Job Description

Senior Portfolio Reporting Analyst (18-month term)

Alberta Innovates (AI) is seeking a Senior Portfolio Reporting Analyst responsible for supporting the design, implementation, and operation of the organization\'s corporate portfolio performance management and reporting processes, to generate business intelligence and results that demonstrate the value generated by AI investments. The role provides support for long-term and annual operational planning, and project plans and implementation which include a focus on, though not limited to, performance metrics development and corporate reporting.

Are you our next Senior Portfolio Reporting Analyst? You would be a good fit for this position if you:

• Have the ability to provide strategic insights and experience translating data into actionable information that informs organization decisions and contributes to continuous improvement efforts to support the fiscal stewardship and operational excellence of the organization.
• Effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including executives, portfolio managers, and other teams within organizational business lines and corporate services.
• Proactively embrace new technologies, frameworks, methodologies, and tools to enhance quality assurance, analytic and reporting efficiencies and provide more comprehensive insights to business intelligence queries and assessments.

We are game changers.

Alberta Innovates is a provincially funded corporation with a mandate to deliver 21st-century solutions for the most compelling challenges facing Albertans. We do this by building on Alberta\'s research and technology development strengths in areas of significant economic opportunity including Artificial Intelligence, Clean Resources, Digital Health, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, and Smart Agriculture. We work with partners to diversify Alberta\'s economy, improve our environmental performance, and enhance the well-being of Albertans through research and innovation.

Our subsidiary, InnoTech Alberta, offers a diversified range of scientific engineering and technological research and testing capabilities, and the facilities to support technology scale-up. Our multidisciplinary team has the depth of experience to work across all sectors, from energy to health to food and fibre. InnoTech Alberta offers access to research talent, technical expertise, and unique facilities that can help accelerate technology development that serves both the private and public sector.

Intrigued? Here\'s some more information about the position:

This position leads a portfolio of projects that respond to business needs, balancing client requirements while maintaining a corporate approach and perspective.

The role requires creativity in terms of comfort dealing with ambiguity, ability to engage stakeholders in projects of varying complexity and duration, experience working with incomplete data, presenting information in various formats to meet needs, and openness to learn and experiment with analytic methods and reporting techniques. The successful incumbent will be accountable for (but not limited to) the following:

• Lead the annual implementation and continuous improvement of the corporate Investment Reporting tools (the Post-Investment and Outcomes survey), including the disbursement, analysis, and result generation with a goal to increase the scope of reporting year over year.
• Provide professional analysis and reporting for internal and external reporting requirements. This includes business intelligence analysis using internal and external data on investment and performance management related topics, issues, risks, and decisions.
• Develop and ensure distribution of key reports to appropriate stakeholders as required, inclusive of qualitative analysis and storytelling to complement quantitative reporting, highlighting key trends, risks, and recommended actions.
• Support the development, coordination, and monitoring of corporate portfolio management reporting by working with leaders and project managers to document and review current performance management and evaluation processes and collaboratively develop enhanced processes and reporting that is aligned with overall goals of the organization.
• Support the development, coordination, and implementation of operational reports to support organizational decision making. Provide strategic recommendations based on data analysis to support decision-making processes and participate in solution development.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers and executives to align reporting activities with organization goals and objectives.
• Develop relationships with Operational areas to streamline workflows and performance reporting to optimize efficiencies, minimize redundancies, and improve processes.
• Leverage technology to enhance analytic and reporting capabilities.

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor\'s degree in business administration, social sciences, computer science, finance or related.
• CPA, CFA (preferred, not required)

Experience and Qualifications we are looking for:

• 7 years of experience in portfolio analysis or related business intelligence applications
• Strong background in data, information, and knowledge management:

• Experience in database design, data modelling, extraction and analysis using SQL, Python, Pandas or similar (e.g., R/Julia) is preferred.
• Communicating and presenting results in written and visual format; experience in data visualization applications such as PowerBI preferred
• Project management experience and ability to design and support organization changes and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement, relationship management and development.

Skills Required:

• Analytical ability: performance measurement, business intelligence (e.g., metrics dashboard development, predictive analysis, forecasting)
• Creativity: ability to visualize and tell the \'story\' within the organization\'s data
• Strategic, systems thinking and project plan development.
• Teamwork and collaboration, ability to influence stakeholders.
• Good comprehension and attention to detail

Why Alberta Innovates?

We offer our employees opportunities to work on projects that will expand their skill sets while witnessing the visible impacts of their efforts. We value the development of our employees and create opportunities for working in capacities that allow new skills to be learned. We know that the wellness of our team is the most important part of our business, so we offer a strong benefits package and generous vacation and paid time off programs to promote work-life balance.

The final candidate will be required to undergo a security clearance. All interviewees must be able to meet the requirement specified in the Physical Demand Analysis. This document will be supplied during the interview process to the successful candidate. This competition will remain open until a successful candidate is found.

ALBERTA INNOVATES IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. WE WISH TO THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST. HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE INVITED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

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