Funding & Financing Account Manager

• Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
• Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment
• system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO
• Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway
• system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier.
• Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values

of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

• This role is an in‑office position (5 days per week) based at our 20 Bay
• Location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from
• in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with
• leaders across the organization. We offer flexibility in start and end times
• while maintaining core business hours for shared availability across the team.

• The Funding & Financing Account Manager is a permanent, full-time role
• responsible for leading and coordinating funding submissions for capital
• projects across federal, municipal, and other funding and financing programs.
• The role supports future funding requirements through the preparation of funding
• requests, financial analysis, and strategic planning activities.

What will I be doing?

• Lead federal funding strategy and proposal development by identifying future

• federal funding opportunities, assessing project eligibility, supporting
• Metrolinx input into federal program, coordinating project selection across
• business units.

• Lead stakeholder engagement and negotiations with internal business units,

municipal partners, provincial ministries, and federal funding agencies to

resolve funding, reporting, compliance, and program delivery issues.

• Lead Metrolinx input into contribution agreements by defining funding

requirements, reporting obligations, eligible cost parameters, and compliance

expectations, and oversee ongoing monitoring and reporting.

• Lead the preparation, review, and submission of federal funding claims,

including eligibility assessments, cost categorization, expenditure

reconciliations, supporting documentation.

• Develop and maintain federal funding call letter forecasts by analyzing

• project-level expenditures, monitoring funding utilization, identifying
• forecast risks or variances, and coordinating with project teams and finance
• partners to support funding allocation, cash flow planning, and government
• reporting obligations.

• Influence decision-making and provide strategic advice to stakeholders across

• the organization by challenging assumptions, resolving conflicting
• priorities, and ensuring funding submissions, forecasts, claims, and
• reporting meet corporate and external funding requirements.

• Lead and coordinate the development of planning reports and content for

presentations for management.  Ensures quality, completeness and timeliness

of materials and delivers/participates in presentations and briefing

• Oversee the quality and integration of financial analysis, planning

materials, and reporting packages prepared by analysts to support senior

management decision-making.

• Provide due diligence, analysis, and recommendations on Metrolinx projects

eligible for federal, municipal, and other funding/financing sources,

including monitoring program requirements.

• Analyze short- and long-term impacts, options and strategies, and seamlessly

integrate work of others into cohesive end-to-end packages related to

Metrolinx’s funding strategy, Treasury Board (TB) submissions.

• Provide team leadership for the unit by coordinating and leading team members

within strategic business planning in the development of Metrolinx’s fiscal

strategy.

• Coach financial analysts particularly the newer staff on research, monitoring

and evaluation techniques.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Business, Accounting, or a related discipline – or

a combination of education, training and experience deemed

equivalent. Master’s degree in business administration, Economics,

Public Administration

• Demonstrated related experience, experience in federal/provincial/municipal

relations is considered an asset.

• Accounting designation is an asset
• Understand complexities of large transfer payment programs like federal

funding programs/payments.

• Expert understanding of funding and financing opportunities used worldwide to

support growth in transportation/transit services.

• Collaboration, relationship management skills to liaise effectively with

• senior management, business/program unit management/staff across the
• organization and provide advisory/consultative services to support/inform
• business planning and financial analysis activities and decision making.

• Verbal/written/presentation skills to develop reports, option papers,

• briefing notes, proposals and present to senior management, executives, MTO,
• MOI, INFC and federal treasury board.

• Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
• If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t
• quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply.
• You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always
• looking for great talent to join our team.

• We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from
• members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as
• Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with
• diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation

• Metrolinx is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and
• inclusive workforce. We are also committed to offering reasonable accommodation
• to job applicants in accordance with applicable legislation. If you require
• assistance or an accommodation at any point during the hiring process, please
• contact us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com.

Application Process

• All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be
• using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your
• responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and
• accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we
• recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we
• will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be
• advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful
• candidate.

• For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility
• Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles.
• Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for
• another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a
• Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy

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submitting your application.

• Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading,
• inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the
• consideration of your application.

• We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for
• further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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