Development Finance Analyst Jobs

What You Will Get To Do

The successful candidate will have a positive impact on our corporate culture by demonstrating the Town’s CARE core values (Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Engaged) through daily interactions with individuals at all levels of the organization, external contacts and elected officials.

By effectively building positive rapport and relationships both internally and externally, the successful candidate will help us achieve our mission that together we deliver services that make a difference in our community.

Reporting to the Manager of Development Financing & Long Term Financial Planning, the Development Finance Analyst is responsible for:

• providing customer service and development charge information to internal staff, external agencies, developers / builders, and residents in verbal and email format;

• coordinating and collecting development charges for the Town of Whitby, the Region of Durham and DDSB / DCDSB;

• determining the type and amount of development charges payable for the Town of Whitby, utilizing the Development Charges Act, 1997 and the Town of Whitby Development Charge By-Law(s);

• applying/calculating sub-divider or front funding agreement credits and reconcile monthly;

• recording growth related financial transaction journal entries in the accounting system (i.e. development charges, parkland cash in lieu, subdivision; agreements, site plan agreements, and front funding agreements, etc.)

• recording and remitting the amounts collected for the Region of Durham and DDSB / DCDSB on a monthly basis by the due date;

• preparing various monthly / yearly development charge reports and reconciling amounts with the general ledger;

• supporting year-end financial statement work i.e. preparation of certain schedules;

• assist with the development, testing, and implementation of software improvements (AMANDA / WorkDay) related to accounting for Development Finance transactions;

• providing general administrative and financial accounting support; and

• all other related duties as assigned.

Who You Are

Our team is looking for an enthusiastic, solutions-oriented team player that takes initiative and thrives on a high performing team. You are self-motivated, self-starting and utilize a proactive approach to work. You value partnerships. Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with your experience promoting and maintaining positive relations enables you to skilfully build, establish and maintain positive working relationships within the workplace.

You are a strategic thinker who is excellent at prioritization and a problem solver. Using your extensive knowledge and experience in the field allows you to navigate through complex problems and recommend innovative solutions. You have the ability to demonstrate tact, diplomacy and sound discretion when working with a broad range of partners.

To you, being at work is a mindset and not a location. You can switch seamlessly across modes of work and cultural norms of working in different environments. You know you best, including the tasks you do better when working virtually versus on-site. You believe that the cornerstone of successful working relationships is trust and understand how this positively impacts productivity and performance. You have a high degree of accountability, readily adapt to disruption, like to learn new skills, and explore new ways to connect and collaborate in the digital world.

What You Bring To Our Team

As the successful applicant, you must possess:

• a three year post-secondary diploma/degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or other equivalent with Accounting Major;

• a minimum of one (1) years of directly related work experience in an accounting environment, including invoicing, journal entry preparation, monthly account balancing / reconciliation / remittances, monthly reporting for internal and external parties and year end audit; and

• intermediate level computer skills (MS Office, Amanda, MPower, etc.)

What We Offer You

• Salary: $50,905 - $63,645 per annum/per hour (Band D)

• Benefits and retirement plan offered in accordance to Corporate programs and/or the applicable Collective Agreement

• A hybrid work environment and flexible work arrangements where employees are empowered to do their best work in the way that works for them. This is designated as a Remote Hybrid role. Remote Hybrid recognizes that up to 60% of job functions associated with the role can be done virtually, from a remote office. Further details on these programs will be discussed through the selection process.

Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (35 hours per week)

Work Location: Whitby, ON