ATB Financial Looking for Senior Finance Architect at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Full Time

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There’s something special about working at ATB, and it’s been recognized on every top employer list that matters. Maybe it’s our exceptional culture where your total wellness is supported through market-leading benefits and you’re free to bring your whole self to work. Maybe it’s our commitment to a growth mindset and our unrelenting thirst for making it possible for fellow Albertans—even the ones who aren’t our clients.

Whatever it is, you won’t find a more genuine, driven and knowledgeable group of humans anywhere. We foster a culture of purpose, performance and possibilities. We engage with intense curiosity, and bring our whole selves to work, every day. We know it starts with people like you, so take a chance and start with us.

Department: Corporate Finance

Job Number: REQ6616

Location: Alberta (This role will require you to attend on-site meetings in Calgary or Edmonton)

Apply by: Aug 20, 2023

Paygrade: M-OTH

System Title: Business Analyst 8

# Positions available: 1

Leader Name: Kaala Evans

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: You’ll work both remote and onsite, where time onsite is based on your job accountabilities and performance objectives.

As ATB’s next Senior Finance Architect, you will play a key role in guiding Finance in terms of its financial/accounting processes, systems, and creation of financial information. This position aligns business goals and objectives with decisions regarding the financial system handling of new products and services. The primary focus is to ensure that ATB’s financial systems continually reflect the business motivations, business operations and financial analysis frameworks that link the enterprise together. The Senior Finance Architect works to develop an integrated financial view of the enterprise using a repeatable approach, set of guiding principles, and available industry standard techniques. Ultimately, they ensure the integrity of ATB’s financial systems to support both the need for accurate and complete accounting records as well as financial information that supports business decisions.

Main Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain finance architecture strategies and apply a structured approach/ methodology for capturing the key financial requirements of the enterprise.
• Understand ATB’s system landscape, the nature of transactions, how the transactions flow between the systems, the accounting implication of these transactions, and how to map the accounting implications in ATB’s subledger (currently SAP Bank Analyzer).
• Provide expertise and assess impact on ATB’s subledger as a result of system upgrades, patches, and new/changes in products or services.
• Understand how ATB subledger transactions are captured in ATB’s reporting tools.
• Liaise with the relevant technical teams to develop solutions that meet ATB’s accounting and financial reporting needs.
• Detect and investigate system issues and provide guidance on resolution.
• Able to describe ATB’s system landscape, the nature of transactions, and how the transactions flow between the systems for knowledge sharing and training purposes.
• Develop and maintain a Finance Architecture training program designed to onboard Finance Architects and set them up for success.
• Mentor and coach Finance Architect.

Requirements

• Accounting designation with 10+ years of finance and accounting experience in a complex financial accounting environment.
• Able to develop and apply architectural principles to business and accounting solutions.
• Able to translate technical language and relate it to banking and accounting concepts and vice versa.
• Project management experience with planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives.
• Effectively and autonomously manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Strong situational analysis, analytical skills, and decision making abilities.
• Strong technical proficiencies in SQL, G-Suite programs, App scripts, etc.
• Experience with leading and coaching team members.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

At ATB, we know that as you develop in your career, you gain many transferable skills. If you believe your experience and qualities are what we are looking for, please consider applying!

Interested? If you know one of our team members, BEFORE applying, reach out to them and ask them for a referral link to help your application stand out.

Online applications are preferred. Please let us know if you require any accommodations.

Benefits

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We are dedicated to building a workforce reflective of the diversity within our communities and creating an environment where every team member has what they need to reach their potential. We encourage candidates from all equity-seeking groups to apply.

What happens next?

Thank you for applying online. If you are shortlisted for this opportunity, you will hear from us after the posting close date regarding next steps. We might ask you to participate in a digital interview or phone interview. If you require any accommodations, please let us know.

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