The Role
Partner with academic and operational leaders to manage budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting; analyze results and program costing; provide policy guidance, operational support, and process improvements; mentor Financial Analysts and ensure accurate, timely consolidated reporting and decision support.
Summary Generated by Built In
SAIT’s Finance department loves an equation — so we’re looking to add to our team. Tasked with ensuring the institution’s financial health, we bring diligence, accuracy and a customer-focused approach to the work we do. Join us as we work together to ensure SAIT is well positioned to meet current and future needs.
The Opportunity
Job classification: P5936 - Finance Specialist
Salary range: $86,000 - $96,000
Placement within the range is typically based upon a review of skills, experience, and internal equity.
Hours per week: 37.5
Paid leave: 4 Weeks Vacation / 14 Flex Days per year
Deadline to apply: 4:00PM, July 10th, 2026
SAIT is looking for a Finance Business Partner to support strategic decision-making and strengthen financial performance across the organization. This role is the Finance liaison for Deans, Directors, and Managers across SAIT. The Finance Business Partner will be a key 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 department, this role will work closely with operations to ensure operational best practices are in place, while adhering to accounting policies, institutional procedures, and effective internal controls.
How you'll contribute
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Participate in departmental and divisional projects and initiatives.
- Proactively identify and address gaps in training or lack of clarity of expectations for the team.
- Participate in development and implementation of standard service level requirements between Business Services and School/Department.
- Work with Financial Analysts to meet customer/client service expectations.
- Collaborate with other Finance Business Partners to develop high functioning team dynamic and general understanding of operations, issues, risks of their portfolios.
- 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.
Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting:
Consolidated Responsibilities:
Guidance, Collaboration and Operational Support:
Process Improvement and Innovation:
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
- 5+ years of related budgetary and accounting experience.
- Completion of a professional accounting designation.
- Proficient with ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
- Experience and knowledge in Workday Adaptive or OfficeConnect would be an asset.
- Experience 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.
We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. We understand how important communication is, and we are committed to following up with every candidate. Please know that each application is thoughtfully reviewed, and you will hear from us either way.
Together, we build bold futures
At SAIT, we equip you with the resources you need to shape bold futures for yourself and our communities. We offer a comprehensive package including:
- Generous time off to pursue other passions and support your wellbeing
- SAIT paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision benefits so you, and your family, are well supported
- Benefits supporting mental health and access to Greenshield + for virtual therapy at a reduced rate
- Access to a Health Spending or Taxable Spending Account
- Professional development opportunities through our Free Seat Program, tuition support, access to LinkedIn Learning and discounted Continuing Education & Professional Studies courses
- Defined Benefit pension through LAPP to help you retire with confidence
- Excellent dining options on campus
- Free access to our fitness facilities and group fitness classes
And the perks keep on coming!
About SAIT
At SAIT, we’re building bold futures. We’re a community of tenacious problem-solvers, inventive thinkers, and passionate collaborators who believe in doing work that matters.
Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we’re driven by a desire to create an impact in our community. If you’re looking for a place where purpose meets possibility, you’ve found it here.
We’re committed to community and belonging
Community and belonging is essential to achieving SAIT's vision to be a global leader in applied education. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Learn more about Community and Belonging at SAIT.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
- 5+ years of related budgetary and accounting experience.
- Completion of a professional accounting designation.
- Proficient with ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
- Experience and knowledge in Workday Adaptive or OfficeConnect.
- Experience in post-secondary or higher education environment.
- Proven ability to initiate, implement, and support new or modified approaches, practices and processes.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
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The Company
What We Do
SAIT is an ICT company specializing in software development and system integration solutions. With 30 years of experience, they develop proprietary software, custom applications, and innovative RFID and blockchain solutions for traceability and digital supply chains. The company supports businesses in their digital transformation and automation projects through consulting and the implementation of advanced systems.
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