Financial & Special Projects Consultant

Job Title : Financial & Special Projects Consultant

Position Type: Temporary Full Time - approx. duration: 12 to 18 months

Department: Corporate Services

Division : Financial Management & Planning

Location: Thorold, ON

Standard Hours : 35.00 / week

Salary: $121,700 to $143,170 / annually

Hybrid Work Arrangement: Yes

Job Summary

Reporting to the Associate Director Reporting & Analysis, the Financial & Special Projects Consultant is responsible for providing quality business, financial and strategic analysis and consultation throughout the organization. Initiatives undertaken generally involve areas of significant corporate importance, dedicated effort & time requirements, and the application of advanced analytical approaches. Results are accomplished through excellence in collaboration, leadership, process management, innovation, and communication.

Education

• Post-secondary degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Commerce, or related field.
• Master’s degree in Business (MBA, MFin), or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum 10-years of progressively senior level financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, modeling & analysis, project evaluation & management, and reporting.
• Previous related experience working in a municipal environment is preferred.
• Previous experience working as part of a management team is preferred.
• Previous experience engaging with Committees, Council, or a Board is preferred.
• Accounting designation (CPA) is an asset

Responsibilities

Serves as finance lead responsible for supporting selected Council Strategic Priority and Departmental initiatives. (50% of time)

• Provides financial and strategic review and analysis, along with resulting recommendations
• Undertakes risk and sensitivity analysis along with identification of potential mitigation strategies
• Executes capital and operating cost/benefit, return on investment, lifecycle costing, and payback period analysis
• Assists in negotiation of contracts or agreements
• Ensures compliance with financial policies & legislation, and identifying opportunities to enhance related policies & processes
• Coordinates the seamless communication between project teams and FMP business units, including integration with cyclical financial planning and reporting processes
• Attends departmental Senior Management Team and Divisional Management team meetings as needed
• Identifies opportunities to enhance linkages within the organization and ensure consistency between initiatives
• Engages with external invested parties where appropriate, including partnering agencies (both public & private) as well as third party consultants and vendors
• Prepares reports and presenting results to senior management and committee

Acts as project manager for assigned initiatives. (20% of time)

• Establishes scope, work plan, terms of reference
• Engages and coordinate between invested parties (internal & external)
• Undertakes analysis, performance measurement & benchmarking, and risk assessment, and derive strategy based on the resulting outcomes
• Identifies and manage resources and processes required in order to ensure targeted outcomes are achieved
• Prepares reports and provide presentations to invested parties, including senior management and committee

Conducts Research in order to further policy development, identify best practices, enhance efficiency and return on investment, and strengthen performance measurement & management (15% of time)

• Areas of potential research are broad and can be economic, industry/program based, or legislative in nature
• May pertain to new funding opportunities
• May include review and assessment of Federal/Provincial programs and announcements

Undertakes Financial Management & Administration responsibilities related to the Finance Consulting & Special Project function (15% of time)

• Prepares annual work planning and performance measurement for FCSP
• Contributes as part of the FMP Senior Management Team meetings
• Supports & identifies potential enhancement opportunities for other FMP and corporate services divisions
• Key point of contact on project initiatives in Organizational Performance

Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.

Special Requirements

• In accordance with the Corporate Criminal Record Check Policy, the position requires the incumbent to undergo a Criminal Records Check and submit a Canadian Police Clearance Certificate.
• May be required to support emergency operations under the incident management structure, at the direction of the Emergency Operations Centre Director.
• Regional staff strive to enable the strategic priorities of council and the organization through the completion of their work. Staff carry out their work by demonstrating the corporate values.

Closing Statement

Uncover the wonder of the Niagara Region and join a team dedicated to meeting tomorrow’s challenges TODAY! Let us know why you would be an excellent team member by submitting your online application. We thank all candidates for their interest however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

To view the full job description and requirements, visit our Careers page at niagararegion.ca. Applications will be accepted to Financial & Special Projects Consultant (JO #46524) up to 11:59 p.m. on November 17, 2026.