Corporate Financial Advisor
- Kitchener, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum 4 years of related experience (e.g. advanced financial modelling & analysis).
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
The Corporate Financial Advisor role serves as a key strategic finance resource, providing advanced financial analysis, modeling, and advisory support. Reporting to the Manager of Budgets, the position is responsible for developing complex financial models, evaluating compensation-related costs, monitoring corporate reserves, and supporting major organizational initiatives.
This role requires the ability to translate sophisticated financial analysis into clear, actionable recommendations that support informed decision-making across the organization. The successful candidate will operate both independently and collaboratively, contributing expertise to high-profile and often confidential corporate projects.
Responsibilities
Financial Management and Analysis
The Corporate Financial Advisor role serves as a key strategic finance resource, providing advanced financial analysis, modeling, and advisory support. Reporting to the Manager of Budgets, the position is responsible for developing complex financial models, evaluating compensation-related costs, monitoring corporate reserves, and supporting major organizational initiatives.
This role requires the ability to translate sophisticated financial analysis into clear, actionable recommendations that support informed decision-making across the organization. The successful candidate will operate both independently and collaboratively, contributing expertise to high-profile and often confidential corporate projects.
Responsibilities
Financial Management and Analysis
- Developing and maintaining the corporate internal charge framework, including periodic reviews of cost recovery methodologies and reconciliation of interdepartmental charges.
- Monitoring fleet charge-out processes to ensure accurate cost allocation and support long-term vehicle maintenance and replacement funding strategies.
- Performing ongoing variance analysis, forecasting, and financial reporting for assigned operating areas and corporate accounts.
- Leading special initiatives for corporate projects including the implementation of actions identified in the Long-Term Financial Plan
- Assisting with the research, development, and review of financial policies.
- Preparing reports, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership and Council, which clearly communicate financial implications, risks, opportunities, and strategic considerations as required.
- Reviewing the financial implications of organizational initiatives and presenting findings to senior leadership and Council as required.
- Developing complex financial models and scenario analyses to support long-term fiscal planning and strategic decision-making.
- Serving as the primary resource and subject matter expert for updates and changes to reporting within the City’s budget software.
- Serving as a financial resource and participating member of management negotiating teams by preparing costing analyses and financial models to support collective bargaining initiatives.
- Evaluating and quantifying the financial impact of proposed compensation adjustments, including market salary reviews and organizational restructuring initiatives.
- Developing and maintaining the master salary module in the budget software system used during the annual budget process.
- Providing strategic advice and recommendations regarding compensation and benefit cost trends, labour-related financial pressures, and funding requirements.
- Ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive labour relations and compensation information while exercising sound professional judgment in all analyses and recommendations.
- Conducting monthly salary gapping and benefits cost analyses and preparing corresponding accounting entries.
- Reviewing and assessing the adequacy of WSIB and Sick Leave reserves to ensure appropriate funding levels.
- Perform comprehensive benefit cost analyses and annual rate reviews to ensure benefit allocations are accurate and appropriately reflect organizational funding requirements; develop recommendations for rate adjustments as required.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
- Minimum 4-Year Honours Degree in a related field (e.g. Business Administration).
- Minimum 4 years of related experience (e.g. advanced financial modelling & analysis).
- Canadian Certified Professional Accounting (CPA) Designation.
- Advanced Excel and data modelling skills.
- Superior communication skills, both written and oral to support communication of complex financial information to non-financial management staff in a way that permits informed decision making.
- Highly developed analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to think broadly, plan and develop objectives, conduct analyses, resolve issues, and make significant recommendations and decisions
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise judgement in handling sensitive information (e.g. collective bargaining analyses).
- Ability to support and demonstrate values compatible with the organization and participate as an effective team member.
- Knowledge of SAP, EUNA Questica, Cityworks, PeopleSoft systems.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain financial models, forecasts, cost allocation frameworks, and reserve analyses to support corporate budgeting and long-term fiscal planning. Analyze labour and compensation costs, advise on financial implications of organizational initiatives, and communicate recommendations to senior leadership and Council.
Requirements
Requires a minimum four-year honours degree in a related field, at least four years of related experience, and a CPA designation. Candidates should have advanced Excel and data modeling skills, strong analytical and communication abilities, knowledge of GAAP and relevant business systems, and sound judgment when handling confidential information.
Skills
- Advanced Financial Modeling
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting
- Compensation Cost Modeling
- Scenario Analysis
- Cost Allocation
- Financial Reporting
- Strategic Decision Support
- Advanced Excel
- Data Modeling
- Communication
- Analytical Problem Solving
- Confidentiality
- GAAP
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Government & Public Sector
- Data & Analytics
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- CPA
- GAAP
- Advanced Excel
- Financial Modeling
- Data Modeling
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting
- Cost Recovery
- Cost Allocation
- Compensation Analysis
- Collective Bargaining
- Salary Gapping
- Benefits Cost Analysis
- WSIB
- Financial Reserves
- Long-Term Financial Planning
- SAP
- EUNA Questica
- Cityworks
- PeopleSoft
- Financial Policies
- Scenario Analysis
- Labour Relations