Job ID: 56899
Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
Division & Section: Office of the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Financial Strategy & Policy
Work Location: City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, ON, M5H 2N3
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (18 months)
Salary: $94,905 - $128,386
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 26-May-2025 to 2-JUN-2025
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer is seeking an experienced Financial Planning Analyst to support the Comprehensive Development Charges Review.
Reporting to the Manager, Financial Strategy & Policy, the Budget and Financial Analyst will play a key role in supporting the City's Development Charges By-law Review. This position will involve contributing to financial modeling, research, policy development, and stakeholder consultation. The Financial Planning Analyst will work closely with an interdisciplinary team, external consultants, and City divisions to ensure the statutory steps of the Development Charges Act are followed throughout the background study process. The role requires strong organizational, analytical, and project coordination skills to help deliver a comprehensive and compliant Development Charges By-law Review.
Major Responsibilities:
Assists in the tracking and execution of key tasks related to Comprehensive Development Charges Review, helping coordinate a consultant team, and ensuring alignment with legislative requirements and corporate objectives.
Conducts financial modeling, research, and analysis to support policy recommendations and the preparation of the Development Charges Background Study.
Prepares policy briefings, reports, and recommendations to support decision-making within the City’s fiscal and legislative framework.
Coordinates with internal divisions, agencies, boards and commissions to secure technical inputs on development charge eligible capital projects.
Reviews and analyzes all growth-related capital infrastructure requests from service areas prior to submission to the development charges project team.
Works with client programs and ensures on-going adherence to development charges review directions with respect to growth-related infrastructure and capital budgets. Supports the delivery of training for staff in divisions and ABCs involved in the development charges review.
Undertakes a thorough review and critical analysis of divisional and agency costs and capital budgets, including resources and infrastructure required to deliver the identified services.
Participates in and facilitates briefings and reviews for Committees members, individual Councillors, and senior leadership.
Effectively participates in the development of strategic and innovative approaches, financial strategies and analytical techniques and ensures the effective provision of senior level advice, guidance, assistance and analytical services, providing fiscally sustainable solutions to meeting the City's fiscal challenges, including cost containment and revenue maximization.
Conducts short and long term financial planning studies, analysis and research regarding the economic and capital impact of planned or probable changes in the City's scope, structure, functions and finances, providing strategic advice on financial issues.
Establishes and maintains productive relations with, Councillors, the City Manager, Deputy City Managers, the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, General Managers and heads of Agencies, Boards & Commissions and other orders of government and briefs and advises on financial planning and management policies and protocols as well as other key City policies and legislation and their application to all matters having financial implications, fiscal challenges and strategies, and the capital budgetary process.
Contributes to the preparation and delivery of presentations for the Mayor, Councillors' ward meetings, other orders of government, stakeholders and visiting delegations to the City on financial planning process, capital plans, financial challenges and strategies and the City's overall fiscal health.
Supports the development and participates in the delivery of the City's public consultation process.
Facilitates and supports the multi-year capital budgets and associated long-term infrastructure delivery and service planning.
Manages the provision of expert financial support and advice to Committees and Council that supplements the City Clerk's management and recording of budget meeting proceedings.
Participates in special project teams relating to Council-directed, corporate, inter-program or services-specific initiatives or issues, providing sound strategic financial analysis and advice for recommendation, resolution and implementation.
Provides strategic, financial link between the City and its Agencies, Boards and Commissions, including advice on the resolution of issues, interpretation of and compliance with Council direction and City policies and procedures.
Provides input into the labour negotiation process regarding financial matters as well as deals with highly confidential and sensitive labour relations, staffing, real estate and legal issues affecting City and ABC services, operations and resources.
Contributes to the provision of media releases and background information to the media, Councillors and the public regarding the City budget/budget process as well as City financial planning and management policies and other financial or service-based information on behalf of the City.
Keeps abreast of the Corporation's changing strategies, priorities, policies and programs, as well as provincial legislation, to ensure that the design and delivery of service plans and budgets are linked to strategic objectives and Council priorities; to provide effective financial analysis and advice to client City Program and ABC staff as well as senior management, individual Councillors, Committee and Council, and to assess potential financial issues and funding strategies.
Implements procedures and tools that facilitate the preparation, analysis, consolidation and reporting for service planning and budgeting as it pertains to the development charges review process. Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
Conducts research into assigned area ensuring that such research takes into account developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government.
Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
Key Qualifications:
Considerable experience in project management, policy development, or financial analysis, preferably in a municipal, planning, or development finance context.
Considerable experience working with external consultants, reviewing deliverables, and managing project components.
Considerable experience working with municipal governments, public sector organizations, or other governing bodies.
Considerable experience conducting research, measurement and analysis, developing recommendations, managing and completing projects of various terms and complexities.
Strong analytical skills, including some experience in financial or economic modeling, data analysis, and developing policy recommendations.
Familiarity with the Development Charges Act, municipal finance, and/or growth-related funding tools is an asset (candidates should have the ability to learn and interpret relevant legislation).
Ability to track and coordinate project milestones while collaborating with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent communication and documentation skills, including the ability to prepare meeting materials, reports, and presentations for diverse audiences.
Strong ability to work independently while taking direction from senior leadership and contributing to a team-oriented environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to write effectively and concisely.
Prior experience in municipal government, financial analysis, public policy, urban planning, land economics, or a related field is an asset.
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