Financial Governance Coordinator

If you are committed to public service, enjoy collaborating with others, share our values and have a desire to learn and grow, joinThe City of Calgary.

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Applications are encouraged from members of groups that are historically disadvantaged and underrepresented. Accommodations are available during the hiring process, upon request.

As a Financial Governance Coordinator, you will provide services to City business units, Council, and Committees of Council in areas of risk and control assessment, reserves review, and financial policy and procedures development.

You will lead the planning, development, coordination, delivery and reporting of business unit and corporate wide projects and initiatives.

Primary duties include :

Provide information on financial reporting internal controls and the assessment of these internal controls at The City;

assist the Finance Leader in planning, resourcing, coordinating, and delivering reporting on The City's financial reporting internal controls to the Audit Committee.

• Perform reviews of The City's Financial Reserves under direction from the Finance Leader and the Administrative Review Committee (ARC), propose recommendations and action plans on the individual reserves to the Finance Leader for consideration by ARC and for further recommendation to the Executive Committee and Council.
• Assist The City's financial policy owners in developing and maintaining policies by providing information on The City's policy-writing process, best practice research and benchmarking activities, reviewing participants engagement, and drafting formal policy text.
• Provide internal control and process improvement advice to managers within The City in response to requests and the recommendations of the City Auditor's Office.
• Perform assessments of control design and implementation.
• Participate in municipal benchmarking initiatives.
• Work with Finance Managers to ensure Essential Services Business Continuity Plans are reviewed and updated on an annual basis, including conducting an annual table-top exercise.

Qualifications

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related discipline and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is required.
• At least 5 years of related experience that includes exposure to internal control, risk management, governance systems and assurance is required.
• Related financial experience includes : identifying, testing and reporting on internal controls over financial reporting;

work experience in a large organization providing guidance around process improvement, benchmarking, audit response, project management, as well as communication of results to clients and / or management.

• An intermediate proficiency level in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), PeopleSoft Financials and Supply Chain Management (FSCM) or an equivalent system will be considered an asset.
• Critical thinking, problem solving, political sensitivity, and the ability to collaborate with multiple interested parties.
• Strong customer service, communication and organizational and time management skills.
Il y a plus de 30 jours