Closing Date: July 26, 2024

The City of Regina is committed to ensure accessible and accommodating processes during the application and selection phases. If you need accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform our Talent team and we'll collaborate with you to address your requirements.

Position Overview:

The City of Regina is seeking a skilled and motivated Executive Assistant to join our dynamic team. This is a great opportunity for an administrative professional with strong interpersonal skills, a decisive nature, and the ability to work independently. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Deputy City Manager (DCM) of Communications, Service Regina & Tourism.
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages the DCM calendar through collaboration, prioritization, and scheduling.
• Manages various interactions at all levels, from internal staff, City Council, residents, and business partners, keeping the DCM’s perspective in mind.
• Assemble and provide information packages for the DCM, as well as committees and groups – files, reports, correspondence, and background materials.
• Provides logistical support, such as confirming meeting space, preparing agendas, assembling materials, ensuring notices and information packages are distributed as required.
• Coordinates the flow of information for interdivisional meetings and materials.
• Builds and maintains relationships between and across divisions and external organizations.
• Exercises professionalism and confidentiality in relation to needs of all customers, with a high degree of exceptional customer service.
• Prepares and assembles necessary background material and files, attends meetings to take notes and prepares follow-up correspondence.

Key Qualifications:

• Our preferred candidate will have a depth of senior-level administration experience, with a minimum of five (5) years providing direct executive leadership support.
• Extensive experience using word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, email, and related office administration software is essential.
• Knowledge of basic accounting functions.
• Possesses a high degree of digital literacy, fluent in the full suite of Office 365 applications.
• Proficient in composing correspondence from general instructions or in response to written inquiries.
• Skilled in typing, proofreading, and highlighting various materials, including committee reports, general correspondence, and other documents.
• Excels in relationship building and communication.
• Possesses exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Exhibits strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Takes a proactive approach to executive administration.
• Demonstrates sound judgment.
• Understands the importance of urgency and acts accordingly.
• Maintains confidentiality and understands the pivotal role of an Executive Assistant within the organization.
• Demonstrates high confidence and the ability to work independently in a dynamic and time-sensitive environment.

Additional Requirements

• Successful candidate may be required to obtain and provide a satisfactory criminal record check, as per the City of Regina's Criminal Record Check Policy.

• Successful candidate will be required to provide proof of acquired education.

• Additional assessments may be conducted to evaluate competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities.

The City of Regina is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Financial Management Analyst to join our team. This position is responsible for providing advanced technical and accounting support, including financial analysis and reporting, statistical analysis, benchmarking, forecasting, and cost accounting. The role involves managing financial systems, such as Oracle EBS, and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data. Reporting to the Manager of Public Accounting and Reporting, the successful candidate will coordinate activities of Financial Administration Business Systems Analysts and contribute to the development and documentation of policies and procedures in compliance with Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Financial Analysis and Reporting:
  • Review and analyze financial management and accounting processes, identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Participate in the coordination, preparation, and analysis of fiscal management and administrative processes.
  • Develop and recommend financial reports to support external legislative reporting, including the annual report, public accounts, and commodity taxes.
  • Create financial models and reporting tools for decision-making, such as long-range financial planning, fee reviews, and cost accounting.
• Policy and Procedure Development:
  • Lead the development and documentation of accounting policies, guidelines, and procedures in compliance with PSAS, City policies, and related legislation.
  • Conduct procedure research and analysis to identify trends and issues.
  • Ensure data integrity and support process improvements within the scope of Municipal Benchmarking Network (MBN) reporting.
• Project Management and Staff Supervision:
  • Develop project plans, monitor and report on project status, and support stakeholders with testing and process improvements.
  • EBS upgrade and systems analysis.
  • Supervise, plan, organize, and direct the activities of assigned staff, providing recruitment, training, performance evaluation, leadership, and mentoring.
  • Develop ad-hoc reports on a corporate and departmental basis.
  • Contribute to team projects and effectively participate as a team member.

Key Qualifications

• Typically, the knowledge, skill and abilities required are obtained through a University degree in Accounting, supplemented with ongoing related training, education and experience. Willingness to continue to develop professionally and keep up with relevant trends; an accounting designation is a strong asset. In addition, three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsible accounting experience, 3-5 years progressively responsible experience in relevant financial systems, preferably Oracle EBS and related modules
• Strong customer service focus with an attitude of continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and practices, particularly as they relate to financial systems and Public Sector Accounting Board Standards.
• Ability to prepare complex municipal financial analyses and reports, including sections of the annual report and MBN reporting.
• Proficiency in interpreting CPA and PSAB handbooks and implementing guidelines as required.
• In-depth knowledge of computerized financial and operating systems, especially Oracle EBS, and the ability to train others in new technology and procedures.
• Familiarity with the chart of accounts, design principles, data integrity, reporting, and PSAS.
• Strong understanding of corporate financial business processes, policies, and procedures, and the ability to document and analyze internal control systems.
• Advanced skills in developing and working with complex databases.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, with the ability to define problems, analyze data, document findings, and make effective recommendations.

Working Conditions

• Must possess a valid Class 5 driver's license & have a vehicle available for work usage (a per kilometer per day reimbursement is provided).

Additional Requirements

• Successful candidate may be required to obtain and provide a satisfactory criminal record check, as per the City of Regina's Criminal Record Check Policy.

• Successful candidate will be required to provide proof of acquired education.

• Additional assessments may be conducted to evaluate competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Additional Requirements

• Successful candidate may be required to obtain and provide a satisfactory criminal record check, as per the City of Regina's Criminal Record Check Policy.

• Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of acquired education.

• Additional assessments may be conducted to evaluate competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities.