SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST ACCOUNTING SERVICES

City of Toronto; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 105 000 - 161 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

City of Toronto is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Accounting Services to drive accounting excellence and ensure PSAS-compliant reporting. You will advise on complex governance, funding arrangements, and supervise transformation initiatives while coordinating annual and quarterly filings.

You will lead data visualization, monitor financial performance, and present positions to executives. Strong CPA designation and 5+ years in accounting are essential, with experience in SAP/Oracle and MS

Qualificações

• CPA designation (CPA Ontario) and at least 5 years of professional accounting experience.
• Experience with PSAS, budgeting, and financial reporting is required.
• Strong analytical and governance skills are essential.

Responsabilidades

• Drive accounting and financial excellence across the division.
• Ensure financial information complies with Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).
• Advise stakeholders on complex financial governance and funding arrangements.
• Lead modernization and transformation initiatives in financial reporting.
• Visualize data and prepare annual and quarterly filings as required.
• Review financial system reports and make accounting recommendations.
• Develop internal controls, performance measures, and benchmarks.
• Monitor City’s financial position and performance.
• Present accounting positions to staff and leadership; support recommendations.
• Collaborate with Agencies and Corporations to reconcile intercompany transactions and consolidate statements.

Conhecimentos

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Communication

Formação académica

CPA designation (CPA Ontario)

Ferramentas

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Job ID: 67819
Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
Division & Section: Accounting Services, Analysis & Financial Reporting
Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John St., Toronto, ON M5V 0C4
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary Vacancy (18 months)
Salary Range: $105,241.00 - $160,649.00
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 27-Oct-2026 to 10-Nov-2026

The Accounting Services Division within the City of Toronto (the city) is responsible for the development and governance over the City's accounting policies and general ledger, providing accounting advice, coordinating the implementation of new public sector accounting standards, performing complex accounting analysis, delivering on the City's financial reporting and management reporting obligations, and ensuring that all transactions are accounted for in accordance with the Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).

The Division is comprised of three sections: Accounting Policy and Advisory Services (APAS), Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR), and Analysis and Compliance (A&C).

The Division's CFR section is seek

The CFR section plays a pivotal role in promoting transpare ing a Senior Financial Analyst: nt financial reporting both within the City and across its Agencies and Corporations. Throughout the year, the team prepares several external-facing reports, including the City's consolidated financial statements, sinking funds financial statements, consolidated trust fund financialstatements, the Provincial financial information return, and the annual financial report.

Beyond reporting, the CFR section oversees and facilitates the City's external audit engagement, serves as a trusted accounting advisor to other City Divisions and Agencies and Corporations, and advances the City's position on climate-related reporting through partnerships with Canadian municipalities, research institutions, and accounting standard-setting bodies.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting Services, you will have an essential part in driving accounting and financial excellence within the organization. Through data-driven analysis and accounting research, you will beresponsible for determining whether the City's financial information is presented in accordance with Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) and compliant with City policies and processes, advising stakeholders regardingcomplex financial governance, accounting, and funding arrangements, leading modernization and transformation-related initiatives, visualizing data, and preparing the City's annual and quarterly filings, as required.

The Division's mandate calls for a level of expertise acquired through a Canadian Professional Accountant designation (i.e., Chartered Professional Accountant) supplemented by extensive professional experience in an accounting, auditing, and/or financial reporting environment. Such a background will have included extensive knowledge of, and experience with, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, PSAS, management reporting, budgeting, project management, stakeholder engagement, and process improvement.

By keeping abreast of relevant PSAS, Provincial statutes and regulations, City by-laws, Council directions, and corporate priorities and initiatives, you will be well prepared to review financial system reports, make accounting treatment and funding-related recommendations, assist in the development of internal controls, performance measures, and benchmarks, as well as monitor the City's financial position and performance.

Your track record of success is also supported by extensive experience using tools, such as Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), and computer-based accounting systems (e.g., SAP and Oracle). You know how to interpret and leverage data to identify and investigate anomalies and trends, address potential misstatements, and most importantly, equip your stakeholders, including City executives, with powerful information.

As an excellent communicator, you are comfortable dealing effectively and professionally with various levels of staff within the City and externally. You will liaise with divisional representatives to ensure that accounting transactions are appropriately recorded and reflected in the City's general ledger. You will be required to present accounting positions to divisional staff and leadership and provide support for recommendations made. Finally, you will partner with the City's consolidated Agencies and Corporations to ensure that intercompany transactions are reconciled and that reporting packages and entity financial statements meet the City's consolidation requirements.

Your experience leading, motivating, and training staff in a unionized environment will have equipped you to handle leadership duties, such as supervising the day-to-day operation of all assigned staff, with a focus onensuring effective teamwork and high standards of work quality. You will also promote continuous learning and development and the nurturing of creative and innovative ideas to improve processes and service delivery.Familiarity with Ontario Statutes, including the Occupational Health and Safety Act, employment standards, labour and human rights, and other applicable government legislation, is essential to this role. You are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity to perform your daily responsibilities.

Among the many strengths you bring to the role of Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting Services, the following are the key qualifications of the position:

• Canadian Chartered Professional Accountants designation with CPA Ontario or another CPA provincial body (e.g., CPA, CA, CMA, or CGA), accompanied with minimum 5 years of professional experience in a public or private sector accounting environment.
• Considerable accounting, financial reporting, TCA reporting, and/or auditing experience in a public or private sector entity.
• Considerable experience with municipal accounting and/or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, including Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS), Canadian Auditing Standards, Provincialstatutes and regulations, City by-laws, and Council directions.
• Considerable experience performing financial and accounting analysis to support decision-making processes, as well as identifying and investigating unusual financial trends and transactions toevaluate the accuracy of accounting treatment decisions.
• Experience leading, motivating, and training staff in a unionized environment.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively to all organizational levels.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities with competing timelines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and computer-based accounting systems (e.g., SAP and Oracle).

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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