Hybrid Budget and Operations Analyst

at City of Toronto

• Job title: Budget and Operations Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$87,800 - CA$116,745 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Tableau
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Budget & Operations Analyst supporting financial operations and complement management for Seniors Services in Toronto. Overseeing budget preparation, reporting, and compliance within the division.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the division’s complement management and administers the divisional staffing budget and requirements.
• Coordinates, prepares, consolidates and analyzes divisional program financial and statistical reporting requirements in consultation with the divisional management staff.
• Participates and supports the coordination and submission of the OHRS/MIS ministry/LHIN semi-annual reporting requirements.
• Reviews and evaluates the divisional programs in regard to forecasting and in-year expenditure and revenue performance, as compared to approved in-year budgets through analysis of the cause and effect of such variances, interprets the results and provides recommendations pertaining to the analysis.
• Conducts research and financial analysis and prepares reports relating to LTCHS financial policies, systems and procedures.
• Performs internal audits/reviews of administrative and financial practices, conducts operational reviews, and analyzes and reports on key operational data that measures program effectiveness with recommendations to improve administrative efficiencies.
• Participates on project teams as a financial resource in either a leadership or membership capacity.
• Reviews compliance with corporate and divisional financial and administrative directives and policies.
• Develops effective financial control mechanisms and practices to ensure revenues and expenditures are controlled and managed in accordance with budget approvals.
• Provides assistance on budgetary and financial matters that may be highly confidential/sensitive in nature.
• Researches and analyzes financial issues related to labour relations, staffing, and budget reduction scenarios affecting operations and resource planning.
• Develops and recommends analytical and procedural techniques in order to optimize financial planning and program monitoring.
• Reviews and advises on improvements to administrative and financial procedures and information management systems required to monitor financial and internal controls.
• Performs accounting duties such as reviewing, researching, analyzing, reconciling account balances and reporting trends and financial risk.
• Prepares reports, briefing notes, policy documents and/or presentations in regard to strategic, financial and operational issues related to financial planning and performance.
• Establishes credible professional relationships with program management and staff that enable the provision of value-added strategic and financial planning advice with regard to their services, budgets and operations.
• Conducts special costing studies and analysis of divisional programs, estimates, expenditures and revenue.
• Develops and prepares specialized financial and performance measurement information as requested.
• Analyzes, interprets and reports research findings and recommendations in a clear, complete and logical form.
• Plans and organizes assignments to achieve divisional and corporate objectives within tight deadline schedules.
• Provides work direction, training, advice and guidance to divisional and unit staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in a discipline pertinent to the job function (e.g. Finance, Business, Accounting, Administration) combined with a professional accounting designation (i.e., Chartered Professional Accountant) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience and understanding of the complement management and salary cost planning guidelines, processes and procedures.
• Extensive experience in municipal budgeting, accounting, internal control techniques, costing and financial analysis, and/or analysis and interpretation of data, coupled with strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Considerable experience analyzing financial, operational, and control data, including forecasting and performance reporting, with the ability to work effectively in high‑demand environments and exercise sound judgment on confidential matters.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and staff and to be able to relate to people in an objective and empathetic manner.
• Considerable experience providing effective work direction and training to accounting staff in an accounting environment.
• Experience with computer software such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, automated accounting systems and/or Business Intelligence Tools (e.g. Excel PowerPivot, PowerQuery, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud).
• Experience with health care information and management software systems, such as Quatro, PointClickCare and Gold Care.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible work arrangements