Financial Analyst and Reporting Officer

Department:
Accounting

Campus:
Barrie

Classification:
Support Staff

Posting Date:
July 27,2026

Salary Range: PB I: $40.39 (start rate) - $46.64 (4-year rate)

Hours Per Week: 35 hours per week

Status:
Full-time

Reporting to the Controller, the incumbent Leads the Annual Business Plan submissions, Call for Proposals application (CFP) and actual to budget reporting for the Research and Innovation (RI), Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Center (HBEC), Federal and Provincial Ministry grants, including but not limited to Literacy Basic Skills (LBS) and Employment Services (ES), Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Pre-Apprenticeship Programs (Pre-APP) and Apprenticeship Enhancement Funds (AEF) etc.

The incumbent advises staff at all locations in regards to budget, contracts, budget problem solving, and government program expectations; prepares, distributes and updates forecasts, training plans, budgets and various reports as required; and performs a variety of statistical and/or financial duties. The incumbent liaises directly with various government ministries and local agencies to meet specific reporting requirements. The incumbent is responsible for the preparation of financial information and reports for Contract Training and Special Project activities and prepares year-end working papers and the financial statements for the Ancillary Audits, works directly with the external auditors, includes statements for all sites for many Federal and Provincial Ministry Grants, RI and HBEC.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Working with Managers, acts as lead and provides leadership in the development, submission and maintenance of budgets
• Assessing the impact of budget changes on operations
• Preparing and generating year-end working papers for the external auditors
• Liaising directly with the Auditors and answering questions by the auditor
• Liaising with various Ministry consultants for information on changes to programs/procedures
• Preparing mid-year financial reports for various projects (ie. Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship)
• Submitting the audited Ministry financial reports and Auditor Reports
• Answering questions on the College’s financial procedures for Ministry auditors or consultants
• Monitoring contracts from the various agencies/Ministr
• Ensuring that contract revenue dollars agree with budgeted revenue dollars
• Answering questions on Georgian’s financial procedures
• Assisting Ministry representatives with clarification and confirmation of costs during audits
• Preparing mid-contract financial reports for various projects/programs
• Preparing Cash flow (CF) and Project Forecasts Expenditures (FPE) for various Ministry grants, at the start of each fiscal year, at 9 months, at 11 months and/or as requested or when there is slippage
• Developing and designing custom budget template for the submission of Call for Proposal (CFP) and applications
• Providing guidance during the preparation of the financial budget for the funding requested, cash and in-kind contribution from Georgian College and for the cash and in-kind from the Industry partners
• Interpreting Funding Guidelines criteria for the eligible and in-eligible expenditure. Assists, directs and provides guidance to the applicant (department) regarding the completion of the applications
• Developing the timeline and schedules meeting for the review and approval process by the Dean/Director/Managers, with Finance, with Controller and the Vice President, Student Success and Corporate Services (48 hours minimum). This is completed for all the applications both Federal and Provincial Ministries, along with other funding sources such as Ashoka, and United Way
• Maintaining the internal Grant Application System, that assists with the tracking of all grant proposals for the Colleg
• Co-ordinating with Dean/Director/Manager, Legal, Controller, and Vice-President, Student Success and Corporate Services for signature and return to associated funding provider
• Developing Planning Budget Submissions (PBS) for particular activities/contracts to ensure all funding has been maximized, to mitigate any risk of reduction in the College’s cash flows
• Reviewing and verifies…