Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance – Anaplan Model Builder

Position Details

• Division & Section: Chief Financial Officer's Office, Strategic Enterprise Integration & Modernization
• Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto
• Job Type & Duration: Full-time, temporary vacancy until October 2027
• Salary Range: $105,241.00–$160,649.00 (TM1542, wage grade PTM 3)
• Hours of Work: Monday–Friday, 35 hours/week
• Affiliation: Non-Union
• Number of Positions Open: 1
• Posting Period: October 20, 2026 to November 6, 2026

Help modernize how the City of Toronto plans, budgets, and invests for the future.

The Strategic Enterprise Integration and Modernization (SEIM) Division is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance – Anaplan Model Builder to play a key role in the City's Budget Tool Revitalization project. Working alongside senior leaders and a third-party implementation partner, you will design and build scalable Anaplan models that support enterprise-wide operating and capital planning.

As part of one of the City's most significant financial transformation initiatives, you will help deliver a modern, cloud-based budgeting and planning platform that will redefine how financial decisions are made across the organization.

Major Responsibilities

• Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
• Conducts research into assigned area ensuring that such research takes into account developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather, refine, and validate business requirements; provide guidance on data readiness; and support budget planning process re-engineering.
• Collaborates with the Financial Planning division (FPD) and other subject matter experts to translate business requirements into scalable optimized model designs leveraging best practices, document assumptions and processes, enhancing user experience and budget outcomes.
• Participates in end-to-end Anaplan solution implementation activities, supporting development, testing, migration, and production deployment activities for model enhancements and new build, in collaboration with an external solution implementation partner.
• Conducts research and analysis in support of corporate policy, including review of technical and general reports, applicable legislation and regulations, development of numerical and quantitative models, analysis of statistical data, development of projections, design and analysis of questionnaires and surveys to compile empirical data.
• Reviews, analyzes and reports on provincial and federal statutes, bills and regulations that affect the City's programs, policies or initiatives.
• Performs model testing and validation, including unit testing, regression testing, and scenario testing, to ensure accuracy, performance, and adherence to business requirements prior to deployment.
• Develops and maintains long-term forecasts of key City capital financing indicators.
• Develops options and makes recommendations concerning rate setting and capital funding strategy for various divisional programs.
• Leads and/or supports corporate projects representing and coordinating corporate finance interests.
• Engages, directs and reviews the work of external consultants and other advisors on a project basis.
• Advises and provides support to project leadership in recommendations on implementation development.
• Prepares reports, briefing notes, graphics, presentations, summaries and other material for staff, Council, Committees, and external organizations to explain and describe issues or to support recommendations.

Key Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and relevant employment experience.
• Experience with hands-on Anaplan model building for budgeting/forecasting, preferably in a large public sector or private enterprise. Municipal budgeting practices knowledge is an asset.
• Experience with Anaplan financial planning application implementations. Professional Associate Model Builder certification – Level 1 and Level 2 required.
• Experience in translating business requirements into data models, ensuring model design aligns with financial and operational needs.
• Experience with multi-dimensional data modeling in Anaplan, including building and maintaining lists, modules, dashboards, and complex formulas.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including business, technology, vendors and external partners to deliver scalable planning solutions.
• Hands-on ability to manage data integrations and data flows between Anaplan Data Hub and business models while ensuring data integrity and synchronization.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and ability to create clear technical and end-user documentation.
• Ability to respond to challenging situations while organizing, prioritizing, and managing workload under strict time constraints.
• High attention to detail, problem-solving aptitude and discretion with confidential financial information.
• Strong customer service skills, with the ability to ensure performance quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with employees, client divisions, outside agencies, vendors, and other levels of government.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation including Occupational Health and Safety, Employment Standards Act, labour relations, human rights, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), and other applicable government legislation.
• Ability to support the Toronto Public Service values to ensure a culture that champions equity, diversity and respectful workplaces.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity.

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