Financial Analyst (Transportation, Strategic Initiatives and Asset Management)

Job summary

The Financial Analyst provides and supervises budgeting, accounting, and financial analysis services for transportation and asset management initiatives. They are responsible for preparing capital and operating budgets, monitoring expenditures, and providing financial reports to senior management and Council.

Job details

The Financial Analyst provides and supervises budgeting, accounting, and financial analysis services for transportation and asset management initiatives. They are responsible for preparing capital and operating budgets, monitoring expenditures, and providing financial reports to senior management and Council. Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree in a related field such as Business, Economics, or Commerce and possess a professional accounting designation (CPA). The role requires progressively responsible experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and the ability to interpret complex legislation and policies.

What you’ll do

The Financial Analyst provides and supervises budgeting, accounting, and financial analysis services for transportation and asset management initiatives. They are responsible for preparing capital and operating budgets, monitoring expenditures, and providing financial reports to senior management and Council.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree in a related field such as Business, Economics, or Commerce and possess a professional accounting designation (CPA). The role requires progressively responsible experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and the ability to interpret complex legislation and policies.

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Policy development · Preferred
• Asset Management · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial analysis
• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Financial reporting
• Capital financing
• Financial modeling
• Cost benefit analysis
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Strategic planning
• Asset management
• Policy development
• Compliance

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Government & Public Sector
• Management & Leadership
• Transportation

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