Corporate Financial Analyst

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Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:28-Jan-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

At the Department of Finance and Treasury Board we strive to provide financial leadership, analysis and policies that strengthen Nova Scotia. As stewards of the province’s financial affairs, we deliver a wide range of corporate fiscal and management services – including the preparation of the provincial budget – as well as ensure government plans are coordinated and fiscally responsible.

As the Corporate Financial Analyst you will provide sound, timely financial advice to the Department of Finance and Treasury Board across a number of corporate responsibilities and support functions within Treasury Board Office.

The Financial Analyst will provide a critical support role in primary functions within the Treasury Board Office (TBO) including financial analysis, costing, budgetary preparation, forecast monitoring, public accounts preparation, and mitigation analysis for senior management that is key for Executive Council / Treasury Policy Board decision making. The Analyst leads government employee compensation provisioning functions, vacancy savings and mitigation analysis for key decisions for government fiscal planning.

The role oversees and monitors the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE)’s province-wide and wage settlement funding requirements critical to accurate fiscal planning. The position is also accountable for the year-end processes for the office and leads the coordination of the Supplementary Estimates Detail document for Budget.

You will develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior management in the client departments, departmental managers with financial reporting responsibilities, and representatives of Finance and Treasury Board and the Office of the Auditor General.

As a Corporate Financial Analyst, you will report to the Executive Director, Treasury Board Office
Please note:
This is a repost of competition 46958 Corporate Financial Analyst (Manager Level Position) which closed on September 29, 2025. If you applied to this competition and nothing has changed to your education, skillset or knowledge then your application has already been reviewed and you do not need to reapply.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing financial reporting and analysis to support TBO in monitoring corporate departmental expenses for assessing forecasted annual expenditures compared to the fiscal budget and providing analysis for identifying cost mitigations as needed and frequently under very strict, time sensitive deadlines. This requires high fluency with the use of the Province’s Corporate Financial Management System (SAP), Statistical Analysis System (SAS) and Microsoft Excel.
• Summarizing, reporting, and reconciling the budgetary requests, including recoveries approved by TPB, ensuring approvals are appropriately reflected in the departments’ confidential target documents and subsequently, appropriations.
• Leading the preparation of the Estimates and Supplementary Detail book, accountable for the accuracy of the data and information ensuring it reconciles to appropriate reporting systems that is critical for Office of the Auditor General (OAG) requirements.
• Working in collaboration with the Lead Tangible Capital Asset Corporate Advisor to support the financial reporting of Tangible Capital Assets (TCA) and Capital Grants for all government departments.
• Acting as primary liaison with all departments for wage settlement analysis and review of wage claims submitted by departments for accuracy and appropriate funding transfers. Prepare the costing and financial analysis of union/non-union compensation for government.
• May provide limited assistance in staff assessments for Memorandums to Executive Council and/or Report and Recommendations to Government.
• Leading the coordination and preparation for final review of the consolidation impact for entities, crowns, agencies, and other special purpose funds have on the fiscal plan for budget preparation and forecast monitoring.