City of Toronto

FINANCIAL ANALYST ACCOUNTING SERVICES

City of Toronto • $96K — $132K *
Toronto, ON M3C 0E3In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Reposted 1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary education in a relevant field such as Accounting and a CPA designation.
  • Considerable accounting experience in public or private sectors.
  • Familiarity with municipal accounting and relevant standards like PSAS and IPSAS.
  • Experience in conducting financial analysis and ensuring accuracy of financial records.
  • Strong research and report-writing skills with a keen analytical ability.
  • Supervisory experience to manage and develop a team effectively.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication across all levels.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze accounts in the City's general ledger and prepare management reports.
  • Implement new requirements under PSAS and assist in preparing financial statements.
  • Provide accounting advice on complex transactions to various stakeholders.
  • Create financial models and develop data visualization tools.
  • Develop training modules to enhance understanding of PSAS city-wide.
  • Ensure compliance with controls and relevant legislation during audits.
  • Lead special projects and supervise support staff while ensuring quality deliverables.

Benefits

  • Commitment to workplace diversity and inclusivity.
  • Accessibility and support for applicants requiring accommodations.
  • Engagement in an environment with a focus on service-oriented financial reporting.
  • Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
Full Job Description
  • Job ID: 60085
  • Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
  • Division & Section: Accounting Services, Corporate Financial Reporting
  • Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street
  • Job Type & Duration: 2 Permanent Vacancies
  • Salary Range: $96,566.00 - $132,880.00 TM 0942, Wage Grade 6.5
    Hiring Zone: $98,255.00 - $106,529.00
  • Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
  • Affiliation: Non-Union
  • Number of Positions Open: 2
  • Posting Period:09-Jun-2026 to 23-Jun-2026


As the Financial Analyst, Corporate Financial Reporting, you'll perform analysis of accounts in the City's general ledger, prepare management reports, implement new requirements under PSAS, and assist in the preparation of the City's annual financial statements, which includes a consolidation of controlled entities.

Reporting to the leadership team of Accounting Services, you'll leverage your background in generally accepted accounting principles and accounting/financial analysis and reporting to prepare financial statements, provide accounting advice to stakeholders on complex transactions, create financial models and data visualization tools, develop training modules to enhance City-wide understanding of PSAS requirements, and develop monthly, quarterly and annual management reports, including quarterly reports for Statistics Canada. You'll also keep abreast of relevant provincial statutes and regulations, by-laws and Council directions, and ensure controls are designed and maintained in accordance with City by-laws and policies.

This position will call upon you to investigate issues raised by internal and external auditors and to lead special projects and assignments. You'll take advantage of your experience in overseeing a team to supervise support staff, including scheduling, staff training and performance development.

Key Qualifications:

  1. Post-secondary education in a discipline relevant to the job function (e.g., Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Accounting) and a Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada designation (e.g., CPA, CA).
  2. Considerable accounting, auditing, and/or financial reporting experience in a public or private sector accounting environment.
  3. Considerable experience with municipal accounting and/or generally accepted principles and practices, applicable legislation, etc. including Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).
  4. Considerable experience performing financial and accounting analysis to support decision-making processes as well as to confirm accuracy, completeness, cut-off, existence, and valuation of accounts.
  5. Considerable experience performing research including report writing, data collection, analysis of information from various sources and critical thinking/analysis.
  6. Experience providing supervision to employees to ensure deliverables meet quality requirements and are completed on a timely basis.
  7. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
  8. Knowledge of financial and internal controls.
  9. Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills with the ability meet tight deadlines under time constraints.
  10. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word and Excel with an emphasis on excel reporting) and computer-based accounting systems (e.g., SAP and Oracle).
  11. Analytical, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop, recommend and implement effective solutions and problem-solving skills.
  12. Sound judgement and the ability to handle matters of a confidential or sensitive nature.
  13. Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimum supervision and to set priorities, plan and execute tasks.
  14. Ability to work overtime when required.
  15. Familiarity with Ontario Statutes including Occupational Health and Safety Act, employment standards, labour and human rights, and other applicable government legislation.

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