Finance Department – Financial Analyst, Budget & Forecast

Job title: Finance Department – Financial Analyst, Budget & Forecast

Job description: Faculty or Department: Finance

Number of Positions: 1

Position Title: Financial Analyst, Budget & Forecast

Appointment Type: Full-Time Continuing

Hours of work: 35 hours per work week

Salary Range: Level 9 – Annual Hiring Salary, $70,065, with annual step progression in accordance with the .

Posting Date: December 6, 2021

Closing Date: December 20, 2021

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Manager, Budget and Forecast, the Financial Analyst, Budget & Forecast will work with multi-functional teams to provide financial expertise and guidance in support of the annual budget and quarterly forecast process. The Financial Analyst is also responsible for gathering, analyzing, interpreting and disseminating complex information required for the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes. This position will also assist in the development and modeling of the University’s multi-year forecast and will be working closely with the human resources department to track and maintain the completeness and accuracy of approved positions.

Nature of work:

• This person will report to the Manager, Budget & Forecast

Responsibilities/accountabilities:

Budget & Forecast Analysis – Annual Budget Cycle Support:

• Performing real-time analysis and dissemination of both community-submitted and internally-sourced budget & forecast data and supporting the consolidation of this data for presentation and approval by the University’s Audit & Finance Committee
• Using the aforementioned data to support the preparation and modification of multi-year forecast modelling to support strategic decision-making by the University’s senior leadership.

Budget & Forecast Analysis – Position Control:

• Supporting the real-time control and organization of approved positions by working closely with the Human Resources department to ensure completeness and accuracy as well as using this position data to prepare in-year and multi-year labour forecasts. Community Support – Training and Education Provision:
• Developing, coordinating and providing training and education sessions, as required, to the University community to enhance their ability to both complete their budget & forecast deliverables as well utilize available financial information systems effectively to support those deliverables Delivering professional financial guidance, leadership, education and support to the University community including senior University community members, and Finance and Administration Officers in the areas of:

Community Support – Guidance & Leadership:

• budget and forecast preparation and reporting
• the use of financial systems to submit, review and report on budget, forecast & actual financial results
• financial performance
• accounting treatment
• financial accountability

Required Skills

• The candidate possesses excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• The successful incumbent’s expertise also includes strong financial system and software package skills (e.g. Banner, FAST, MS Office with expert-level skills in MS Excel), excellent interpersonal, analytical, organizational and planning skills, the ability to multi-task, to evaluate issues and provide alternative solutions.
• The candidate will be a team player and remain calm under pressure. In addition, the candidate will be a self-starter, proactive and service oriented

Education

• Candidates must have a post-secondary Commerce degree and a CPA (Certified Professional Accounting) designation

• Verification of Academic credentials may be required Required Experience
• Candidates will have 3-5 years financial reporting experience, budget development expertise, and excellent financial modeling experience, with a focus on the use of financial systems to support all.
• Knowledge of the University sector and University finance specifically (preferably within a non-for-profit environment) would be ideal.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until December 20th or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Ontario Tech University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous Peoples in Canada will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people’s different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

The University has implemented a mandatory vaccine directive and this affects all employees, students and community members attending our University campus. As a result, all Ontario Tech employees attending campus are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Where operational needs require you to attend campus to perform the duties of your job, you will be required to comply with this request and with the mandatory vaccine directive which requires all employees to be fully vaccinated to attend campus as of October 17, 2021. To learn more about the University’s mandatory vaccination directive, please .

The university recognizes some faculty and staff may require accommodations. We are committed to an accommodation process in which individualized needs (e.g. for medical and religious/creed grounds) are appropriately addressed under the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require accommodation, please contact , Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. Job Location Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Salary 70,065.00 – CAD

Expected End Date

N/A

Expected Start Date

1/10/2022

Campus Travel

N/A

Salary Grade

Staff Level 9

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