Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario and our goal is to create a transportation network that enhances the prosperity, sustainability and quality of life for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. We lead planning in the region with a Regional Transportation Plan that guides the work and investments of the organization. This includes building light transit, bus rapid transit and Regional Express Rail, as well as operating GO Transit, UP Express and PRESTO.
About the job
Our Results Based Planning Office is seeking a Funding and Financing Account Manager to lead and coordinate funding submissions to federal, municipal and other funding/financing sources to support requests for future funding requirements and leads financial and business planning activities to support the development of the Metrolinx Business Plan and long-term plans.
What you bring to the team
Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for leading the selection of Metrolinx projects for federal infrastructure funding with input from across Metrolinx, ensures the appropriate internal approvals and leads Metrolinx negotiations with Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Infrastructure on Metrolinx project selection.
• Leads ongoing review of non-traditional funding opportunities for specific programs such as Leads Metrolinx input to federal funding program design for infrastructure projects to help inform project eligibility and the distribution of federal funding across Canada.sustainability initiatives, energy retrofits and other energy conservation programs, social programs referenced to transit, etc.
• Co-ordinates municipal funding requests to support both future capital infrastructure investments and operating subsidies
• Responsible for Metrolinx input and requirements under funding Contributions Agreements and ongoing.
• Provides leadership in the development and implementation of the financial portion of the business case policy and framework, ensuring consistency and alignment of business case submissions across Metrolinx business units to support evidence-based decision making.
• Leads Metrolinx in the consideration of future financing options that may be directly or indirectly available to the Corporation.
• Leads and co-ordinates ongoing review of future funding opportunities including dedicated funding for both future operating costs and additional capital investment.
Qualifications
• Completion of a degree in Business, Accounting, or a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent. Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration
• Minimum six (6) years' related experience, experience in federal/provincial/municipal relations is considered an asset.
• Accounting designation is an asset
• Project management, organizational, time management skills to lead development of federal funding proposals, financial analysis and results-based planning projects.
• Understand complexities of large transfer payment programs like federal funding programs/payments.
• Expert understanding of funding and financing opportunities used worldwide to support growth in transportation/transit services.
• Expert negotiation skills to support multi-billion negotiations with various funding sources.
• Collaboration, relationship management skills to liaise effectively with senior management, business/program unit management/staff across the organization and provide advisory/consultative services to support/inform business planning and financial analysis activities and decision making.
• Verbal/written/presentation skills to develop reports, option papers, briefing notes, proposals and present to senior management, executives, MTO, MOI, INFC and federal treasury board.
• Team leadership building competencies/skills to motivate a team and set high standards and clear expectations.
• Analytical, evaluation, problem solving, decision making skills to lead and coordinate complex and comprehensive analysis, timely and accurate assessment and evaluation of business analysis and planning, and financial activities and identify and analyze short- and long-term impacts, options and strategies related to Metrolinx's RbP and business case submissions, TB submissions, and related reporting requirements.
How to Apply
Please note that applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Accommodation will be provided throughout the hiring process, as required. Applicants must make their needs known in advance.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to the
Metrolinx Job Opportunities site, no later than November 25, 2018.
Please be advised, Metrolinx uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant's responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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