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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.\nAt Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.\nOur Operations Performance Office is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to provide financially-informed analytical support to assigned divisions; to understand the financial and accounting impact of business processes (e.g. audit, legal, and reporting requirements) to evaluate current and future business activities, and deliver timely and accurate financial information and operational excellence.\nPlease note that this will be a contract opportunity upto 18 months. \nWhat will I be doing?\nProvides finance forecasting and reports (e.g., variance and cost-recovery analysis, reconciliation of accounts), prepares entries, and takes corrective action.\nConducts financial analyses in support of the business operations in the assigned division, using proper accounting treatment; provides subject matter expertise in analyzing and responding to inquiries and solving complex problems.\nCreates and applies reporting templates, financial models, and automated processes to meet legal and corporate standards, including meeting deadlines.\nProvides internal customers, leaders, and team members, with agreed upon reports and recommendations with accuracy and on deadline.\nProvides subject matter expertise to support other financial professionals and activities (i.e., accountants, auditors, budget managers).\nProvides subject matter expertise to non-finance business leaders, partners, and committee members, assists in interpretation of financial data for decision-making and provides commentary.\nDevelops commentary and presentations on financial analysis and reports for senior management and presents them to aid decision-making.\nWhat Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?\nCompletion of a degree in Accounting, Finance, Math, Commerce, or related field, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.\nDemonstrated years of progressive experience as a financial analyst.\nCPA/CA designation is an asset.\nKnowledge 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).\nMS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) is required and Oracle would be considered an asset.\nExperience with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) principles would be considered an asset.\nInterpersonal and oral/written/presentation communication skills to develop and present commentary, reports, and presentations on financial analysis to senior management to aid decision-making.\nDon’t Meet Every Requirement?\nIf 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.\nWe 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.\nAccommodation:\nMetrolinx 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 .\nApplication Process:\nAll 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.\nFor 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 before submitting your application.\nShould 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.\nWe thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.\nWE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.\n#LI-MM3\n#LI - ONSITE","description_format":"text","description_chars":5520,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Public Transport","Rail Transport"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T17:07:19Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"CA","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Positions approved through LMIA in 12 months: 1","filings_12m":1,"filings_prev_12m":7,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"High Wage","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:10:52+00:00","sources":["ESDC: employers issued a positive LMIA"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":25,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.728,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":28,"expected_fill_days":14,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/metrolinx-senior-financial-analyst","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/metrolinx-senior-financial-analyst.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T22:28:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3268,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1803056},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1803056"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmetrolinx-senior-financial-analyst"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmetrolinx-senior-financial-analyst"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmetrolinx-senior-financial-analyst"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/metrolinx-senior-financial-analyst\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmetrolinx-senior-financial-analyst"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2038717}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"metrolinx.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2038717},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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