Budget & Financial Analyst

Job ID:
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Job Category:
Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
Division & Section:
Toronto Paramedic Services, PS Operational Support
Work Location:
** Dufferin St, Toronto
Job Type & Duration:
Temporary Vacancy (upto 18 months)
Salary Range:
$95,566 - $132,880, Wage Grade 6.5
Hiring Zone:
$106,063 - $114,994
Shift Information:
Mon-Fri, 35 hours per week
Affiliation:
Non-Union
Number of Positions Open:
1
Posting Period:
9-Jul- to 16-Jul-**
Major Responsibilities:
Implements detailed plans and recommends policies regarding Toronto Paramedic Services 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.
Ensures that the project expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
Coordinates the preparation, analysis, implementation and monitoring of the operating and capital budgets following corporate and divisional budgetary guidelines.
Performs analysis and investigation of budget variances, including both high level and program level analysis of expenditures, revenues, and gapping performance; highlights to management relevant financial issues with strategic and operational impacts, and recommends options towards resolution of issues.
Prepares business cases of new or enhanced programs/projects/initiatives by developing financial models and sensitivity scenarios with a clear understanding of program needs and resource constraints.
Prepares and/or reviews the briefing notes and staff reports to the Council, Standing Committees, or Boards for any financial implications.
Prepares specialized reports requested by Corporate Finance, City Council, commissions, provincial ministries which may entail development of analytical frameworks or specific financial methodologies or approaches.
Provides continuing assistance (coaching, training) to various program managers in the effective management of their budgets.
Develops and participates in the implementation of divisional budget and financial control systems, accounting and financial monitoring policies and procedures to ensure data integrity and effective cost centre management as well as identification of continuous improvement opportunities through ongoing operational reviews.
Prepares provincial budgets, settlements and interim reports for various programs that are eligible for provincial funding, in compliance with guidelines.
Monitors and establishes measures to ensure maximum use of provincial funding, minimize city expenditures, and ensure year-end expenditures do not exceed the approved budget as well as the maximum funding limits set by the province.
Oversees divisional accounting, purchasing, petty cash, PCard, payables, receivables, signing authority management, internal control systems, to ensure consistency with generally accepted accounting principles.
Reviews internal control procedures and performs audits as requested. Recommends modifications/enhancements to internal control systems. Acts as contact for external auditors reviewing provincially funded settlements.
Coordinates year-end reporting requirements by performing analysis/reconciliation of financial transactions, oversees the preparation of adjusting journal entries to ensure consistency with approved budgets, and submission of required documentation to Corporate Finance within established timelines.
Acts as a resource person to Division's management staff in budgeting, accounting, auditing, internal control and all other related financial matters.
Provides direction, training and a coordination role to clerical staff in the Division, in budgeting, accounting and purchasing policies and procedures. Reviews work assignments of clerical staff to ensure that reports are comprehensive and accurate.
Establishes effective professional relationships with divisional staff, Corporate Finance, contracted agencies, provincial counterparts, internal and external auditors, etc.
Provides lead role in the maintenance of divisional organizational structure and required changes to financial system chart of accounts.
Contributes to the development of enhanced or new financial planning systems, helps define divisional requirements and identify impacts on financial planning processes.
Supervises indirectly the workforce on a day-to-day basis for technical matters (e.g. analytical frameworks, methodologies, output review, and training).
Provides input to the Manager in the performance appraisal and workload planning concerning the workforce.
Key Qualifications:
Post-secondary education in financial management or a related discipline, combined with a professional accounting designation or an approved equivalent of education and ex