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Work primarily takes place at Augustana Campus, Camrose.\nAre you an ambitious, collaborative and service-focused professional who loves to work in a dynamic and challenging environment? Someone who is excited by change and new challenges? Reporting to a Senior Finance Partner, the Finance Partners are responsible for the delivery of strategic financial solutions and advice to the leaders, faculty and staff within their client portfolios across the faculties and service units.\nAs a Finance Partner, you will act as a strategic professional advisor to the dean, faculty general manager, or other senior leaders such as Associate Vice President within your portfolio. You will collaborate with your fellow service partners, the Centres of Expertise (COE’s) within Finance, Procurement & Planning and the Shared Services Centre to foster collaborative relationships, leading and delivering on strategic initiatives while managing a large breadth of client services.\nProvide professional level financial advice to general managers, directors, managers, and supervisors on financial matters including interpretation of University financial policies and procedures\nRepresenting as a financial expert in the strategic planning process in the assigned area(s)\nDevelop regular financial reporting and ad hoc reporting to assist senior management in strategic decision making including preparation of variance analysis and forecasting to highlight issues\nProvide continuous support by recommending and developing improvements in financial processes and procedures\nBe an expert for financial matters including providing training on financial policies, procedures, and processes\nMonitor/oversee key financial data and analytics for assigned areasWork with academic leadership to set the annual and multi-year financial plan and budget for the area\n\nCoordinate the annual budget planning and allocation process for assigned area(s) ensuring alignment with short term and long term priorities\nSupport the preparation of budgeting assumptions, targets, contingency plans and risk mitigation\nCoordinate the area’s year end processes including accurate accruals, performance of variance analysis and maintenance of appropriate documentation and audit trail\nFormal and informal presentations which may include presenting financial results to Senior Leadership and facilitating learning opportunities\nMaintain productive relationships with colleagues in the Service Centre/Processing Hub, Finance Centres of Expertise, and across the Partnership team including continuous collaboration with the Senior Finance Partners to ensure consistency and implementation of organizational initiatives\nProvide cost estimates, including modeling or similar for new activities, or changes to programs or services\nUnderstanding contracts and grant agreements, including preparation of financial reporting for external sponsors\n Degree in business or related field with a professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA, CPA). 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