Senior Financial Advisor - Corporate Finance

Req ID: 1523
Division: Finance and Technology
Regular/ Auxiliary: Regular
Rate of Pay: $55.19 - $62.30 per hour
Hours of Work: 70 hours bi-weekly
Posting Date: August 20, 2025
Closing Date: September 5, 2025

Summary
This position is a key member of the Financial Services team, reporting to the Manager of Corporate Finance & Treasury and supporting the CRD’s expanding corporate finance and treasury functions. The Senior Financial Advisor provides advanced modeling, long-term financial planning, and strategic decision support across departments. Working closely with senior managers and stakeholders, the role leads enterprise-wide forecasting, evaluates major capital projects, supports treasury initiatives, and strengthens the long-term financial sustainability of CRD services. This position plays a key role in embedding financial strategy into infrastructure planning and decision-making.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
The SFA’s responsibilities span numerous corporate finance pillars, combining recurring functions and strategic advisory work. The role will support operational departments while advancing corporate financial frameworks across the organization.

• Develop, enhance, and maintain long-term (10+ year) financial planning models across CRD, CRHD, and CRHC.

• Evaluate funding strategies based on capital plans for major services and infrastructure, incorporating reserve, debt, and asset lifecycle perspectives.

• Integrate climate action and asset management strategies into long-range models.

• Lead long-term financial analysis for major initiatives, including capital planning, lifecycle costing, funding strategies, and risk assessments.

• Provide due diligence and strategic input on long-term financial planning for land acquisitions, major infrastructure, affordable housing, and utility projects.

• Evaluate project feasibility and alignment with long-term financial planning policies, affordability targets, and investment strategies.

• Support analysis related to debt planning, investment of reserves, internal borrowing rates, and new treasury tools.

• Evaluate borrowing strategies, optimize liquidity planning, and contribute to socially responsible investment analysis.

• Assist the Manager, Corporate Finance & Treasury in ensuring alignment with the CRD’s Investment Policy and financial risk tolerances.

• Provide long-term financial planning analysis to support the Board-approved Corporate Asset Management Strategy.

• Collaborate on developing sustainable funding strategies for lifecycle needs, including long-term liabilities.

• Support corporate risk management, continuity planning, and enterprise resource optimization initiatives.

• Contribute to long-term financial planning policy development and forecasting standards across departments.

• Follows all policies, procedures and standards of the CRD

• Performs other related duties as required.

Key Skills & Abilities

• Experience supporting large-scale capital initiatives and strategic planning.

• Knowledge of public sector finance, infrastructure funding, or asset management is a strong asset.

• Excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation, interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and deliver senior-level insights are necessary to be successful in the role.

• In-depth knowledge of full cycle accounting, financial policy and procedures, multi-fund accounting, and centralized accounting processes in a local government or institutional setting.

• Proven experience preparing year-end working papers, financial statements, consolidations, and account reconciliations in accordance with Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) principles.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and improve financial systems, including ERP platforms (e.g., SAP), and expert proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI or other financial reporting tools considered an asset.

• Knowledge and experience with applicable legislation including the Local Government Act and Community Charter.

• Ability to assess, implement, and sustain enterprise financial systems and recommend system improvements.

• Strong analytical and advisory skills; able to solve complex financial issues independently and influence strategic decision-making.

• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, database, and project scheduling software.

• Ability to manage competing priorities, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related discipline

• A minimum of 6 years' progressively responsible experience

Certifications

• CPA Designation

APPLICATIONS
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please visit our careers site at Senior Financial Advisor - Corporate Finance Job Details | Capital Regional Districtand click "Apply now" on the 'Senior Financial Advisor - Corporate Finance' Job Requisition 1523 to submit your resume and covering letter online.

We welcome all qualified applicants to apply and may consider a combination of experience, education and/or training where possible.

The Capital Regional District wishes to thank you for your interest and advises that only those candidates under active consideration will be contacted.

Education : Bachelor’s degree

Experience : 5 years or more