Sr Financial Advisor - Fin Plan

Hydro One; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydro One is Canada’s largest electricity transmission and distribution provider operating in Ontario. The role supports the Corporate Controller in delivering the financial plan, budgets and analyses to executives and the Board.

Based in Toronto, the position emphasizes budgeting accuracy, regulatory compliance, and clear financial reporting while contributing to safe, sustainable communities across Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis of the corporate budgeting process and planning assumptions.
• Review planning submissions to ensure compliance with instructions and guidelines.
• Analyze financial results, including impact of changes and variance explanations.
• Assess line of business staffing requirements and ensure staffing aligns with plans.
• Monitor staff levels against corporate strategy and approvals.
• Participate in reviews of spending proposals to ensure financial integrity and alignment with strategy.
• Contribute to workload prioritization discussions and proposed spending levels.
• Prepare analyses of revenue forecasts, tax, depreciation, financing charges and balance sheet items.
• Support Board and stakeholders with confidential business plans, presentations and briefing notes.
• Manage budget trending for consistency with approved budgets and reasonableness.
• Monitor developments in financial planning and analysis and communicate them.
• Support regulatory requirements, including witness preparation and hearing support.

Job description

52012 - Toronto - Regular Not Applicable/Optional

Hiring Salary Range: $85,000.00-110,000.00 / year

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

Job Function

Support the Corporate Controller’s objective of maintaining financial integrity, effectiveness and achievement of corporate strategies and goals through the delivery of an appropriate business plan and related process.

Specific Accountabilities

• Provide key support to the confidential corporate business planning and budgeting process, including detailed review and analysis of planning assumptions, implementation of regulatory requirements, identification of emerging issues and trends, the development of instruction and guidelines and consolidation of results.
• Provide analysis of the financial results, including impact of new or revised assumptions, compliance with guidelines and variance explanations.
• Review the line of business confidential plan submissions with a focus on issue identification and compliance with instructions and guidelines.
• Provide analysis and report on line of business staffing requirements.
• Ensure that staff levels are consistent with corporate strategies, approval processes, and business plan instructions and guidelines.
• Participate in the detailed reviews of spending proposals by functional areas to ensure financial integrity and consistency within corporate strategy.
• Participate in the review spending proposals submitted as part of the work prioritization approach to ensure effectiveness of the proposed work program spending levels.
• Provide analysis and report on all other inputs into the business planning process, including, but not limited to revenue forecast, tax, depreciation and amortization, financing charges, income taxes and balance sheet accounts.
• Support business planning reporting process to the Board of Directors, Province of Ontario and other stakeholders, including preparation of the confidential corporate business plan document, presentations, briefing notes and other financial planning materials, as required.
• Manage the budget trending process, including consistency with the approved budget and reasonableness.
• Monitor, research and communicate developments in financial planning and analysis.
• Support regulatory requirements, including witnessing, preparation of evidence, development of briefing material, responses to interrogatories and transcript undertakings and general hearing support.

At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.

We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2026.

Thank you for considering a career with Hydro One, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are having difficulty using our online application system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email [e-mail]. Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.

Please note this email is only for accommodation requests. Resumes sent to this email address will not be considered.

"Employer of the year 2026"

Deadline: September 8, 2026

The base salary for this role considers a variety of factors, including candidates' knowledge, skills, experience, education, and any applicable collective agreement requirements for union-represented positions. Hydro One provides an extensive offering of programs to promote a culture of safety, wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainability to enable our employees to be the best version of themselves. For management roles, compensation is based on the principle of pay-for performance compensation philosophy, and the amount of annual adjustments and incentive payments depends on how well you and the company perform (subject to plan terms). We encourage open dialogue about compensation with our Talent Acquisition Team, who can provide more detailed information specific to this role.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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