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financial accountant

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Employer details The Government of Nova Scotia

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<p> </p><p><a href="https://hcm17.sapsf.com/sf/careers/jobsearch?company=novascotiaP"><img src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/bf6b9753/38449949-ca76-4c02-8829-4.png" style="width:686.0px;height:36.0px"></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><b>Competition # : </b>46125<b> </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><b>Department: </b>Finance and Treasury Board</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><b>Location: </b>HALIFAX</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><b>Type of Employment: </b>Permanent</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><b>Union Status: </b><span contenteditable="false">Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><b>Closing Date: </b>30-May-25</span></span> <span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(<span>Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)</span></span></span></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About Us</b></H2></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><br><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">At the Department of Finance and Treasury Board, we work to preserve the fiscal capacity of government by providing financial leadership, analysis, and advice for ongoing fiscal sustainability of the Province. 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, forecast updates, and year-end financial statements, as well as review departmental submissions to Executive Council and its sub-committees to ensure government plans are coordinated and financial elements are thoroughly understood.</span></span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About Our Opportunity</b></H2></div><div><p> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;margin-right:28.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Department of Finance and Treasury Board is looking for a strong team member and communicator with very good relationship-building skills, who is interested in joining a professional team with a focus on technical financial accounting matters in the public sector and that will engage with departments, entities, and other professionals to facilitate solutions.</span></span><br> </p><p style="margin-bottom:13.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The overall purpose of the Financial Accountant is to provide expert accounting advice and consulting services on complex corporate accounting and financial issues to all organizations within the government reporting entity, as well as sound financial reporting in compliance with Canadian public sector accounting standards.</span></span><br> </p><p style="margin-bottom:13.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This position reports to the Director, Financial Accounting. </span></span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Primary Accountabilities</b></H2></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:7.0px"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:7.0px"><span style="font-size:14