Job Description

Job ID: 60665

Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing

Division & Section: Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Work Location: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto

Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent Vacancy

Salary Range: $87,800 - $116,745 annually, PSG #TM1022 and wage grade 6.

Ideal Hiring Zone: $87,800 - $105,255 annually

Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation: Non-Union

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 22-DEC-2025 to 09-JAN-2026

Reporting to the Supervisor of Operational Support, the Budget & Operations Analyst will support Finance and Treasury Services and City Manager Services by analyzing, coordinating, preparing, reviewing, implementing, and monitoring the operating and capital budgets, variance reports, revenues, expenditures, and special projects.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program-specific requirements.
• Conducts research into assigned areas, ensuring that such research takes into account developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation, and initiatives by other levels of government.
• Ensures that project expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
• Prepares and analyzes the divisional budget, including monitoring of program expenditures, staffing, and revenues.
• Analyzes budget submissions for conformance to corporate policy and rules, performs comparisons with prior years, and identifies issues.
• Prepares and presents the capital and operating budget to senior management and/or various committees, as required.
• Undertakes detailed analysis and recommends corrective actions related to operating and capital variance reporting, budgeting, and financial control.
• Provides advice to divisional staff on financial, budgetary, purchasing/invoice payment, and administrative guidance to support the delivery of services by the Division, including related analysis and issue resolution.
• Monitors in-year operating and capital budget adjustments and position adjustments.
• Reviews financial documents to determine the correctness and validity of accounting information. Provides support to operating managers and directors by monitoring key performance and financial indicators.
• Monitors purchasing and accounts payable matters, certifies availability of funds for purchase requests, and takes action to resolve outstanding issues.
• Coordinates divisional contract management, including monitoring expenditures, expiry dates, taking action to amend/renew contracts, and reviewing and releasing Contract Release Orders.
• Develops financial and management reports for review by senior management.
• Develops and maintains financial and statistical databases.
• Conducts special studies and analyses of programs, estimates, expenditures, and revenue.
• Prepares reports, briefing notes, and presentation material for staff on financial and administrative matters, and attends meetings as required.
• Provides support, including training, to divisional staff on financial procedures and recommends improvements as required.
• Participates on special corporate project teams as an administrative/financial resource.
• Prepares special analyses and costing information as required by senior management.
• Administers the divisional Purchasing Card program.
• Represents the Division at purchasing-related meetings, as required.

Key Qualifications:

1. Post-secondary education in a discipline relevant to the job function (e.g., Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Accounting) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Enrollment in or completion of the CPA Professional Education Program or holding a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountants designation with CPA Ontario or another CPA provincial body (e.g., CPA, CA, CMA, or CGA).
3. Considerable experience with accounting and financial analysis, including identifying trends and making recommendations based on findings.
4. Considerable experience with financial information systems, with a focus on SAP platforms (Business Warehouse, S/4HANA, Ariba, ECC, etc.) to capture and manipulate data.
5. Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with senior management, staff in other divisions, community agencies, and other levels of government.
6. Considerable experience with Microsoft 365 tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) for reporting, presentations, and collaboration; experienced with SharePoint for database management and online storage.
7. Ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
8. Effective decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills, demonstrating innovation with a results-oriented approach.
9. Knowledge of financial and internal controls.
10. Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities with competing timelines.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Accommodation

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