FP&A Analyst for educational institution client, Downtown Toronto.

Marberg Job Number: 2746.

Job Type: Temporary.

Initial Term: ASAP for approximately 5.5 months, with possibility for extension.

Existing Vacancy: Yes.

Target Compensation: $38.75 to $42.96 per hour, according to experience.

Regular Work Hours: FULL TIME WORK HOURS – 7 work hours per day, not including unpaid 1 hour lunch break, to be worked during regular business hours, Monday to Friday (35 work hours per week).

Work Location: 100% onsite at Client's downtown Toronto location, near TTC station.

Position Reports To: Director, FP&A.

Responsibilities Summary:

Provide FP&A support across multiple portfolios during peak workload periods, delivering operating expense analysis, forecasting, resource planning, affordability assessments, and year-end and new-year budget support, with a focus on managing operating budget needs within assigned departments.

• Analyze monthly and in-year operating expenses and forecasts, identifying budget pressures and year-end risks.
• Support management review of staffing and compensation affordability, including modeling impacts of hiring changes, vacancies, and potential organizational change scenarios.
• Prepare operating budget reallocations and year-end activities.
• Support final operating forecasts, reserve analysis, and year-end readiness across portfolios.
• Review assumptions to ensure forecasts are reliable, consistent, and decision-ready for senior management.
• Assist with year-end budget and PO commitment review and realignment, including identifying surplus or deficit positions and funding available for reallocation.
• Validate new fiscal year initial budgets against approved plans and compensation plan, working with assigned departments to ensure timely setup.
• Assess staffing affordability and structural budget risks early in the fiscal year and flag issues as needed.
• Update forecasts and assumptions to reflect confirmed commitments and early operational changes.
• Prepare scenario analysis, briefings, and executive-ready summaries to support time-sensitive decisions.
• Support standardization of forecasting practices and operating assumptions across portfolios.
• Provide consistent senior FP&A support during peak workload periods and capacity gaps.
• Additional financial analysis and advisory responsibilities as required.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business, or applicable combination of work experience and education.

Preferred Work Experience: At least five (5)+ years of progressive, related work experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial advisory work within a complex organization.

Preferred Sector Experience: Public Sector, Not-for-Profit, or Education sector experience an asset.

Technical and Language Skills Requirements:

• Strong experience with SAP or comparable major ERP systems. SAP-specific experience is considered a strong asset.
• Advanced Excel modeling capabilities (MS Excel knowledge will be tested).
• Proficient English communication skills, including advanced business writing skills and verbal presentation skills suitable for a diverse range of audiences including senior leadership.

Task-Based Qualifications and Additional Attributes:

• Demonstrated experience in budget management, including in-year forecasting, variance analysis, reserve assessment, and year-end financial activities.
• Proven experience conducting resource, staffing, and compensation affordability analysis, including modeling impacts of hiring changes, vacancies, and organizational adjustments.
• Experience supporting year-end and new fiscal year budget cycles, including final forecasts, budget realignments, and initial budget setup.
• Experience providing advisory to management, including scenario analysis and preparation of executive-ready financial summaries.
• Able to exercise independent judgment, handles highly confidential financial and staffing information, and provides advisory support to management.
• Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character. Responsible, reliable and works to deadlines.
• Proven ability to professionally handle confidential information and exercise good judgement in the interpretation and application of instructions and organization policy.
• Superior attention to detail, and organized, methodical approach to completion of tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently, collaboratively, and in an advisory capacity, and liaise effectively with a wide and diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada, providing satisfactory documentation upon request.
• Ability to work onsite, abiding by organization health and safety policies.
• Ability to promptly provide a minimum of 2-3 reasonably recent, qualified employment references upon request.
• Ability to declare personal Non-Conflict of Interest in execution of assignment responsibilities prior to assignment start.
• Provision of certification of AODA and OHSA online training course completion prior to assignment start.
• Satisfactory Background Checks and Technical Skills Evaluations as required.

Application Notes:

Recommended Application Date: We kindly request that you submit your resume quickly, as our client will not accept applications after Monday, February 9th, 2026 . We are screening and shortlisting Candidates immediately and qualified applications may be contacted same day as date of application.

We thank all applicants for their interest but wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Please note that for this position, Marberg Staffing only accepts applications through Indeed.ca, LinkedIn and marberg.com.

Candidates are only contacted via official phone call, email, or Linkedin message from Marberg Staffing. Please disregard any initial contact through other mediums such as text message.

Marberg is committed to supporting workplace diversity and inclusivity, to reflect the demographic profile of all Ontarians. Applications are encouraged from equity seeking groups including people of colour, Indigenous people, individuals with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ2S community.