Assistant Controller – Budget and Financial Planning

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW:

The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors, and promotes future growth.

The “Values, We Live By” are accountability, communication, leadership, integrity, and respect while we work towards maintaining a work/play balance.

We are an organization that cares, an organization that is committed to our city and committed to you. The City of Spruce Grove is committed to public service, where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work. We believe that by working together in a spirit of collaboration and respect, we can achieve great things.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Controller - Budget and Financial Planning, the Assistant Controller plays a key leadership role in delivering strategic financial services to the City. This includes overseeing the development of municipal operating and capital budgets, guiding long-term financial planning, and providing collaborative financial support to City departments. As a supervisory position, the Assistant Controller leads and mentors members of the Budget and Financial Planning team—ensuring clarity of priorities, fostering a high-performance culture, and driving excellence in customer service. The role is instrumental in coordinating, developing, and reporting on municipal budgets and fiscal plans that align with the City's strategic objectives.

The incumbent will collaborate closely with the Controller – Budget and Financial Planning to lead the development of the annual Budget and Fiscal Plan. Acting as a representative of the Finance department, they will provide technical expertise and support to interdepartmental committees and cross-functional work teams. Additionally, they will assist the Controller – Budget and Financial Planning in enhancing internal customer service and advancing financial policy development and implementation.

The Assistant Controller also works in partnership with the Controller – Accounting and Revenue Services and the Assistant Controller – Accounting and Reporting to coordinate quarterly forecasting and prepare quarterly financial reports for Council, in addition to monthly management reporting for the Corporate Leadership Team and departmental Directors. The incumbent also serves as one of the lead contributors to the annual audit process and oversees grant and capital accounting activities and reporting.

This is a full-time permanent position. The salary range is $102,083.80 – $121,357.60.

To review the complete job posting and apply, please visit www.sprucegrove.org/careers