Senior Advisor, Finance Administration

Brampton; Brampton; On-site; CAD 117,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Brampton seeks a Senior Advisor, Finance Administration to lead financial planning, budgeting, and strategic analysis from City Hall. You will report to the Treasurer, shaping fiscal policy and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements.

The role requires guiding department proposals to align with the City’s strategic priorities, and advising executive leadership on financial risks and opportunities across City programs.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Economics, Business, Public Administration or related field.
• CPA designation (CA, CMA, CGA) or CFA or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive finance or public administration experience.
• Experience advising senior leadership and leading cross-department initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and expert advice to the Finance Division on financial planning and budget review.
• Prepare detailed financial analyses, projections, and recommendations.
• Ensure alignment of departmental proposals with the City’s Strategic Plan.
• Support city-wide strategic planning and fiscal efficiency.
• Advise leadership on financial implications of budget proposals.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and by-laws.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Microsoft tools proficiency

Strategic thinking

Education

Post-secondary degree in Economics, Business, Public Administration or other relevant discipline

CPA designation (CA, CMA, CGA) or CFA or MBA is preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Advisor, Finance Administration - Job Details

Job Title: Senior Advisor, Finance Administration

Posting Start Date: 10/6/26

Job Opening Number: 107304
Job Requisition Number: 571
Number of Positions: 1
Job Type: Management and Administration
Job Code: Advisor 7, 35
Department: CORPORATE SUPPORT SERVICES
Division: Finance
Hiring Salary Range: $117,414.00 - $132,091.00 per annum
Job Grade: 007
Job Status and Duration: Full Time (FT), Regular (R)
Hours of Work: 35 Hour work week
Location: City Hall
Posting Date: 10/06/2026
Closing Date: 10/20/2026

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting directly to the Treasurer, this role provides strategic direction and expert advice to the Finance Division on financial planning, budget review, and ensuring fiscal efficiency. The role involves preparing detailed assessments, aligning departmental proposals with the City’s Strategic Plan, and ensuring financial and legislative compliance. This position also plays a critical role in City-wide strategic planning, fostering a collaborative environment that values trust, diversity, and inclusivity.

Stakeholder Relationships

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify improvement areas, facilitate solutions, and promote a culture of fiscal responsibility and innovation.
• Build effective working relationships at all levels, particularly with senior leaders in client departments across the City, ensuring the highest possible level of client satisfaction and being established as a trusted advisor.
• Build and foster strong working relationships and collaborative arrangements with internal and external customers, stakeholders, business and community leaders, sponsors, public and the media.

• Lead initiatives that enhance operational excellence, setting goals and implementing policies to support Council priorities.
• Identify and manage complex, interdependent projects, ensuring alignment with relevant strategic goals.
• Provide the Treasurer with recommendations on managing critical issues and risks.
• Ensure a high standard of financial planning, budget, management reporting, and analytical support is delivered consistently to their department portfolio.
• Establish clear goals and create policies that support the Council’s priorities and the City’s strategic vision.
• Regularly review and report on the status of strategic initiatives to ensure continuous alignment with strategic goals.

Financial Analysis & Strategic Planning

• Provide financial analysis, support the annual budget process, and prepare short to long-term capital funding analysis.
• Advise on financial impacts of budget proposals and submit recommendations to the leadership team and Council.
• Participate in strategic planning at both the sectional level as well as the provision of expertise to the broader City-wide strategy.
• Prepare detailed financial reports that include analysis, projections, and recommendations.
• Assist with the annual budget planning process, ensuring it meets the City’s financial requirements and strategic objectives.
• Interpret legislation, monitor trends, and use research and data analytics to inform policy and strategy decisions.
• Maintain knowledge of all laws, regulatory, judicial mandates, ordinances, legislative various acts, codes and by-laws set out by Federal, Provincial or Municipal levels of government.
• Continuously update policies and procedures to reflect legislative changes and best practices.
• Develop financial models and provide insights to support decision-making, collective bargaining, and resource management.
• Offer guidance to finance staff across City departments.
• Provide financial analysis, support the annual budget process, and prepare short to long-term capital funding analysis.
• Provide expert advice on the financial implications of various budget proposals to the leadership team and Council.

Communication and Reporting

• Prepare and present complex financial reports and recommendations, keeping leadership informed of key activities and initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive financial reports that accurately reflect the City’s financial status and projections.
• Regularly update the leadership team on key financial activities and initiatives.
• Maintain a high level of transparency in all financial communications to build trust and credibility.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Education:

• Post-secondary degree in Economics, Business, Public Administration or other relevant discipline.
• CPA designation (CA, CMA, CGA) or CFA or MBA is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in finance or public administration, preferably within a municipal or similarly complex organization, with significant responsibility for strategic and financial analysis, multi-year operating and capital budgets, funding strategies, and business case development.
• Proven experience advising senior leadership, leading and facilitating complex cross-departmental initiatives, and applying legislative and policy analysis to support financial, strategic, and organizational decision-making.

Other Skills and Assets:

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities, with proficiency in Microsoft tools.
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, budget management, and capital funding analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for preparing and presenting complex financial reports and recommendations.
• Expert knowledge of Municipal, Regional, Provincial and Federal Governments, applicable Legislations and awareness of current social, economic and political priorities.
• Ability to prioritize highly complex tasks with critical deadlines.
• Experience developing policies and procedures and ensuring compliance.

Additional Information

Interview: Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

As part of the corporation’s Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation. Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available.

We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions. All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable. The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

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