Job Description

Requisition ID: 22470 
Department: Finance and Corporate Services Dept. 
Service: Corporate Finance Service 
Branch: Accounting Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 6 months 
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP 
Salary Information: $85,947.68 - $104,577.20  annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean  
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Finance & Accounting 
Application Close: 29/05/2026

The mandate of Corporate Finance is to support the delivery of City services by: providing excellent service to the public and City departments; partnering with our clients to develop innovative solutions to business needs; and ensuring compliance with all legislation, by-laws and other governance requirements for financial reporting, planning, budgeting, accounting, treasury, and financial systems.

You are responsible for: preparing assigned sections of the City’s annual financial statements, the Treasurer’s section of the Annual Report, and Financial Information Return; carrying out a variety of professional accounting assignments; and providing accounting assistance and advice to City departments, staff in Corporate Finance, Revenue and Supply Services, and/or Business Improvement Associations (BIAs).

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Accounting, Commerce or a related field.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting or auditing.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) current with CPA Ontario

KNOWLEDGE

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and practices
• Canadian public sector accounting standards established by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the Chartered Professional Accounts of Canada
• Municipal finance legislation, including guidelines from the Municipal Finance Officers Association (MFOA)
• Applicable policies, guidelines, procedures and processes at the corporate, departmental, Service and Unit levels
• The mandates, responsibilities, operations and inter-relationships of City departments and other stakeholders (e.g. Business Improvement Associations)
• SAP and computer applications
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Research skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Set priorities and organize work and function effectively within deadlines
• Tact, and diplomacy
• Thoroughness and initiative

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Records and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the Employee Service Centre at 613-580-2424 extension 12211 or via email at esc-cse@ottawa.ca