About this role
Financial AnalystDepartment of Natural ResourcesPay Band 3Open CompetitionFrederictonInterested in making a difference in our province? We encourage you to Choose GNB!Who we are: The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking an experienced analyst to join the Financial Services Branch within the Corporate Services Division, located in Fredericton. The Financial Services Branch provides a range of financial and support services to DNR, the Department of Energy (DE), and the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (DAAF).
Located in Fredericton and reporting to the Manager of Budgeting and Reporting, the Financial Analyst will play an important role in Leading the budgeting and reporting functions for an assigned client group of either DNR, DE, and/or DAAF. DNR`s mandate is to support, manage, and protect the forests, fish, and wildlife of New Brunswick, and to develop and manage the province`s energy and mineral resources. DE`s mandate is to develop policies, regulations, and legislation to enable the energy sector to operate and thrive within the province while ensuring affordable, safe, and reliable energy for all New Brunswickers, without compromising security of supply.
This involves balancing the needs of the energy sector with the public interest of affordable and dependable energy. DAAF`s mandate is to develop and implement a total development approach for the agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and value-added sectors, aimed at improving the economic competitiveness and responsible development of these sectors and related industries.
What you will do
- Financial Analyst responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: Preparing and monitoring budgets.
- Updating projections and developing strategies to address budget pressures.
- Conducting analysis and providing decision support.
- Conducting accounting functions and participating in strategic initiatives.
- Support financial management and decision making by analyzing and reviewing weekly financial reports.
- Auditing the accounting information for integrity and identifying and correcting errors.
- Investigating and resolving discrepancies or variances.
- Reconciling general ledger accounts monthly.
- Preparing journal entries including accruals.
- Participate and provide support to strategic initiatives and special projects that are either led by Financial Services or the groups that the Analyst supports.
- Conduct research and in-depth analysis and provide advice and decision support.
- Your attitude, skills and interests are just as important as your area of study.
- We are looking for diverse backgrounds that bring a combination of the following.
- Essential Qualifications:A Bachelor degree in Business Administration or a related discipline, including accounting courses, and a minimum of three (3) years of related financial experience in a computerized work environment.ORA one or two-year diploma in a related discipline, including accounting courses, and a minimum of five (5) years of financial experience in a computerized work environment.
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite is essential.An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.NOTE: In the event that this competition poses difficulties in recruiting a qualifiedcandidate, a covering off appointment, at a lower level, may be made.
- In that case, candidates with less than the required related years of experience may also be considered.
- Written and spoken competence in English and French is required.
- Please state your language capability on your application.
- Applicants must clearly demonstrate the essential qualifications to be given further consideration.
- Resumes should be in chronological order specifying education and employment in months and years including part-time and full-time employment.
- Please ensure that preferred language for assessment is identified on your resume.
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Qualifications
- Preference may be given to candidates that demonstrate one or more of the follo