Financial Reporting Analyst

Metrolinx

About The Position

Our Capital Finance Office is looking for a Financial Reporting Analyst with a strong focus on maintaining and enhancing reporting and dashboards to support capital program oversight and financial decision‑making. In this role, you will maintain program-wide financial reports and dashboards, track contingency utilization, and deliver monthly, quarterly, yearly and ad hoc reporting packages that help support senior management decisions. You’ll also perform variance and cost‑recovery analysis and contribute to financial governance processes that ensure data accuracy, transparency, and compliance.

Requirements

Completion of a degree in Accounting, Finance, Math, Commerce, Engineering, or related field – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
Minimum four (4) years’ related experience.
Knowledge of business practices, financial analysis and reporting; understands the financial and accounting impact of business processes to evaluate current and future business activities (e.g., audit, legal, and reporting requirements).
Deep knowledge and experience with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and Power BI are mandatory; experience with Oracle is an asset.
Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation communication skills to develop and present commentary, reports, and presentations on financial analysis to senior management to aid decision-making.

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains, and continuously improves interactive Power BI dashboards to provide accurate, timely, and user‑friendly insights on key financial metrics, including capital expenditures, budget‑versus‑actuals, contingency utilization, Estimates at Completion (EACs), project performance, State of Good Repair (SoGR) reserve allocations and drawdowns, and portfolio KPIs.
Ensures dashboards are consistently refreshed, aligned with evolving reporting needs, and effectively support decision‑making by senior management and project teams.
Conducts financial analyses in support of Metrolinx’s capital program; provides subject matter expertise in interpreting data, resolving inquiries, and supporting complex problem‑solving.
Performs quality-control checks on financial data in the cost management system and on the regular reporting deliverables.
Exercises due diligence in fiscal management and reporting, independently and as part of a project delivery team, to reduce financial, legal, and reputational risks.
Tests new functionality within the cost management systems and works collaboratively with other departments to identify opportunities for improvement in reporting, tools, or techniques to improve overall quality of reporting.
Prepares regular reports on contingency utilization, flags contracts and projects approaching CCB thresholds, and provides accurate financial analysis to inform decision-making.
Supports the implementation and monitoring of the Contingency Management Policy for capital projects and contracts by tracking contingency baselines, validating drawdown documentation, and ensuring compliance with governance requirements.
Supports the Change Control Board (CCB) team by ensuring financial information is accurately reflected in CCB documents and by offering financial guidance related to capital programs and portfolios.
Learns and applies Metrolinx’s financial governance framework to provide accurate, basic financial guidance to Project Delivery Teams (PDT) and stakeholders on inquiries related to capital projects and contracts. Ensures responses align with established policies, processes, and reporting standards.
Other duties as assigned.