Job Description

The Treasury and Budget Accountant plays an integral role in supporting the Municipality's treasury functions, long-term financial planning, and the coordination of capital and operating budgets. This position works to ensure timely, accurate, and strategic financial inputs that help inform decisions across the organization.


This role requires a technically strong CPA with a deep understanding of municipal finance, a working knowledge of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), and the ability to provide value-added analysis, tools, and recommendations. The position works closely with internal departments, Leadership, and external partners to support processes that drive sound financial management, compliance, and continuous improvement.


This is a temporary position up to 12 months.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Treasury (35%)

Contribute to the development and maintenance of cash flow forecasts, incorporating diverse funding sources such as tax revenue, grants, offsite levies, developer contributions, asset sales, and third-party agreements. Support the monitoring of reserve balances, investment activity, and long-term debt obligations (e.g., debentures), ensuring data accuracy and alignment with policies and legislative requirements. Prepare monthly and year-end bank reconciliations, including multi-account and multi-entity environments, reconciling across multiple third-party applications and financial systems. Coordinate with financial institutions to align treasury activities with strategic investment objectives, ensuring accurate and timely execution of transactions in compliance with internal controls and regulatory standards. Maintain accurate and timely reconciliation of reserve accounts, investment balances, debenture schedules, and related treasury transactions. Apply and help enforce strong internal control procedures over treasury-related activities, including cash handling, investment tracking, and debt administration. Support compliance with applicable legislation (e.g., the Municipal Government Act) and internal financial policies. Support the preparation and administration of borrowing bylaws, including facilitating the approval process through Council and ensuring compliance with legislation. Participate in the design and review of treasury-related controls, workflow improvements, and audit preparedness. Provide technical and reconciliation support for system integrations involving banking platforms, ERP systems, and third-party software (e.g., POS, grant systems, developer contributions). Respond to inquiries and provide assistance to internal departments and external stakeholders regarding treasury processes and reconciliations.

Operating and Capital Budgeting (20%)

Support the annual operating and capital budget development process by coordinating timelines, facilitating data collection, and ensuring quality and consistency across department submissions. Collaborate with over 20 departments to review, analyze, and refine budget inputs, and help ensure alignment with financial policies and long-range plans. Support the development of the operating and capital budgets by identifying and applying appropriate funding sources in alignment with short- and long-term financial plans. Prepare clear and accessible budget documentation, including Council packages, presentations, charts, and summaries for internal and public use. Help facilitate the Council budget request process, ensuring operational and capital requests are documented and processed through appropriate systems and channels. Contribute to the development and refinement of budget policies, processes, and system functionality, including identifying opportunities for enhancement or clarification. Support the Capital Committee through data preparation, presentation materials, and budget system coordination. Assist with project financial planning, including developing projections, monitoring funding allocations, and tracking key milestones.

Financial Reporting & Analysis (25%)

Prepare variance analysis, historical trend reviews, and financial summaries to support decision-making by Finance leadership and departments. Conduct benchmarking and comparability studies using data from peer municipalities and other relevant sources. Develop and maintain financial models, dashboards, working papers, and visual reporting tools to support operational and strategic decision making. Provide input into multi-year financial planning processes, including assumptions, modeling, and scenario testing. Research and interpret financial legislation, trends, and practices to help inform internal recommendations and reporting. Collaborate with colleagues to improve the quality, clarity, and usefulness of financial reporting packages for both internal and external audiences. Support the annual audit by preparing thorough and well-documented audit work papers related to treasury transactions and controls.

Other Related Duties (20%)

Maintains various financial controls, processes, procedures, policies, directives, and bylaws. Assists with financial reporting and audits as required. Assists with achieving corporate initiatives, department goals, and special projects as required. Performs and reviews complex financial calculations, analytical procedures, and reconciliations, and provide evidence-based recommendations if necessary and applicable. Works closely with Corporate Finance and Treasury management and financial operations and reporting team to ensure cohesion exists between program responsibilities and organizational understanding. Adheres to applicable responsibilities and accountabilities as outlined in the Sturgeon County Health and Safety Management System.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND EXPERIENCE

The following are required in this position:


Public Sector Accounting Standards Municipal Government Act General ability to interpret and communicate external agency requirements (ex. Grants, etc.) Internal control structures Proficiency in project costing and fund management Comprehensive understanding of full cycle treasury, budgeting, accounting, and reporting processes and practices Bachelor's degree in an accounting related field and a 5 years' work experience or working towards an accounting or finance designation with 2 years of work experience. Build and maintain strong relationships with departmental managers and stakeholders to facilitate effective budgetary coordination and planning. Strategic thinker with the ability to adapt to changing environments and Council priorities. Experience in developing and implementing budgeting systems and processes. Ability to take initiative, be independent, resourceful, work well and effectively under pressure and meet deadlines in an organized manner. Ability to communicate clearly and professionally verbally and in writing, including being adaptable, receptive, and timely when communicating with others. Strong public relation problem solving skills. Ability to deal with confidential information with a high degree of diplomacy. Strong analytical skills with proficiency in qualitative and quantitative analysis.Ability to analyze issues, including applying problem solving skills and ability to provide recommended solutions. Proficiency when using all Microsoft Office Programs (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, etc.). Strong technical accounting skills. * A financial or accounting designation (ex. CPA, CMA, CA, CGA, CFA, CFP, etc.) would be an asset