Senior Budget Manager

Infrastructure Ontario • Toronto, ON

8d • CA$112,200 - CA$137,200 • Onsite

About The Position

This role will appeal to an individual with an interest in project budgeting and planning stakeholder management and strategic thinking and who is looking for an opportunity to work in a highly technical and complex project environment, including Public-Private Partnerships (P3).

Please note, this is not an Accountant, Financial Analyst, Engineering, or technical specialist role. This position focuses more on Program Development in terms of being a key player in the implementation of budgeting policies and programs.

Requirements

• Professional work experience related to strategic planning, budgeting, and/or budget governance.
• Professional work experience working in a matrix environment and/or in a leadership position.
• Ability to effectively exercise judgement and use qualitative and quantitative analysis of complex comprehensive data/information to support decision-making and issue resolution in a concise and easily digestible manner for a non-financial audience.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to synthesize large volumes of information, explain results, and convey ideas to non-subject matter experts.
• Stakeholder management experience with the ability to develop strong working relationships across internal and external teams and provide actionable advice across a range of projects/portfolios.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with project management principles (PMP, or working towards, is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Provide budget development and oversight for projects and programs across the IO portfolio.
• Present project budgets and recommendations to Director level team members and clients.
• Implement changes and improvements to operational reporting for IO-led projects and programs with respect to budget information through the development of templates, guidelines, governance frameworks, and change methodologies.
• Lead the development and implementation of processes, procedures, and policies relevant to strategic and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work directly with clients, capital delivery teams, and internal and external Subject Matter Experts to assess and provide strategic advice on capital planning, with a focus on budgeting practices, budget governance frameworks, and project-level budget considerations for both P3 and non‑P3 projects.
• Provide recommendations on the project budget planning process to internal and external stakeholders, while managing a fast-paced environment with high priority requests. Deliverables require strategic thinking and the ability to communicate complex project requirements to high-level decision makers in a succinct and understandable manner.

Benefits

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A Defined Contribution Pension Plan, with Infrastructure Ontario contributing the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary and will also match any employee contribution up to an additional 5% of their annual salary. To provide further options for planning and saving for the future, IO offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account to eligible employees.
• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
• A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
• Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and license fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
• Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs
• A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed