{"id":1689877,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sasktenders-financial-analyst","title":"Financial Analyst","company":{"id":1268583,"name":"SaskTenders","domain":"sasktenders.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/sasktenders","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Saskatoon, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":40000,"max_usd":91000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":863},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-01","last_verified_at":"2026-10-16T02:58:36Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":15,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":15},"description":"The Opportunity:\nThe SPSA is seeking a results-oriented, dynamic professional for permanent position as a Senior Financial Analyst. Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning and Reporting. Our ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with Sound understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, auditing standards, and internal control practices.\nTo be successful you will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will be able to develop and maintain professional relationships and partnerships with and build consensus among external and internal stakeholders.\nThis position is in-office, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. You will be required to travel away from the office within the province approximately 10% of the time.\nThis position leads the development and implementation of the SPSA’s financial planning, budgeting and financial management practices.\n Provides financial management, advisory, interpretative, consultative and research services covering a wide range of financial planning initiatives.\nProvides advice and direction in the development, coordination and preparation of the ministry's long range financial plan(s).\nIdentifies and measures financial trends and issues, develops options through analysis and/ or modeling, and makes recommendations to senior management to ensure sound financial planning and management practices.\nPrepares financial plan/budget submissions and proposals and ensures they align with the ministry's goals, objectives and long-range strategic direction.\nAssesses and develops budget and funding methodology options, assists management with strategic budget development given provincial and/or federal program contributions and agreements, and determines allocations. \nReviews ministry processes and makes recommendations to management regarding process re-engineering to enhance client outcomes, improve efficiencies, realize possible cost savings, improve financial processes and/or systems, etc.\nDevelops and implements accounting and/or financial policies, standards, or controls for budgeting, forecasting, program costing, and/or accounting transactions to ensure sound accountability and fiscal and program management.\nProvides advice and direction to management regarding the financial and program implications of policy and legislative changes, new or revised funding agreements, changed accountability requirements, risk assessment findings and changes to programs and/or performance management practices.\nPrepares briefing materials and information for senior management or other external users; manages, communicates and provides instruction on regulatory changes and impacts.\n Job Capabilities:\nAs a public servant, we are seeking someone who:\nIs accountable, takes ownership of their work by contributing to organizational outcomes and demonstrates the corporate values in our Commitment to Excellence.\nIs innovative and seeks out ways for improvement by thinking creatively, identifying new ideas and taking responsible risks.\nWorks collaboratively with others to understand, engage and have meaningful dialogue to achieve work outcomes.\nIs inclusive, identifies and is aware of personal bias, and readily seeks out and appreciates diverse perspectives.\nIs adaptable, continuously learns from experience and applies those learnings to new situations.\nFocuses on achieving public service excellence. \nTechnical Knowledge and Skills:\nAbility to review, interpret, evaluate, and draw conclusions from financial, operational, and control data to support decision-making and recommendations.\nSound understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, auditing standards, and internal control practices, typically supported by an accounting degree and/or CPA designation.\nProficiency in generating queries, reports, and financial documents using spreadsheets, databases, and other financial software with accuracy and efficiency.\nAbility to interpret and apply complex legislation, policies, contracts, collective agreements, regulations, and procedures to operational and financial situations.\nCapability to identify and implement improved financial management practices, systems, controls, and business processes that enhance effectiveness and Skilled at translating financial, statistical, audit, and regulatory information into clear verbal and written explanations tailored to various audiences.\naccountability.\nAbility to develop, monitor, evaluate, and recommend financial controls, administrative controls, and governance frameworks that protect financial integrity.\nAbility to assess financial services, accounting processes, management systems, and operational controls and recommend enhancements for improved service delivery.\nStrong working knowledge of financial software, databases, reporting tools, spreadsheets, and related computer applications used in financial analysis and reporting.\nAbility to guide and coach colleagues, build productive working relationships, influence stakeholders, and work independently or collaboratively to achieve organizational objectives.\nJob Skills:\nCommunication (Level C) \nCritical Thinking (Level C) \nDigital Skills (Level C)\nInteracting with Others (Level C)\nNavigating Ambiguity (Level C)\nManaging Self (Level C) \nHealth, Safety and Wellness (Level A)\nData Literacy (Level C)\nInfluence (Level C)\nPolitical and Organizational Awareness (Level C) \nLearn more about the Government of Saskatchewan’s Capabilities and Skills Framework here.\nWhat We Offer:\nDynamic and challenging work\nCompetitive salary\nComprehensive benefits package including pension\nVacation, scheduled days off, and other types of leave\nInclusive work environments\nCareer growth, development, and advancement opportunities\nFlexible work arrangements \nOur Commitment to Excellence:\nThe Government of Saskatchewan upholds deep-rooted values of Respect and Integrity, Serving Citizens, Excellence and Innovation, and Acting as One Team.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5956,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Government","Transportation & Logistics","Supply Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T10:50:31Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":35,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.64,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":12,"reasons":["conf:1","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sasktenders-financial-analyst","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sasktenders-financial-analyst.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T03:49:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":371,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1268583},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1268583"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsasktenders-financial-analyst"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsasktenders-financial-analyst"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsasktenders-financial-analyst"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sasktenders-financial-analyst\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsasktenders-financial-analyst"}]}