Business and Fiscal Planning Advisor

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Job summary

Ontario Public Service is hiring Business and Fiscal Planning Advisors to support Ministry priorities, accountability and informed decision‑making. Positions are in the Agency Financial Oversight Office and Capital Planning and Strategies Office, with a focus on financial analysis for transportation investments.

You will provide strategic financial analysis, oversee capital programs, and contribute to budget cycle planning and reporting across agencies.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of business planning, budgeting and financial management principles.
• Experience applying financial policies and accounting procedures.
• Ability to provide advice on planning and financial management of complex programs.
• Experience supporting financial accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and financial expertise on financial planning and management.
• Review, analyze, and report on reconciliations and provide recommendations.
• Identify financial trends, risks and opportunities with actionable insights.
• Enhance financial processes, tools and reporting to support the fiscal cycle.
• Develop training materials to improve transfer payment reconciliation processes.
• Lead cross-functional teams to support stakeholders in reconciliations.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Performance measurement

Risk management

Policy advice

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Public sector finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

Apply By:Tuesday, November 17, 2026 11:59 pm EST

Corporate Services Division, Finance Branch

City:

St Catharines, Toronto

Position(s) language:

Job term:

1 Permanent, 2 Temporary Assignments/contracts one up to 18 months with possible extension and one up to 12 months with possible extension

Help guide the financial planning behind Ontario's transportation priorities!

Are you a finance professional who wants to see the direct impact of your work on major public investments, infrastructure projects, and transportation services used by millions of Ontarians?

Join the Ministry of Transportation's Finance Branch, where you will provide strategic financial analysis and advice that helps guide some of the province's most significant transportation priorities. From supporting transit agencies and transfer payment programs to overseeing multi-billion-dollar capital investments, your work will influence decisions that keep Ontario moving.

We are currently hiring Business and Fiscal Planning Advisors in two offices:

In the Agency Financial Oversight Office, you will support financial oversight of Metrolinx, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission and the Owen Sound Transportation Company, as well as the Ministry's numerous transfer payment programs. The office is the Ministry's central point of contact for agency and transfer payment financial matters, including expenditure management, revenue forecasting, payments, financial planning and business planning.

In the Capital Planning and Strategies Office, working with Ministry and agency partners, you will support the budgeting, financial management and reporting of major Metrolinx infrastructure programs and projects. The office provides strategic financial advice throughout the annual budget cycle and coordinates the Ministry's in-year capital Treasury Board submissions.

In either office, you will work with partners across the Ministry and its' agencies to provide analysis and advice, strengthen financial processes and support responsible decision-making.

Why Join Us?

• Work on high-profile transportation initiatives with province-wide impact.
• Provide strategic financial advice that informs executive and government decision-making.
• Analyze complex business and financial issues and develop practical solutions.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders across the Ministry, agencies, and central government.
• Build expertise in public-sector finance, business planning, infrastructure funding, and fiscal management.
• Contribute to a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

About the job

Positions are available in both the Agency Financial Oversight Office and the Capital Planning and Strategies Office. In these roles, you will provide financial analysis and advice that supports Ministry priorities, accountability and informed decision-making.

As a Business and Fiscal Planning Advisor, you will:

• provide leadership and financial expertise to clients on financial planning and management
• review, analyze, and report on reconciliations, and provide informed recommendations and advice
• identify financial trends, risks, and opportunities, and deliver actionable insights and reports
• enhance financial processes, tools and reporting to support the fiscal cycle
• support the development of training programs and communication materials to enable better transfer payment reconciliation processes across the Ministry.
• lead and participate in cross-functional teams and projects to support key stakeholders in reviewing and completing reconciliations.

What you bring to the team

Technical Knowledge:

You can:

• Learn and apply organizational processes, strategic directions and financial plans.
• Apply program evaluation, performance measurement and risk management principles.
• Assess the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of programs and initiatives and make recommendations.
• Provide advice on complex or sensitive business and financial matters.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

You can:

• Research, analyze and assess information from various sources.
• Identify and evaluate emerging issues and their potential impacts.
• Assess financial and other risks and recommend options to mitigate them.

Business Planning and Financial Expertise:

You have:

• Knowledge of business planning, budgeting and financial management principles and practices.
• Experience applying financial policies, standards, budget practices and accounting procedures.
• Experience providing advice on the planning and financial management of complex programs.
• Experience supporting financial accountability.

Communication, Collaboration and Computer Skills:

You can:

• Communicate clearly and prepare reports, correspondence, business cases and presentations for different audiences.
• Present advice and explain financial and programme information.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and colleagues, using diplomacy and tact when addressing sensitive issues.
• Use spreadsheets, databases and financial information systems to conduct analysis.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

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