Description

Financial Reporting Operations within VP Finance is currently seeking a Full-time Regular Analyst, Asset Management, Financial Reporting.

This position reports to the Manager, Asset Management, Financial Reporting. The Analyst, Asset Management will perform professional, complex accounting work in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and reporting requirements, requiring advanced knowledge of complex accounting principles related to Public Sector Accounting Standards. Prepare financial information, forecasts, reports and analysis to meet the needs of Faculties and Departments, as directed by the financial reporting group.

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

- Prepare Asset Management reconciliations.
- Compile and perform accurate, timely and meaningful analysis for various ad hoc financial reports.
- Prepare annual Asset Management reports for year end reporting and to various budget units to support their end of year reporting
- Analyze capital costs and forecasts for accuracy, investigate suspect data and make adjustments
- Assist in performing daily, weekly, and monthly routine Asset Management processes and procedures.
- Review Asset Management transactions.
- Identify, investigate and resolve Asset Management transaction issues/errors.
- Develop working relationships with budget units to gain understanding of unit level processes, issues and variances from budget or expected results
- Proactively communicate with business units regarding capital costs and processes
- Resolve ad hoc issues and analysis, including situations were provided with limited identification of issues.
- Research issues, ensure completeness of issues, involve multiple interested parties in the issue, make recommendations to solve the issue, develop procedures, practices, and software applications to implement the solution and test the results.
- Balance conflicting needs of many stakeholders in recommendations
- Perform business analysis and detailed specifications so that new financial tools can be used to analyze, display, and report financial data from multiple sources including complex spreadsheet reports
- Develop expertise in various software applications to assist in the preparation of financial reports and analysis
- Contribute to analyzing and re-engineering business processes and policies to streamline and systemize reporting requirements and accounting issues





Qualifications / Requirements:

- Recent graduate or near completion of a Professional accounting designation (CPA) with a related university degree in business, finance or a relate field
- Required to have an expertise in highly complex and technical financial concepts
- Work experience in various accounting and analyst functions (+3 years)
- Required to have an expertise in the usage of ERP systems and processes
- Required to work with complex accounting, budgeting, forecasting and data warehousing systems and processes
- Required to have a high attention to detail and meticulous documentation standards
- An understanding of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAB) would be an asset
- Working knowledge of computer software applications, including Excel, PeopleSoft query and PowerBI including data warehousing and business intelligence tool would be an asset
- Previous experience in auditing and/or a public practice accounting firm would be an asset
- A working knowledge of CaseWare would be an asset

Application Deadline: September 25, 2026 We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Specialist / Advisor Job Family, Phase 3.

For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our Management and Staff Careers website.

About the University of Calgary

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an cutting-edge learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.





The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy ii' taa'poh'to'p committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.

The university's commitment to the Indigenous Strategy is evident through the oversight of 18 Elders serving on the Circle of Advisors and the many unit-based circles working towards implementation of the strategy including the Faculty Advisory Circle and teams such as the Office of Indigenous Engagement, the Writing Symbols Lodge, and the Indigenous Research Support Team. Many Indigenous-based events and processes are impacting curriculum, programming and polices at the University of Calgary.

As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here.

In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Institutional Commitments ([email protected]) and requests for accommodations can be sent to People & Culture ([email protected]).

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We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

📌 Analyst, Asset Management - VP Finance (Calgary)
🏢 University of Calgary
📍 Calgary