Funding & Financing Account Manager

Metrolinx; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Metrolinx is seeking an Funding & Financing Account Manager to lead and coordinate funding submissions for capital projects across federal, municipal, and other programs. The role requires preparing funding requests, financial analysis, and strategic planning to support future funding needs.

This in-office, permanent position works closely with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Business or Accounting (Master's preferred), strong relationship

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Experience in federal/provincial/municipal relations is an asset.
• Accounting designation is an asset.
• Understand complexities of large transfer payment programs like federal funding programs/payments.

Responsibilities

• Lead federal funding strategy and proposal development by identifying future federal funding opportunities and coordinating project selection across business units.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and negotiations with internal and external partners to resolve funding, reporting, compliance, and program delivery issues.
• Lead input into contribution agreements by defining funding requirements, reporting obligations, and compliance expectations, and oversee ongoing monitoring and reporting.
• Prepare, review, and submit federal funding claims, including eligibility assessments and cost categorization.
• Develop and maintain forecasts by analyzing project expenditures and coordinating with project teams and finance partners.
• Provide strategic advice to stakeholders by challenging assumptions and ensuring funding submissions meet requirements.
• Coordinate the development of planning reports and briefing materials for management and presentations.
• Oversee the integration of financial analysis and reporting packages to support senior management decisions.

Skills

Collaboration

Relationship management

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting

Master's degree in Business Administration/Economics/Public Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

This role is an in‑office position (5 days per week) based at our 20 Bay Location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization. We offer flexibility in start and end times while maintaining core business hours for shared availability across the team.

The Funding & Financing Account Manager is a permanent, full-time role responsible for leading and coordinating funding submissions for capital projects across federal, municipal, and other funding and financing programs. The role supports future funding requirements through the preparation of funding requests, financial analysis, and strategic planning activities.

What will I be doing?

• Lead federal funding strategy and proposal development by identifying future federal funding opportunities, assessing project eligibility, supporting Metrolinx input into federal program, coordinating project selection across business units.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and negotiations with internal business units, municipal partners, provincial ministries, and federal funding agencies to resolve funding, reporting, compliance, and program delivery issues.
• Lead Metrolinx input into contribution agreements by defining funding requirements, reporting obligations, eligible cost parameters, and compliance expectations, and oversee ongoing monitoring and reporting.
• Lead the preparation, review, and submission of federal funding claims, including eligibility assessments, cost categorization, expenditure reconciliations, supporting documentation.
• Develop and maintain federal funding call letter forecasts by analyzing project‑level expenditures, monitoring funding utilization, identifying forecast risks or variances, and coordinating with project teams and finance partners to support funding allocation, cash flow planning, and government reporting obligations.
• Influence decision‑making and provide strategic advice to stakeholders across the organization by challenging assumptions, resolving conflicting priorities, and ensuring funding submissions, forecasts, claims, and reporting meet corporate and external funding requirements.
• Lead and coordinate the development of planning reports and content for presentations for management. Ensures quality, completeness and timeliness of materials and delivers/participates in presentations and briefing
• Oversee the quality and integration of financial analysis, planning materials, and reporting packages prepared by analysts to support senior management decision‑making.
• Provide due diligence, analysis, and recommendations on Metrolinx projects eligible for federal, municipal, and other funding/financing sources, including monitoring program requirements.
• Analyze short‑ and long‑term impacts, options and strategies, and seamlessly integrate work of others into cohesive end‑to‑end packages related to Metrolinx’s funding strategy, Treasury Board (TB) submissions.
• Provide team leadership for the unit by coordinating and leading team members within strategic business planning in the development of Metrolinx’s fiscal strategy.
• Coach financial analysts particularly the newer staff on research, monitoring and evaluation techniques.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Business, Accounting, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent. Master’s degree in business administration, Economics, Public Administration
• Demonstrated related experience, experience in federal/provincial/municipal relations is considered an asset.
• Accounting designation is an asset
• Understand complexities of large transfer payment programs like federal funding programs/payments.
• Expert understanding of funding and financing opportunities used worldwide to support growth in transportation/transit services.
• Collaboration, relationship management skills to liaise effectively with senior management, business/program unit management/staff across the organization and provide advisory/consultative services to support/inform business planning and financial analysis activities and decision making.
• Verbal/written/presentation skills to develop reports, option papers, briefing notes, proposals and present to senior management, executives, MTO, MOI, INFC and federal treasury board.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

We are always looking for great talent to join our team. We encourage applications from members of equity‑deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation

Metrolinx is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are also committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants in accordance with applicable legislation. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point during the hiring process, please contact us at: 416-202-5601 or email [e-mail].

Application Process

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time‑sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non‑union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.