Senior Financial Analyst

About the role

In Whitby, we are dedicated to our work, our community, and each other. We work hard, we have fun, and we celebrate our successes. The Town of Whitby is a community in transformation that is located in the heart of Durham Region in the eastern Greater Toronto Area. Whitby is the second-largest municipality in the region and one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada. Located on Lake Ontario and only an hour east of Toronto, the population of Whitby is expected to grow from 140,000 to more than 200,000 by 2031. Whitby's Official Plan has been updated to establish new directions for Whitby's planned growth and development; the protection of our natural and built environments; urban design intensification; sustainability; community improvement; and, new employment within this time frame. The Town of Whitby combines a small town atmosphere with the sophistication and amenities of a larger urban centre. Whitby boasts two beautiful heritage downtowns, one of the finest recreational harbours with an award-winning marina, year round sports and recreation activities, parks, trails, and a robust arts and culture scene, all of which are part of the extraordinary amenities that Whitby residents enjoy every day. Whitby has an exciting and aspiring future, with a community that is welcoming, growing and transforming. On our team, you can expect to make a difference through your work and have a direct impact on shaping our growing community. Creating an inclusive environment where employees experience job satisfaction and have rewarding careers is important to us. We live our values and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement where people enjoy coming to work. The Town of Whitby is a hybrid organization. This means staff are empowered to do their best work from various locations, as appropriate for the position. We want to be the preferred employer for the most talented people who care about the Town of Whitby, and are excited and proud to serve our vibrant community. Let's grow together. What You Will Get To Do The successful candidate will have a positive impact on our corporate culture by demonstrating the Town's CARE core values (Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Engaged) through daily interactions with individuals at all levels of the organization, external contacts and elected officials. By effectively building positive rapport and relationships both internally and externally, the successful candidate will help us achieve our mission that together we deliver services that make a difference in our community. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Financial Planning, the Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial analysis, advice and support to their assigned portfolio of departments , working with them through the development of multi-year operating and capital budgets, /projections and long term forecasting models; and maintaining the integrity of financial information of their portfolio utilizing knowledge of applying accounting principles and practices, data processing systems, and financial control procedures; and preparing meaningful regular and ad hoc management reporting, financial variance analysis, account reconciliations correcting journal entries. Duties for this role include, but are not limited to: Providing financial advice, analysis and support to client portfolio in budget preparation, reviewing/projecting budget performance, calculating variances, examining causes of variances, analyzing trends and forecasting/modelling future revenues/expenditures; Leading the review of budget submissions and business cases; Preparing reports/analysis for department management, senior leadership team and Council decision making, public budget book documents and presentations; Leading the collection and verification of financial information in communications to Council to ensure that the financial information is accurate and presented consistent with the department's standards; Assisting in preparing reports to Council on budget performance and seeking budget adjustment authorization in compliance with policy; Ensuring all financial requirements are met including year-end carry forward and accrual requests, account reconciliations and correcting/adjusting journal entries; Leading the development and delivery of refresher training and training to new program/project managers in budget tools, policies, procedures and guidelines and promote the use and improve the financial information/reports; Leading financial studies and participate as a finance resource in other departmental studies.

Requirements

• Our team is looking for an enthusiastic, solutions-oriented team player that takes initiative and thrives on a high performing team. You are self-motivated, self-starting and utilize a proactive approach to work. You value partnerships. Your

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Our team is highly skilled, passionate about our community, and we care. Let's grow together.

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