Starting Salary: $85,000 annually, commensurate with experience
Work Hours: 40 hours per week
Employment Type: Fulltime Salaried
Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2026
Why You’ll Love Working With Us:
In addition to working with an amazing team in an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success, we offer:
- Paid Vacation Entitlements that increase with seniority (subject to eligibility)
- Paid Personal days and sick days
- A generous employer-paid Group Health benefit plan starting from day 1, with 3 flexible options to choose from
- A Defined Contribution Pension Plan with up to 5% employer matching
- Mental Health on Demand (MHOD) Program
- Hybrid work arrangements with in-person office time to collaborate, innovate and build relationships with your colleagues
- Paid professional development opportunities
- Reduced rates for YMCA Child Care, Camp, and Child & Youth programs (subject to availability)
- Free staff YMCA Health & Fitness Memberships
Position Overview:
We believe that it is through the power of our amazing people that the #YSavesLives. By joining the YMCA Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford Finance team, you will contribute to making our Y the best place to work.
We're looking for an experienced and collaborative finance leader to join our Finance team as Senior Manager, Financial Planning, Funding & Analysis.
Reporting to the Director of Finance & Risk, the Senior Manager, Financial Planning, Funding & Analysis serves as a strategic finance partner to the organization's senior leadership team, providing financial leadership that supports organizational decision-making, long-term sustainability, and operational excellence.
This role leads the organization's financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, government funding, and analytical functions. Working collaboratively with operational leaders across the organization, the Manager will take ownership of the preparation and coordination of government funding applications, financial reporting, reconciliations, and submissions—including CWELCC and other municipal, provincial, and grant-funded initiatives. The incumbent will ensure submissions are complete, accurate, and aligned with funding requirements before final review and approval by the Director of Finance & Risk and other members of the senior leadership team.
As the finance lead for organizational planning, you will partner closely with leaders across the organization to drive the annual budgeting process, coordinate rolling forecasts, develop financial models, and provide strategic financial insights that support informed decision-making. You will champion continuous improvement by strengthening financial processes, reporting capabilities, and planning methodologies across the organization.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a finance professional who is passionate about using financial leadership to strengthen programs and services that positively impact children, families, and communities.
What You’ll Do:
Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Provide leadership for the organization's annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes in partnership with the senior leadership team.
- Lead the development and coordination of annual operating and capital budgets across multiple departments and programs.
- Develop and maintain rolling forecasts and financial models to support organizational planning.
- Deliver meaningful variance analysis, trend reporting, scenario planning, and recommendations that support organizational decision-making.
- Establish budgeting and forecasting timelines, standards, and best practices that improve organizational accountability and consistency.
Government Funding & Financial Analysis
- Lead the organization's financial oversight of government funding programs, including CWELCC and other provincial, municipal, and grant-funded initiatives.
- Responsible for the preparation and submission of funding applications, financial reports, reconciliations, and year-end settlements for review by the Director of Finance and other senior leaders.
- Interpret funding agreements, legislation, and program guidelines to ensure organizational compliance while maximizing funding opportunities.
- Develop financial models to evaluate funding impacts, identify risks, and support strategic planning.
- Monitor changes to funding models and legislation, providing proactive recommendations to mitigate financial risk and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with external funding partners and help represent the organization in funding-related discussions.
Strategic Business Partnership
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to senior leaders by translating complex financial information into practical, actionable insights.
- Partner with operational leaders to support business cases, strategic initiatives, operational reviews, and organizational planning.
- Challenge assumptions, identify financial risks and opportunities, and provide recommendations that strengthen organizational performance.
- Improve financial literacy and accountability across the organization through collaborative partnership and coaching.
- Present financial analysis, recommendations, and reports to senior leadership in a clear, concise, and engaging manner.
Project Leadership & Continuous Improvement
- Lead and coordinate key finance initiatives, including:
- Annual budgeting
- Quarterly forecasting
- Government funding submissions and reconciliations
- Financial planning projects
- Continuous improvement initiatives
- Develop project plans, timelines, and deliverables while coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution.
- Identify organizational risks, remove barriers, and proactively manage competing priorities.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting, planning processes, forecasting methodologies, and analytical tools.
- Leverage technology and automation to improve efficiency, reporting accuracy, and decision support.
- Establish best practices that strengthen financial planning, reporting, and organizational performance.
What You’ll Bring:
Education & Professional Qualifications
- CPA designation in good standing.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Experience
- Minimum of five to seven (5-7) years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, government funding, or a related financial leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience leading annual budgeting and forecasting processes within a complex, multi-department organization.
- Experience managing government funding programs, grants, or regulated funding environments is considered a strong asset.
- Demonstrated success developing financial models, presenting recommendations to senior leaders, and supporting strategic decision-making.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects and driving organizational process improvements.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong proficiency with financial reporting tools.
- Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence decision-making across all levels of the organization.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational execution.
- Highly collaborative, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
This position requires a commitment to the YMCA mission and core values of: Inclusion, Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility, as well as a commitment to building developmental assets in children and adults.
All offers of employment will be subject to the provision that the successful incumbent provides the YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford with a current and satisfactory Police Records Check. Positions responsible for the direct supervision of children and/or vulnerable persons will be required, in addition to a Police Records Check, to provide a Vulnerable Sector Screening Report at the time of hire. Police Records Checks are reviewed on an individual basis, and the offence(s), if any, is considered in the decision-making process in relation to the requirement of working with children; therefore, not eliminating all candidates with a record from being offered a position.
Organizational Overview:
As one of the largest charitable community service organizations in Canada, the YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford responds to critical social needs in the community and works to provide solutions. By nurturing the potential of children, youth and adults, the YMCA connects people to life-building opportunities, to each other and enhances their quality of life. We foster social responsibility and healthy living. The YMCA works collectively with community partners that share the YMCA’s determination in strengthening the foundations of community for all people.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility
The YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford is committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or neurodiversity.
We understand the social barriers preventing individuals from applying for open roles. We encourage those from the Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and Disabled communities to apply.
If you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People, Leadership and Culture Department at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Ready to Make a Difference? This is your chance to play a critical role in shaping a thriving, inclusive workplace where employees feel supported and empowered. If you’re passionate about people and excited to lead impactful initiatives, we want to hear from you!
Preferred
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Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
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Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
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Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
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Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
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Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Preferred
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Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
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Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
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Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement
