Director, Financial Advisory Services

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 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

The Director Financial Advisory Services is responsible for providing strategic direction and technical leadership in the development of fiscal management strategy to assist the province in meeting its shared services objectives.

As the Director Financial Advisory Services, you will provide guidance and direction to a team supporting the client Departments of Justice and Public Service Votes.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Financial Advisory Services

Primary Accountabilities

You will be responsible for:

• Budgeting, forecasting, year-end audit requirements, and accountability reporting.
• Managing operational budget submissions.
• Overseeing and directing third party cost sharing arrangements, ensuring they are properly reflected in budgets, forecasted, and accounted for.
• Provide leadership and support in the development of departmental policies and programs.
• Oversee the provision of briefing material.
• Ensure that expenditures are accounted for in adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) and government policies.
• Provide advice, recommendations and assistance to senior management, client departments, agencies and authorities.

Qualifications and Experience

As the successful candidate, you will possess a broad base of experience in budget development, forecasting, and financial accounting reporting. Demonstrated ability in leading and engaging a team is a must. This position requires an aptitude to deal with complex issues, strong analytical skills, tact and diplomacy, capacity for decisive action, and the ability to influence.

You are a seasoned leader and excellent communicator with several years of experience engaging a variety of stakeholders.

While not required, it is considered an asset if you have knowledge and experience in government financial policies and procedures.

Leadership competencies required at this level of work are: Decisiveness, Strategic Orientation, Developing Others, Team Leadership, Self-Awareness and Personal Impact, Effective Interactive

Communication, Partnering and Relationship Building, and Intercultural and Diversity Proficiency.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, 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