability to influence others; the ability to manage multiple demands and interruptions in a challenging,deadline driven environment; as well as working both independently and collaboratively with all levels ofmanagement, staff, and other stakeholder groups.
We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: writtenexamination, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.
Equivalency
Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.
Benefits
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. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.
What We Offer
- 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
- Countless career paths
- A dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus
Pay Grade: EC 13
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.
Accommodation Statement:
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at competitions@novascotia.ca.
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PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.
