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About the Role

In the complex environment of the City of Toronto's Parks & Recreation Division, strategic financial planning is critical for the successful delivery of capital projects, programs, and services. This role acts as the point person for financial planning policies and procedures, supporting both capital and operating functions to align divisional budgets, forecasts, funding strategies, and financial controls with service priorities and Council direction.

Responsibilities

Head up the preparation of the Division's Operating Budget OR Capital Budget within corporate guidelines and targets.
Advise on budget priorities, affordability, service impacts, funding strategies, financial risks, and investment trade-offs.
Establish strong relationships with divisional, cluster, and corporate senior management to build consensus on how the Section can support business needs.
Deliver senior-level advice for fiscally sustainable solutions through strategic, innovative approaches, financial strategies, and analytical techniques.
Oversee the review of multi-year service plans to align service objectives with multi-year budgets.
Analyze the financial and funding implications of service level and delivery changes.
Monitor and evaluate service performance to achieve results and outcomes.
Facilitate, provide analysis for, and support the Division's multi-year service planning process.
Integrate service planning, asset management information, lifecycle considerations, state-of-good-repair needs, growth pressures, operating impacts, risk, and performance information into financial planning and budget recommendations.
Contribute to effective budget governance, internal controls, prioritization processes, financial compliance, risk management, and portfolio oversight.
Provide expert professional support through the annual evaluation, negotiation, and recommendation of the Operating Budget OR Capital Budget & 10 Plan.
Develop, recommend, and administer the annual budget for the Unit, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are controlled within approved limitations.
Lead or support business transformation and continuous-improvement initiatives related to budgeting, forecasting, financial systems, workflow modernization, performance reporting, data quality, and business intelligence.
Supervise the day-to-day operation of all assigned staff, including scheduling, assigning and reviewing work, and providing motivation and training.
Ensure compliance with Collective Agreements, corporate and divisional policies, procedures, guidelines, and City by-laws.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in a discipline pertinent to the job function, or an accounting designation (CPA) combined with relevant management experience in a budget, finance, accounting, and administration capacity, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Extensive capital OR operating budgeting experience, including financial planning, financial reporting, forecasting, variance analysis, accounting, funding-source management, and administrative experience in a public or private sector organization with a multimillion-dollar expenditure budget and multiple services.
Extensive experience motivating, leading, training, and managing staff in a fast-paced environment.
Extensive experience dealing effectively with senior levels of management, conducting meetings, and resolving problems and issues.
Considerable experience in project management, business transformation, process improvement, governance, financial systems, reporting tools, or performance measurement initiatives.
Considerable experience in researching, assessing, planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring broad-scale financial policies, programs, processes, internal controls, and management systems.
Ability to effectively manage and lead change within a complex organization.
Highly developed human relation skills to build consensus and trust with multiple stakeholders.
Ability to identify, coordinate, and manage competing divisional priorities, multi-task, and provide direction on issues management, communications coordination, and relationship management.
Highly developed communications skills, both orally and in writing, at all organizational levels.
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, negotiating, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
Knowledge of relevant legislation, collective agreements, policies, guidelines, public-sector budgeting, accounting, financial planning, funding-source management, and applicable legislative requirements.
Proficiency in the use of SAP, complex budgeting software, business-intelligence tools, and various computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite.
Effective decision-maker with a track record demonstrating innovation and results-oriented leadership.
Ability to produce comprehensive, concise, well-written, and effective reports and recommendations.
Experience integrating service planning, asset management information, lifecycle costing, performance information, risk, state-of-good-repair needs, or operational requirements into budget recommendations.
Knowledge of municipal funding sources, procurement, contract administration, reserves, development-related funding, grants, or other public-sector financing tools would be an asset.

Skills

Financial planning
Financial reporting
Forecasting
Variance analysis
Accounting
Funding-source management
Administrative experience
Staff motivation
Staff leadership
Staff training
Staff management
Teamwork
Customer service
Management communication
Problem resolution
Project management
Business transformation
Process improvement
Governance
Financial systems
Reporting tools
Performance measurement
Policy development
Program development
Internal controls
Management systems
Change management
Consensus building
Stakeholder management
Prioritization
Multi-tasking
Issues management
Communications coordination
Relationship management
Oral communication
Written communication
Analytical skills
Interpersonal skills
Negotiating skills
Problem-solving skills
Conflict resolution skills
SAP
Complex budgeting software
Business intelligence tools
Microsoft Office Suite
Decision-making
Innovation
Results-oriented leadership
Report writing
Service planning integration
Asset management information integration
Lifecycle costing integration
Performance information integration
Risk integration
State-of-good-repair needs integration
Operational requirements integration
Municipal funding sources knowledge
Procurement knowledge
Contract administration knowledge
Reserves knowledge
Development-related funding knowledge
Grants knowledge
Public-sector financing tools knowledge

Location

Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto, ON

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time

Experience Level

Managerial
Extensive experience
Considerable experience

Education Level

Post-secondary education
Accounting designation (CPA)

Salary/Compensations

$126,000-$176,140

About the Company

The City of Toronto's Parks & Recreation Division operates in a complex environment, with strategic financial planning being a critical function for enabling the successful and effective delivery of capital projects, programs, and services to residents and visitors.

Equal Opportunity

The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve.
The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization.
We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request.