Senior Financial Planning Analyst
$105,215–$119,134 year
On-siteCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Job Summary
Senior Financial Planning Analyst at Mount Royal University is responsible for coordinating and capturing the University’s budget through the three-year budget cycle, analyzing financial data, preparing budget reports, and managing budget systems and models to support efficient allocation of resources. You will work with stakeholders to support budget development, monitor spending, and identify areas for cost savings and improvement. The role provides expert knowledge on financial planning and reporting needs of the University, ensuring timely and accurate financial analysis and accountability for the University and its controlled entities. Responsibilities cover budget development and decision support, reporting and regulatory compliance, system support and training, and collaboration to improve budgeting processes and tools, with emphasis on developing models, forecasts, variance analysis, and ensuring auditability and alignment with government reporting requirements.
Required Qualifications
- University Bachelor of Commerce Degree or equivalent
- Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is required
- 6 - 10 years of related experience, including: In-depth knowledge of financial accounting, budgeting and progressive levels of experience in multiple and varied complex scenarios
- Strong experience in managing technology related controls in conjunction with financial accounting and other internal controls is required, along with a thorough understanding of the fundamental financial planning and accounting framework, and the many related accounting and regulatory requirements and their impact on the resulting reporting
- Attention to detail, analytical, organizational, problem resolution and critical thinking skills
- Excellent financial forecasting, budget projection modeling and technical accounting skills
- Strong ability to prioritize amongst equally important requirements
- Strong interpersonal skills, high level of verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work independently
- Ability to understand reporting impacts related to specific decision making as it relates to resource planning and provide sound judgement and logic to financial scenarios
- Budget and financial management experience with the ability to provide sound professional judgment and logic to financial scenarios
- Applicable systems & technology experience in all MS Office products, in particular Excel, Word & PowerPoint
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