Senior Financial Analyst/ ERP Support Analyst (1 Year Contract)

Department and Commission: Finance Department, Corporate Services Affiliation: Non Union Vacancy Type: New Posting Date: October 6, 2026 Application Deadline: October 23, 2026 About the City of Markham The City of Markham is consistently ranked among Canada’s top municipal employers. In 2026, the City received its sixth consecutive Canada’s Best Employers recognition from Forbes and Statista Inc., placing third among municipalities and 15th overall in Government Services. An award-winning municipality, Markham is recognized for its leadership in sustainability, innovative urban planning, and strong fiscal management. Serving a diverse and growing community of more than 370,000 residents, Markham combines rich heritage with a vibrant local economy and offers employees the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, impactful work that helps strengthen the community we serve. Join us and make a lasting difference! The City of Markham is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst/ERP Support Analyst within the Financial Planning Division of the Finance Department. Reporting to the Senior Manager, this dual role is responsible for the preparation, analysis, implementation and monitoring of the departmental operating and capital budgets, following both corporate budgetary policies and generally accepted accounting principles and practices. The role will also support ERP implementation and act as a representative of the Finance Planning group to configure, test and rollout Workday Budgets, Project SKUs and Asset Management (TCA) modules. Job Summary: You are a results-oriented professional with proven ability to complete tasks with minimal oversight, coupled with demonstrated high level critical thinking and the ability to perform in a proactive and strategic manner. Your analytical, collaborative and organization skills enable you to build trusted partnerships with clients, extract and document process information into Workday configurations, and support the seamless migration of data and workflows from current systems into Workday to ensure Phase 1 deliverables are implemented successfully. Your ability to be flexible and resourceful will be necessary to pivot between competing mandates including ERP and City priorities. This is a 1-year contract role with potential to be extended for subsequent implementation phases. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Performs analysis and investigation of budget variances including both high level and activity level analysis of expenditures, revenues, complement, and other performance measures; forecasts expenditure and revenue patterns; highlights to management relevant financial issues with strategic and operational impacts; recommends options towards resolution of issues. Develops financial models and sensitivity scenarios, and evaluates financial alternatives and business cases for programs, projects and other initiatives based on a clear understanding of program needs and resource constraints. In conjunction with the business unit and procurement staff, prepare and analyze tenders/quotes/request for proposal reports, rationalizing budget to actual variances and long term financial impacts. Participate in the planning, coordination and preparation of long range operating and capital strategic plans, including managing and updating fee funded financial models. Research, analyze and interpret information and make recommendations for financial plans and special projects undertaken by the City. Contribute to the creation of financial policies and procedures by participating in multi-discipline projects that address the operational and financial requirements of the City. Identify opportunities for continuous improvements and compliance with corporate, financial and administrative directions and policies. Ability to work extended hours during budgeting season or as occasionally required. Actively participate in requirements workshops to communicate functional needs related to operating budgets, cap…

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