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Executive Director

@ Alberta Health Services

Edmonton, Alberta

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Overview

Alberta Health Services is hiring an Executive Director in its Finance unit, a full-time role based at North Petroleum Plaza in Calgary. The work covers senior financial leadership, reporting, controllership and public-sector accountability, on a Days shift with weekends off and pay of $64.94 to $116.89 per hour. The posting shown is closed.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the Finance unit and its professional finance teams
  • Oversee financial reporting and corporate controllership
  • Advise senior executives on complex financial matters
  • Lead organizational change and process transformation

Requirements summary:

  • CPA designation in good standing with a bachelor's degree
  • Ten years of post-qualification finance experience, five in senior leadership
  • Strong knowledge of PSAS and Alberta public-sector accountability
  • Experience working with the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta

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Employer posting date
2026-10-07
First seen by our source
2026-10-17
Source record updated
2026-11-02

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Job details

SeniorityDirector
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Experience10+ years
Management experience5+ years
Manages peopleYes
Hours per week31
Scheduleday
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
Licences & certificationsCPA
EducationBachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred)
Fields of studyAccounting, Finance, Business

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Alberta Health Services

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Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together.

Full company description

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.

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People associated on LinkedIn
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Reported office locations
  • 10030 – 107 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3E4, CA
  • 1620 29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4L7, CA
Other recorded names
  • Alberta Health Services
Specialties
  • Health Support and Services
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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life…

FieldValue
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersEdmonton, Alberta
Organization typeNonprofit
Year founded2008
SpecialtiesHealth Support and Services
Open jobs on Jobsy2,126
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Job description
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  • Transition Company:
  • Assisted Living Alberta
  • Classification:
  • Executive Director
  • Union:
  • Exempt
  • Unit and Program:
  • Finance
  • Primary Location:
  • North Petroleum Plaza
  • Location Details:
  • As Per Location
  • Negotiable Location:
  • Within Calgary Zone
  • Employee Class:
  • Regular Full Time
  • FTE:
  • 1.00
  • Posting End Date:
  • 22-OCT-2026
  • Date Available:
  • 19-NOV-2026
  • Hours per Shift:
  • 7.75
  • Length of Shift in weeks:
  • 2
  • Shifts per cycle:
  • 10
  • Shift Pattern:
  • Days
  • Days Off:
  • Saturday/Sunday
  • Minimum Salary:
  • $64.94
  • Maximum Salary:
  • $116.89
  • Vehicle Requirement:
  • Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in good standing, with a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related discipline. Minimum ten (10) years of progressive post-qualification financial experience, including at least five (5) years’ senior financial leadership responsibility. Experience in healthcare, continuing care, social services, government, a public agency, or another complex publicly funded environment. Deep experience in Alberta’s public sector, including meaningful exposure to Government of Alberta financial processes, reporting requirements, governance structures, and accountability expectations. Significant experience working with external auditors and responding to complex audit matters; and experience working directly with the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.


Additional Required Qualifications:

Extensive experience in financial reporting, corporate controllership, financial management or a combination of these disciplines. Strong and current knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) and demonstrated ability to apply professional judgment to complex financial reporting matters. Significant experience working in a large and complex organization with multiple stakeholders, significant financial reporting requirements, and interdependent processes. Demonstrated experience working directly with senior executives and providing advice on complex financial and organizational matters. Experience leading, developing and motivating professional finance teams. Demonstrated experience leading organizational change, operating-model development, process transformation, or significant financial reporting improvement.


Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree is an asset. Experience within an organization of similar size, complexity, and diversity is an asset. Experience in the health care sector preferred. Experience working with shared-service organizations or centralized transaction-processing environments is an asset.

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