Senior Financial & Business Operations Analyst

SENIOR FINANCIAL & BUSINESS OPERATIONS ANALYST

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Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing

Division & Section: Parks & Recreation, Management Services

Work Location: City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Toronto

Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (12 month) vacancy

Salary Range: $ - $

Ideal Hiring Zone: $ - $

Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation: Non-Union

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 22-Dec-2025 to 12-Jan-2026

Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Financial Planning or Program Manager, Capital Budget & Finance, for the Parks & Recreation Division, the Senior Financial & Business Operations Analyst will provide financial and complement planning and management, budgeting, and control services to the Division, senior management, Committee and Council. This will involve the planning, development, management, analysis and recommendation of multi-year service plans, 10-year capital and operating budget and plans to ensure informed decision-making regarding City-wide, inter-program or service-specific policies, priorities and issues by all levels of management, Committee and Council.

They will monitor and report on the Division's financial performance, providing oversight and compliance using financial planning and management policies and guidelines, ensuring the City financial and budgetary controls fulfill the City's fiscal management and accountability responsibilities and financial stewardship obligations. They will also evaluate existing budgeting and financial planning and management policies, guidelines and controls in order to ensure the prudent fiscal management and stewardship of the City's services and assets.

• Leads the coordination, development and execution of the Division's operating and capital budget planning process, including preparing detailed budget submissions, drafting motions and briefing materials, and ensuring alignment with Council priorities and corporate financial strategies.
• Oversees the preparation of divisional Budget Notes, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency with service plans, funding strategies, and financial policies.
• Manages in-year operating and capital budget monitoring and reporting processes, including variance analysis, forecasting, and reconciliation, to ensure fiscal accountability, timely project delivery, and adherence to financial controls, Council approvals, and the operating and capital budget manuals.
• Incorporates lifecycle costing principles and asset management strategies into capital planning to ensure long-term sustainability of infrastructure investments, in accordance with the Capital Budget Manual.
• Evaluates and recommends debt and reserve funding strategies that support capital affordability, optimize financing sources such as Development Charges and Green Bonds, and ensure compliance with corporate debt guidelines.
• Supports the modernization of financial planning and reporting systems, including enhancements to SAP, PBF, CAPTOR, and related tools, to improve operating and capital budgeting accuracy, transparency, and integration with service planning and performance outcomes.
• Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
• Conducts research into assigned areas ensuring that such research considers developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government.
• Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
• Acts as the primary financial advisor to the Division, providing corporate strategic and expert financial planning, management and corporate financial oversight, including the evaluation of strategies, plans and initiatives, capital and operating budget estimates and submissions, recommending program capital and operating budget targets and the quantitative and qualitative factors inherent in service levels provided and the service delivery undertaken, including performance measures, results and outcomes.
• Undertakes the annual evaluation and negotiation to recommend to the Division Head, the Deputy City Manager, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (CFO), City Manager, Budget Committee, Executive Committee and Council, the operation and capital budgets and plans that are aligned with Council direction/priorities, that meet corporate guidelines/targets and City service and operational needs and that are based on the most cost-effective use of City resources.
• Undertakes a thorough review and critical analysis of divisional costs and revenues for both operating and capital budgets, including resources, and complement planning and management required to deliver the identified services and appropriate business case analysis.
• Supports the development and participates in the delivery of the City's…