The University of Calgary Looking for Analyst, Internal Controls, Financial Reporting at Calgary, AB Full Time

Position Overview

The Financial Reporting Team within Finance is currently seeking a Full-time Regular Internal Controls Analyst.

The Analyst, Internal Controls reports to the Associate Director, Internal Controls & Compliance. This position requires decision-making and judgement, technical accounting knowledge and strong relationship-building skills.

As part of the Internal Controls team, the Analyst is responsible for maintaining an effective internal control environment at the University, by working directly with Process Owners to identify and document financial risks, business processes and the key controls within these processes. The Analyst is also responsible for testing key controls to ensure controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively. The Analyst will work with Process Owners to address control design gaps and remediate deficiencies, and support senior team members in preparing reporting packages for senior management.

Position Description

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

• Support business process owners in the identification, documentation and mitigation of risks and controls within their areas of responsibility
• Test key controls for design, implementation and operating effectiveness
• Identify control deficiencies and other issues and escalate these to senior team members
• Identify control recommendations to mitigate design gaps and/or control deficiencies, and support business process owners with implementation
• Proactively develop and maintain trustworthy, productive, problem-solving working relationships with colleagues, line managers and external consultants so that expert opinions and advice are sought where appropriate and considered reliable
• Communications are timely, informative, confidential and appropriately tailored to the level of the end user

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Accounting or finance university degree is required. Working towards a professional accounting designation would be an asset
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience in various accounting and analyst functions
• At least one year of experience documenting and testing internal controls is required, including facilitating control walkthroughs
• Experience supporting and coordinating external audit activities is required
• Required to have a high attention to detail and meticulous documentation standards
• Intermediate to Expert user of computer software applications, including MS Word, Excel, and PeopleSoft financial systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of the University culture and stakeholders would be an asset

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

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.

Additional Information

This position is classified in the Professional Career Band, Level 2 of the Management and Professional Staff Career Framework. Management and Professional Staff (MaPS) Positions are currently under review as part of the Alberta Labour Relations Board exclusion review process. Visit the HR website for more information.

To find out more about management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Management and Staff Careers website.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy in line with the foundational goals of Eyes High, 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.

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 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ([email protected]) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources ([email protected]).

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