Reporting to: Chief Administrative and Financial Officer (CAFO) | Status: Executive Leadership |

Location:
Alberta / flexible within Alberta Position Purpose This is an opportunity to help build something new. We are looking for an exceptional finance leader who can ensure that today's reporting obligations are delivered with accuracy and credibility, while helping shape what the function becomes tomorrow. Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer, the Executive Director, Finance will combine deep public-sector financial expertise with strategic thinking, strong relationship-building skills and a genuine appetite for change. This person will be a trusted advisor to senior leadership, a credible partner to the Ministry and the Office of the Auditor General, and a champion for the people who make up the Finance team. We are looking for someone who is as interested in people and possibilities as they are in numbers. Key Accountabilities 1. Financial Reporting Leadership
• Provide executive-level oversight of ALA's monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting cycle and ensure deliverables are accurate, complete, well-supported, appropriately reviewed and submitted within required deadlines.
• Provide senior technical leadership on complex accounting matters, financial statement presentation, disclosures, estimates, unusual transactions and other matters requiring professional judgment under Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).
• Oversee preparation and review of financial statements, notes, schedules, Ministry submissions and other internal and external financial reporting requirements.
• Establish a strong reporting discipline around close, reconciliations, review, documentation, issue escalation and resolution.
• Ensure the Finance team is appropriately prepared for year-end reporting and external audit requirements.
• Provide the CAFO and senior leadership with clear advice regarding significant financial reporting issues, risks and emerging matters.
• Maintain an appropriate balance between the immediate requirement to deliver high-quality financial reporting and the longer-term objective of improving the underlying reporting model. 2. Champion of the Future-State Financial Reporting Operating Model
• Serve as a key executive champion for the design and implementation of ALA's new Financial Reporting Operating Model.
• Assist in translating the future-state vision into practical processes, accountabilities, governance structures, resource requirements and capabilities.
• Challenge legacy practices and identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate and strengthen financial reporting. 3. Alberta Public-Sector Financial Leadership




• Bring deep knowledge of the Alberta public-sector financial setting to ALA's financial reporting and decision-making.
• Understand and navigate the relationship between ALA, its Ministry, Health Shared Services, the broader Government of Alberta finance community and other public-sector stakeholders.
• Interpret government financial reporting requirements, policies and expectations and translate them into practical requirements for ALA. 4. Executive Interpretation & Financial Advisory
• Act as a trusted financial interpreter for the CAFO and ALA's senior operational leadership.
• Translate complex accounting, financial reporting and financial-management concepts into clear, practical and decision-practical information for non-financial audiences.
• Provide the CAFO with concise, well-reasoned advice on complex financial issues, including the implications of alternative courses of action.
• Exercise sound judgment in determining when an issue can be resolved within Finance, when operational leadership needs to be involved and when consultation with the Ministry, HSS or other government stakeholders is appropriate.
• Build confidence in Finance as a strategic and constructive business partner while maintaining appropriate professional independence and skepticism. 5. Ministry, Auditor General & Senior Stakeholder Relationships
• Develop and maintain strong, credible and trusted relationships with the Ministry and relevant Government of Alberta finance stakeholders.
• Establish a constructive and professional relationship with the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta and serve as a senior Finance contact for financial reporting matters.
• Build strong working relationships with ALA's senior executives and operational leaders across the organization.
• Develop relationships based on credibility, responsiveness, sound judgment and an understanding of stakeholders' perspectives and needs. 6. Leadership of People & Capability
• Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing Financial Reporting team through a period of significant organizational change.
• Establish clear expectations for accountability, quality, responsiveness, collaboration and professional judgment.
• Provide calm, credible leadership when deadlines are tight, information is incomplete or organizational responsibilities are changing.




• Build a culture that combines technical excellence with practical business partnership. 7. Financial Reporting Risk, Controls & Assurance
• Provide executive oversight of financial reporting risk and the control environment supporting financial reporting.
• Identify significant reporting risks and ensure appropriate mitigation, monitoring and escalation.
• Ensure that control deficiencies or audit findings are understood, assigned, remediated and followed through. 8. Cross-Functional & Organizational Leadership
• Work closely with the Ministry to establish clear expectations for financial information, data quality, reporting inputs, timing, service interfaces and issue resolution.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve the quality, timeliness and understanding of information feeding financial reporting.
• Work effectively across organizational boundaries where ALA owns the reporting outcome but depends on other organizations for source information or transaction processing. Qualifications & Experience
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in good standing, with a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or a related discipline; master's degree is an asset.
• Approximately 10 or more years of progressive post-qualification financial experience, including significant senior financial leadership responsibility.
• Extensive experience in financial reporting, corporate controllership, financial management or a combination of these disciplines.
• Significant experience working in a large and complex organization with multiple stakeholders, significant financial reporting requirements and interdependent processes.
• Deep experience in the Alberta public sector is strongly preferred, including meaningful exposure to Government of Alberta financial processes, reporting requirements, governance structures and accountability expectations.
• Strong and current knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) and demonstrated ability to apply professional judgment to complex financial reporting matters.
• Significant experience working with external auditors and responding to complex audit matters; experience working directly with the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta is highly desirable.
• Experience in healthcare, continuing care, social services, government, a public agency or another complex publicly funded environment is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change, operating-model development, process transformation or significant financial reporting improvement.
• Experience working with shared-service organizations or centralized transaction-processing environments is an asset.

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