Manager, Financial Strategy

Role

The Manager, Financial Strategy is a key contributor to the City's financial leadership, providing forward‑looking financial analysis and advice that supports informed decision‑making and aligns fiscal strategy with corporate priorities and community needs. The Manager, Financial Strategy focuses on the analytical and advisory work that sits ahead of and alongside those functions: multi‑year financial modelling, growth and capital funding strategy, and the financial structuring of major corporate initiatives.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer and operating as a corporate resource across departments through the Corporate Management Team, the role concentrates on integrated long‑term financial planning, growth‑related funding strategies, capital funding and financing strategies, and the financial structuring of major projects and programs. It provides dedicated strategic finance capacity in support of long‑term financial sustainability and sound financial stewardship across the corporation.

The position is designed as a senior individual contributor role rather than a divisional management role.

The role is intended to complement, not duplicate, existing finance positions. The Chief Financial Officer and the Director of Finance retain accountability for statutory treasury duties, the corporate budget process, accounting and financial reporting, external audit, taxation, and day‑to‑day treasury and investment operations.

• Job Title:
  
  Manager, Financial Strategy
• Job Number: J
• Job Code: NUTBD
• Job Category:
  Accounting/Finance/Cashiering
• Bargaining Unit:
  Non-Union
• Job Type: Full Time
• Employment Type:
  
  New
• Number Of Positions: 1
• Hours Of Work: 35 hrs/wk
• Salary: $ - $/Year
• Date Posted:
  July 9, 2026
• Closing Date:
  August 2, 2026

• Long‑Range Financial Planning and Fiscal Sustainability
  • Assess the long‑term financial impact of new programmes, service changes, and major initiatives, and advise on their effect on fiscal sustainability.
  • Identify financial risks and opportunities across the corporate portfolio and recommend strategies to address them.
  • Support the development and refinement of financial policies governing reserves, debt, and funding, in coordination with the Finance department.
• Growth Funding and Capital Financing Strategy
  • Lead financial analysis and strategy related to growth funding tools, including Development Charges, Community Benefits Charges, and parkland dedication and cash‑in‑lieu.
  • Develop capital funding and financing strategies for major projects and programmes, evaluating the appropriate mix of reserves, debt, grants, development‑related revenue, and other sources.
  • Prepare cash‑flow forecasts and funding models for significant capital programmes to inform decisions on timing, affordability, and risk.
  • Provide financial input to growth‑related studies, master plans, and development agreements.
• Strategic Financial Advisory and Project Support
  • Serve as a dedicated financial advisor to the Corporate Management Team and project teams on complex initiatives, reducing reliance on external consultants for financial strategy work.
  • Develop business cases, funding strategies, and financial scenario analyses for major corporate projects and capital investments.
  • Provide strategic financial advice on partnership, procurement, and financing arrangements as required, in coordination with Finance and Legal Services.
  • Translate complex financial analysis into clear options and recommendations for senior leadership and Council.
• Analysis, Modelling, and Reporting Support
  • Build and maintain financial models, scenarios, and sensitivity analyses to support corporate decision‑making.
  • Prepare financial implications, analysis, and supporting material for corporate reports and presentations, in coordination with the relevant departments.
  • Monitor legislative, provincial funding, and economic developments that affect the City’s growth and major initiatives.
• Collaboration and Corporate Contribution
  • Work collaboratively across departments and with the Finance, taxation, and treasury teams to ensure alignment and avoid duplication of effort.
  • Contribute financial expertise to corporate committees, steering groups,…