Financial Analyst

Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA); Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) seeks a Financial Analyst to provide data-driven insights on cost recovery and financial performance. This role involves assembling complex reports, monitoring budgets, and collaborating with diverse teams to enhance decision-making processes within Ontario's safety regulatory body.

Qualifications

• 3 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting.
• Strong technical ability with financial models and reporting tools.
• Experience in collaborating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assemble data for sophisticated reports on financial status.
• Monitor financial performance and identify risks and opportunities.
• Support the preparation of financial forecasts and budgets.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Technical proficiency in Excel and Access

Education

University degree in business, finance, or accounting

Financial designation (e.g., CPA, CA, CMA, CGA)

Job description

About Us

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is deeply committed to safety and passionate about making Ontario a safer place to live, work, and play. Our unified team - what we proudly call ONE TSSA – works collaboratively to deliver better safety for our province.

TSSA is a not-for-profit regulator that has dedicated over 25 years of expertise and experience to the safety of Ontario. Mandated by the Government of Ontario, TSSA’s team of over 450 professionals works to enhance public safety across multiple sectors we regulate.

As an award-winning organization, TSSA firmly embeds safety in our culture and all aspects of our work. Fostering a strong safety culture has earned us the 5-Star Safety Cultures Award from Canadian Occupational Safety magazine for three consecutive years (2022-2024).

As ONE TSSA we are guided by the following values in all we do:

• Safety: Be safety-focused at all times
• Collaboration: Work well with others
• Accountability: Take responsibility for our actions and deliver on our commitments
• Integrity: Conduct ourselves transparently using risk-informed evidence
• Inclusion: Embrace diversity through respectful leadership
• Innovation: Be forward-thinking, adaptable, and data-driven
  
  

Joining TSSA means becoming part of a team of experts from diverse fields, backgrounds, and cultures. It’s an opportunity to hone your skills, expand your knowledge, build a rewarding career, and realize your full potential

Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis, the Financial Analyst will provide accurate and data-based information on the organization’s ongoing ability to recover costs. Investigate and analyze financial information and recommend actions to help the organization make well-informed decisions. This will include monitoring financial performance, identifying the organization's financial risk / opportunities and supporting the preparation of financial forecasts / budgets.

Application Deadline: June 17, 2025

Job Responsibilities

• Assemble and summarize data to structure sophisticated reports on financial status and risks
• Identify financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with budget, forecast and prior year results
• Improve financial status by monitoring and reporting on variances, identifying trends and providing variance explanations with recommendations to management.
• Produce monthly reports to display key aspects of the analysis for inclusion (i.e. trends and key performance indicators)
• Determine cost of operations by collecting operational data and identifying direct and indirect costs attributable to services delivered
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance staff and Senior Management Team to support the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
• Maintain a financial analysis database (Microsoft Access) by entering, verifying, and backing up data
• Increase productivity by developing automated accounting processes and reports and coordinating information requirements
• Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis as required
• Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Respond to requests for more details from internal customers
  
  

Job Qualifications

• Financial designation/accreditation (e.g. CPA, CA, CMA or CGA) (finalized or working towards)
• University degree (or equivalent) in business, finance, or accounting
• 3 years of progressive experience in the financial/accounting arena
• Strong operational financial understanding with solid knowledge of accounting regulations
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating and working with stakeholders and team members to provide sound business solutions while also safeguarding confidential financial information
• Strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills with ability to explain and present complex financial information to financial and non-financial audiences
• Strong technical and quantitative ability: Competent using Microsoft Excel and Access to build budgeting and financial reporting models and related analytics
• Well-developed skills in data mining and data analysis; able to gather, analyze and evaluate data and deliver professional reports and presentations
• Well-developed planning, problem-solving, and organizing skills to manage multiple competing priorities in a multi-faceted, complex environment, meet deadlines and respond to changing priorities

• Strong practical financial knowledge in the preparation of financial reporting and related analytics, including proven knowledge of financial forecasting and diagnosis, and information analysis
  
  

Inclusion And Equal Opportunity Employment

TSSA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are committed to building and maintaining collaborative, caring and positive work environments so that our employees bring their whole selves to work each and every day. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or disability. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

TSSA is pleased to offer accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a job opportunity, or are contacted by us regarding a job opportunity, please advise of any accommodations you may require.