Financial Analyst

Key Details

• Final date to receive applications: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 by 11.59 PM
• Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
• Location: WRPS Headquarters, 200 Maple Grove Rd, Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7
• Shift: Day
• Working Days/
  
  Hours:
  
  Monday to Friday, 08.00 AM - 04.00 PM
• Hours of Work: 40 Hours per week
• Number of Position: 1
• Union: Waterloo Regional Police Association
• Reason for Vacancy: Backfill
• 2026 Salary Range: $95,025 - $111,794

Waterloo Regional Police Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and champions inclusion. We are committed to developing and supporting a highly skilled, professional workforce that reflects the community we proudly serve.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service provides high-quality policing to more than 670,000 residents across the Region of Waterloo. Our region is a diverse and prosperous area in Southern Ontario, uniquely characterized by its blend of vibrant urban centres, Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo, and surrounded by the rural townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich. We take pride in our diversity and remain committed to fostering a people-focused organization that reflects the strength and character of the communities we serve.

Financial Analyst

Provides budgeting, accounting and financial analysis services and support to Divisional and Branch management personnel. Assists the Manager, Finance in the preparation of operating and capital budgets, tangible capital asset and reserve fund management, grant applications and reporting processes and conducts related analyses, studies and project work as assigned.

• Analyze budget reports, review information, and prepare forecasts and internal reports for management personnel to support operating and capital budget development for review by the Manager, Finance. Assist the Manager, Finance in monitoring operating expenditures against approved budgets and develop analytical information, including future budget impacts of current budget decisions. Prepare summaries, continuity schedules, and other information for budget reports and presentations.
• Administer account reconciliations, verify the accuracy of accounts, and correct general ledger errors as requested by management personnel. Work with management personnel to forecast operating expenditures and revenues; identify and resolve possible variances; and report variances and potential resolutions of service-wide issues to the Manager, Finance as required.
• Initiate billing to external parties, including police services participating in the PRIDE program.
• Review and reconcile financial information to assist in preparing periodic and year-end reporting. Work with program areas and Information Technology (IT) to ensure all transaction data and relevant information are properly reflected, reviewing existing processes for efficiency, effectiveness, and accuracy. Resolve errors or omissions and provide recommendations for resolving service-wide issues to the Manager, Finance as required.
• Prepare and participate in financial analyses to determine the impacts of policy proposals from the Police Services Board (PSB) and Provincial and Federal governments. Prepare cost/benefit analyses and business cases to support managerial decision-making on operating and capital project proposals.
• Participate in Reserve and Reserve Fund analyses and forecast their viability for senior management and the PSB. Monitors reserve fund balances.
• Ensure grant expenditures are made appropriately and reported accurately with complete supporting documentation, ensuring all submission deadlines are met.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of management control systems, strategic and financial planning,…