Corporate Analyst - Guelph, Canada - The City of Guelph

The City of Guelph

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Guelph, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Our Organization:

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day.

Together, we are bringing to life Guelph's vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options.

Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning.

Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Job Summary:
Resumes are being accepted for the position of

Hours of Work
35 hours per week Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Flexibility would be required to attend evening meeting and to meet departmental needs.

Your Role

Develop a solid understanding of assigned departments' operations and strategic initiatives, and how they interact with financial processes and planning.
Ensure ongoing regular communication of financial matters between the Finance department and designated department staff by acting as the primary Finance liaison for designated departments.
Understand the financial impacts of changing legislation on operations and make recommendations for improvements.
Assist assigned departments with the development of operating and capital budgets with the lens of incorporating corporate financial policies and strategies like reserve usage and accounting structures.
Assist assigned departments with the development and preparation of all budget related documentation and financial presentations as required.
Assist assigned departments and Senior Corporate Analysts with the preparation of multiyear forecasts linking to the Strategic Plan and departmental Business Plans.
Review the financial performance of assigned departments including operating variance analysis, capital spending review, and interim financial reporting.
Book journal entries as required to address assigned departmental accounting needs including yearend accruals, reserve funding, and reallocations.
Assist assigned departments with user fee and revenue analysis / forecasting models, capital funding including growth revenues, grants, reserves and reserve funds.
Attend assigned departmental management meetings to understand emerging financial needs and be the department's financial advisor.
Understand departmental financial business needs and recommend ongoing improvements including financial systems, revenue collection processes and financial policies, in collaboration with other members of the Finance team as required.
Participate and act as the Finance liaison on development related departmental projects and studies like Master Plans, project business cases and/or costing, assessing financial impacts of legislative changes, supporting financial policy development and other similar initiatives.
Review financial implications of legislation, Council or Committee Reports prior to preview to ensure completeness of information in accordance with approved standards, and ensure Manager is aware of nonroutine financial implications.
Provide training for assigned departments on the City's financial, asset maintenance and budgeting systems.
Assist with other corporate finance responsibilities as required.
Implement efficiencies in processes through documenting processes and leveraging technology.
Participate in departmental team meetings and stay current on emerging Finance department projects and changes as they impact departmental operations.
Complete special projects or other duties as required.

Qualifications

Analytical, organizational, project management and report writing skills.
Ability to communicate and establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Advanced skills with financial reporting software (for example: JD Edwards, FMW).
Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Proficiency with data query and analysis tools.
Ability to work independently and to prioritize to meet strict deadlines.
Ability to attend meetings at offsite locations as required

In keeping with our corporate value of Wellness, The City of Guelph recognizes the many benefits of hybrid work arrangements including flexibility and better work-life balance for our employees.

Where the work permits, employees will have the ability to participate in our Hybrid Work and our Flexible Time programs.

Rate
$79, $98,891.50

How to Apply
The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs