Financial Analyst (Financial Services Officer 2)

About Us

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business, and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Our vision is to be a recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business.

To learn more about our department, please click Department of Service Nova Scotia - Government of Nova Scotia

About Our Opportunity

As the Financial Analyst (Financial Services Officer 2), you will conduct accurate, timely, and in-depth financial reconciliations and reporting. In this critical role, you also provide expert business process advice, as well as options and recommendations to provincial government departments and agencies. In addition to this, you will research and monitor the processing of integrated vital financial data (salary, expenditure & balance sheet) flow to the Business Warehouse Module, which is critical to budgetary reporting and management decisions. You also support the operations of complex financial systems, maintenance of general ledger and cost centre master data, maintenance of specialized accounting records, reconciliation of accounting reports and reporting to the Canada Revenue Agency.

Primary Accountabilities

• Performs government wide daily, monthly and year end reconciliation processes while adhering to GAAP and Public Sector Accounting Standards.
• Reconciles department sub systems to SAP i.e. Amanda, COGNOS, NSIFTA, REGSYS, etc.
• Checks for accuracy, creates Journal Vouchers for adjustments after communicating with relevant government departments and monitors internal controls.
• Assists departments in the proper use of general ledger accounts for accurate posting of transactions and to meet the needs of the Supplement to the Public Accounts.
• Provides advice on correct policies and business processes concerning recording of salary and expenditures, and financial systems reconciliations.
• Contributes to continuous monitoring and improvement of the business processes.
• Advises departments of corrective action required to balance financial modules under tight time pressures.
• Conducts research, analysis, and production of miscellaneous reports in response to department inquiries, audit queries and special projects.
• Provides ad hoc financial analysis and reporting of activities to ensure information is accurate, current, and consistently reported government wide.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, you hold a minimum of three (3) years of post-secondary professional accounting training, in addition to five (5) years of related experience. An equivalent combination of training and experience will be considered.

In addition, you are knowledgeable of financial policies and procedures and have an excellent understanding of the demands and requirements of a large and diverse group of clients. You are also effective at managing multiple priorities, are a team player, and have strong interpersonal and communication skills. You exercise sound judgment and apply critical thinking while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information. Furthermore, you possess ERP experience/knowledge; and are proficient in Microsoft Excel.

The following are considered assets:

• knowledge of Business Warehouse
• experience with SAP
• experience with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook

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.

Working Conditions

• Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.
• Time is spent in a comfortable office setting

Additional Information

This competition will be used to fill one (1) permanent position.

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
• Department specific flexible working schedules