Senior Financial Analyst (PFT) (CUPE 45.21)
Norfolk County, Canada

Basic Function:

Responsible for assisting in developing, overseeing, directing and coordinating the preparation and consolidation of Norfolk County’s operating and capital budgets ensuring reporting requirements of Council and County Departments/Divisions are met. Including the coordination and completion of all subsidies, grants and reporting requirements, including researching grants for Norfolk County.

To provide high level financial/accounting and technical assistance to County Departments/Divisions including extensive user training related to budget, financial and business processes.

Position Description:

• Assist in developing, overseeing, directing and coordinating the preparation and consolidation of Norfolk County’s operating and capital budgets ensuring reporting requirements of Council and County Departments/Divisions and Federal and Provincial governments are met.
• Coordinate and complete all subsidies, grants and reporting requirements for Norfolk County including researching grants on behalf of the County.
• Act as a primary liaison to Department/Division in providing expert advice, guidance on corporate budget development ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
• Act as a Financial Business Consultant for Departments/Divisions by providing a wide range of expert guidance and advice on financial planning, accounting and reporting policies and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining and developing the budget system to ensure this system is available to all County Departments/Divisions in order to meet budgeting and reporting requirements.
• Provide consulting, technical expertise, financial/accounting, research assistance and analytical support services to Management and Staff related to capital and operating budgets.
• Develops and maintains corporate policies and processes for budgeting and reporting purposes.
• Conducts cost/benefit, risk, trend analyzes and prepares forecasts for business cases.
• Assists departments in developing annual business plans.
• Designs, develops and delivers training programs for corporate budgeting and reporting functions and processes to staff and Managers.
• Monitor and analyze capital projects and report on status.
• Monitor, analyze and communicate operating budget variances ensuring concerned parties are aware of status.
• Monitor the policies and procedures for data collection and financial information processing to ensure accuracy of the data maintained in the financial systems.
• Coordinate development of user fees and service charges including conducting full cost recovery calculations, researching, analyzing and recommending recovery rates.
• Develop interdepartmental charges including researching, analyzing and recommending recovery methodologies.
• Undertake various financial studies and / or analysis projects to facilitate management decision making, as assigned.
• Provide financial advisory services to Departments with respect to business plans.
• Reviews and provides financial input for Council reports, business cases etc.
• Assists in the year-end accounting processes and analysis including year-end working papers and schedules as it pertains to Financial Planning and Reporting.
• Liaise with Auditors and Ministry staff in coordinating and managing Norfolk County’s reporting requirements.
• To prepare and present written or verbal reports, policies and procedures and/or recommendations to staff, Managers, General Managers, Council and other government agencies as required.
• Develops and presents training programs to County staff regarding use and operation of the County’s financial systems.
• Conduct financial studies and impact analysis projects on legislative or regulatory announcements to facilitate management decision making, as required.
• To develop, review and update the County’s specific intranet areas to provide current and easily assessable information for corporate budgets and reporting requirements.
• To establish work priorities and schedules to ensure timelines are met.
• To participate on a wide-variety of committees and/or workgroups as required.
• Perform other related duties to assist in all functional areas of Financial Planning and Reporting and other areas of Financial Services.
• Monitors financial information processes, ensuring the information is processed accurately and on a timely basis for example inter-departmental charges.
• Maintains corporate policies and processes for the management and operation of the County’s Financial System
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Four year university Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, Accounting,

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