The Finance department loves when the math balances out — so we’re looking to add to our team. If you have a nose for numbers and believe your skills and passion match our requirements, you will have our undivided attention and we want to meet you.

The Opportunity

The Finance Business Partner is the key Finance liaison for Deans, Directors and Managers across the organization. This role will be an essential member of both Finance and operational teams to provide strategical and financial support while ensuring relevant timely and accurate financial reporting, accountability and decision support.

While reporting into Finance they will work with operations to ensure operational best practices are in place while adhering to accounting policies, institutional procedures and effective internal controls.

The Role

• • Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting:
  • Ensure Schools and Departments have a comprehensive understanding of their annual budget, quarterly forecasts, regular (monthly, quarterly and year-end) reporting, ongoing actuals review, and other ad-hoc reporting as applicable.
  • Analyze financial results against School/Department's strategic plans, prior periods, forecasts, and current trends
  • Provide support and advice related to Finance processes to align with school’s strategy, including FOAPAL creation, procurement support, effective internal controls, and capital asset management.
  • Complete program costing and analysis on new product development in collaboration with Finance Business Services.
  • Coordinate with Human Resources to support workforce planning, following the position management framework.
  • Provide guidance to clients on SAIT’s financial policies, processes and expectations, and how to read financial reports.
  • Exercise a high degree of discretion and sensitivity to confidential information at all times.
  • Consolidated responsibilities:
  • Work with Team Coordinator and other Finance Business partners to prepare consolidated reporting and analysis, including annual budget, quarterly forecasts, monthly financial results, program costing and key performance indicator data.
  • Develop analytical expertise in core financial and operational components of consolidated requirements.
  • Review and analyze key data for consistency between programs and across streams.
  • Develop and implement standard service level requirements between Business Services and School/Department.
  • Collaboration and support:
  • Responsible for the overall quality of services prepared by the Financial Analysts and the overall accuracy, completeness and timeliness of reporting and analysis presented to key contacts.
  • Act as a mentor to the Financial Analysts, including coaching, evaluation of assignments, negotiating timelines and input into task allocation.
  • Proactively identify and address gaps in training or lack of clarity of expectations for the team.
  • Collaborate with other Finance Business Partners to develop high functioning team dynamic and general understanding of operations, issues, risks of their portfolios.
  • Participate in departmental and divisional projects and initiatives.
  • Process improvement and innovation:
  • Continuously seek to identify opportunities for automation, innovation, efficiency and cost savings.
  • Work in partnership with key collaborators and the process owners to implement these changes.
  • Proactively understand emerging process improvements, tools, and changing requirements being implemented by all areas of Finance.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
  • Minimum 5 years of budgetary and accounting experience.
  • Completion of a professional accounting designation.
  • Proficient with ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
  • Experience and knowledge in post-secondary or higher education environment would be an asset.
  • Proven ability to initiate, implement and support new or modified approaches, practices and processes in the organization.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrated organizational and time-management skills.
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Job classification: P5936 - Finance Specialist

Salary range: $75,000 - $95,000

Paid Leave: 4 Weeks Vacation / 14 Flex Days per year

# of positions: 1

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Posting closing date: October 8, 2025

About SAIT

SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates and explorers.

Building on our 100+ year history, we’re looking for innovative, bold and collaborative employees who embrace change and deliver world-class customer experiences. Your future starts now at SAIT.

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