Senior Business Planning Financial Controllership

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Bring your financial management background to this challenging role with the Business Planning and Financial Services Unit in the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) where you will coordinate the business planning, financial forecasting and budgeting component for the entire division. You will provide valued advice to management in the development and implementation of financial accountability and controllership functions to support fiscal management and financial policy development.

About the Business Planning and Financial Services Unit:
We provide centralized financial management and controllership functions for the MAG's Civil Law Division. We provide services in the areas of budgeting, forecasting, recoveries, payment processing, procurement oversight, and support the strategic planning, Treasury Board Orders (TBO) and Public Accounts processes.

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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About the job

In this role, you will:
• establish and maintain control mechanisms and related financial, procurement and contract management policies and controllership initiatives for the division
• develop financial management information and reports
• undertake business case analysis and review, and lead individual business case development projects
• coordinate and develop divisional business and financial submissions
• provide information to management to support effective decision-making
• provide support and analysis for the preparation of Treasury Board Orders and briefing notes.
• lead and/or participate in the development and delivery of financial management and business planning training

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What you bring to the team

Financial Management and Planning Skills:

You can:
• plan, develop, analyze, control and monitor financial information and functions of financial systems to ensure accuracy/integrity of financial information
• evaluate financial performance, assess cost efficiency and risk potential of program options/activities, and advise on resolving accounting issues
• plan and prioritize activities, provide direction to staff, coordinate the integration of information from multiple sources and ensure that conflicting deadlines are met

Consultation and Communication Skills:

You can:
• prepare various reports such as briefing notes, financial reports, and statistical data and deliver training and presentations
• collaborate with other staff in developing complex documents such as business cases, ministry estimates, forecasting etc.
• persuade senior management of recommended actions regarding controllership and financial management

Technical Knowledge:

You have knowledge of:
• the larger administrative and financial structures, and budget and financial management processes
• modern controllership, financial accounting principles and practices
• budget allocations, expenditure forecasting and variance/risk analysis

Computer Skills:

• You have experience working with spreadsheets, word processing and presentation software
• You have demonstrated experience working with financial databases with the ability to gain experience with specific job-related software such as Integrated Financial Information Systems (IFIS), Chargeback Docketing System and Private Sector Retention Information Systems and Workforce Information Network (WIN)

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
• E-AG-204518/23

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.