Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario and its goal is to create a transportation network that enhances the prosperity, sustainability and quality of life for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. It leads the planning in the region with its Regional Transportation Plan that guides the work and investments of the organization. It builds light transit, bus rapid transit and Regional Express Rail and operates GO Transit, UP Express and PRESTO
Our Revenue Accounting Office is seeking a Financial Projects Analyst to conduct moderately complex financial activities involving the implementation of strategic plans, financial analysis, forecasting and reporting for the assigned clients and projects.
What can I expect to do in this role?
Key Responsibilities:
• Performs high level analysis of financial data to create financial models and reports that support initial project summaries and recommendations
• Reviews contracts to identify issues, develop financial models for cost benefit analysis and projects, and prepare summaries and recommendations related to identified issues.
• Leads small projects including resource coordination, and making significant decisions and recommendations to management.
• Researches and studies internal clients' businesses, their infrastructure, and the markets in which they operate, to be able to explain trends and variances critical to Metrolinx's financial performance.
• Maintains and expands current database used to track various Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the organization; interprets and explains conclusions and recommendations derived from the KPI database.
• Evaluates financial risk, prepares financial forecasts, and assesses financial performance concerning capital and operation management.
Location: 20 Bay Street
How do I qualify?
Qualifications:
• Completion of a diploma in Accounting or a related field – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Minimum two (2) years' experience in financial analysis and reporting.
• Certified General Accountant (CGA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and/or Chartered Accountant (CA) designations would be an asset.
• Experience preparing financial models and reports to conduct analysis and identify related issues.
• Experience evaluating net risk and preparing financial forecasts to assess financial performance concerning capital and operation management.
• Experience with contract administration and analysis to identify issues, conduct cost-benefit analysis and prepare recommendations related to identified issues.
• Advanced excel skills including the creation of spreadsheets would be an asset.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit your resume online, through the
Metrolinx Job Opportunities site on our website, no later than July 22, 2018.
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.
Please be advised, Metrolinx uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. A Criminal Record Search may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
