Lead, Financial Planning & Analysis

Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario? Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand?

Become a Lead, Financial Planning & Analysis with MPAC

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day.

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MPAC is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. We are taking important steps towards ensuring that all voices are respected, valued and being heard. MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.

What makes you great for this role?

You are service-oriented leader who can oversee the forecasting process, development of financial plans, support business planning, provide financial advice and consolidate analysis.

We have:

• A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support
• Leadership that supports you
• An enterprise that embraces change
• A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff

You have:

• Minimum five years in financial planning and analysis, budgeting or related field
• Advanced proficiency in the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and preferably SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) system
• Completion of Post-Secondary education in Finance, Commerce, Economics or related field
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite, including experience with pivot tables, charts and graphics

Nice to have:

• Minimum three years’ experience in a team lead capacity is an asset
• Knowledge of Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

What you will do:

• Contribute to process improvements through collaboration with the Finance team and stakeholders from assigned portfolios
• Provide advice and best-practices in the development of departmental financial plans
• Meet with stakeholders and other support departments (HR, Procurement, etc.) monthly and provide full financial support, customized for each department’s needs
• Oversee direct reports’ workload and performance in a union environment, including assigning work related to purchasing and requisitions, analysis preparation, journal entry preparation, and other tasks
• Prepare, review, and analyze budget to actual, staffing vacancy, year-to-date spend, PO balance, financial triggers/pressures, and other financial reports to anticipate, identify, and resolve issues in support of strategic and operational activities for assigned portfolios
• Develop and present recommendations/financial models to identify and calculate the impact of proposed changes to the budget for new/proposed expenditures
• Review department/unit level spend analysis against financial policies and procedures
• Facilitate timely staffing solutions for assigned portfolios through confirming available budget and vacancies in a complex operating environment

Additional Information:

• Requisition ID: 1415
• Closing Date: August 4, 2023

Ready to apply?

Click on the URL provided, followed by the "Apply Now" icon once within the posting. Create your candidate profile and upload your resume and cover letter by August 4, 2023. Please note, only applications submitted through the Applicant Tracking System will be accepted.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting, you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name, email address and phone number with Mintz, to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC, should you be the successful incumbent.

MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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