Requisition Number: 2026-103
Posted: July 22, 2026
Position Type: Temporary, full-time (12 month contract)
Location: Port Elgin, ON
Hours: 35 hrs/week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Salary: $88,426 to $100,484 per year (depending on experience and qualifications)
Number of Vacancies: 1 (This posting is for an existing position the Financial Division)
Saugeen Shores: Both city and town, wrapped in a village.
Choosing to work and live in Saugeen Shores gives you an unparalleled choice of easy-going lifestyles, economic opportunities and nature at every turn. You can truly create your own village in this growing, diverse community of neighbourhoods and amenities. You can replace long commutes with easy lakeshore rides. You can choose to be as active or relaxed as you want to be. You can make all these great choices without sacrificing family life, schools, and even access to the wide world. Nestled on the shores of Lake Huron with forests and farms all around, Saugeen Shores is the promise of both cities and towns, wrapped in a village.
The Team:
We take our team-first culture so seriously; we wrote a Team Saugeen Charter to celebrate and protect it. Our shared role is to keep Saugeen Shores safe, well-serviced, growing and vibrant in ways that respect the public and reflect our team. We develop careers from the inside first. We engage each other personally and professionally. We welcome change. we embrace new ideas. We do more than live with work processes; we seek to continuously improve them. And we have each other's backs - because that is what great teams do.
What we offer you:
- Enrollment in the OMERS pension plan.
- A passion for investing in our workforce through continuous learning and development.
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly analytical and result-oriented individual to join our team. As the Financial Analyst, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, you will perform activities related to business planning, revenue and customer management, financial analysis, financial reporting, procurement, and risk management. You will ensure accounting procedures are in accordance with public sector accounting standards and statutory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Improve financial policies and practices, ensuring efficient processes through the finance division.
- Integrate data from a variety of sources to automate processes and ensure data integrity throughout the corporation in relation to financial and non-financial data.
- Prepare quarterly financial reports and monthly expense reports; interpret results and make recommendations to manage variances in compliance with financial policies, procedures, and accounting principles.
- Set internal controls and financial procedures and direct staff in following procedures.
- Perform ad-hoc financial analysis for all departments and areas.
- Assist in developing budget and business plan timelines and activities in coordination with management.
- Train department staff on budget and business planning activities, ensuring adherence to established procedures and deadlines.
- Manage implementation and ongoing improvements to all software used in budget and business planning activities.
- Communicate relevant and accurate financial information to Council through the Business Plan document and presentation.
- Recommend updates to municipal by-laws regarding revenue and customer focused processes.
- Review and correct tender documents for compliance with legislative requirements, trade agreements, Town policies and potential litigation risks.
- Post tender documents, receive questions from plan takers / bidders, post addenda and open bid submissions.
- Issue cheques and electronic fund transfer payments.
- Responsible for vendor management, including handling vendor concerns and establishing practices for accounts payable.
- Maintain complete and accurate financial records for all operating and capital accounts, including all internal and external business units and all reserves and reserve funds.
- Coordinate grant applications and grant reporting.
- Respond to internal and external inquiries regarding financial processes.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable accounting standards, Town policies and procedures, provincial and municipal legislation (Municipal Act, Assessment Act, municipal by-laws etc.) and recommend updates to municipal by-laws.
Competencies and skills you bring to the role:
- Adaptability: You can adapt efficiently and effectively in response to new processes and changing circumstances.
- Analytical: You can collect and analyze information and apply logic and rationale when solving problems and making decisions.
Communication: You have proven ability to communicate successfully and confidently both verbally and in writing.
Confidentiality: You respect and maintain confidentiality and exhibit professionalism in all interactions.
Customer Service: You create a positive experience when interacting with customers through communication, patience, empathy, and technical knowledge.
- Financial acumen: You are knowledgeable of financial accounting and reporting, project control, data analysis techniques, and municipal operations.
Judgement: You have the ability and mental tools that enable you to make effective decisions in critical situations or dilemmas.
Organizational Skills: You are highly organized, and you can process detailed information effectively and consistently.
- Problem Solving and Decision Making: You are passionate about solving problems, uncovering root causes, and proactively finding solutions to achieve organizational and departmental goals.
- Resourcefulness: You demonstrate a personal orientation toward action and accepting responsibility for the results.
Education and Training:
- Post-secondary degree in Accounting, Business, or related field.
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation and/or post-graduate business degree (or equivalent), and/or Certified Professional Public Buyer/Certified Public Procurement Officer designation.
Experience and Knowledge:
A minimum of three years of relevant work experience in a financial or public procurement environment.
Work experience in a municipal financial environment
Knowledge and experience with public sector audits and Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) standards.
Knowledge and experience in software implementation.
Knowledge and experience in documenting and applying changes to policies and procedures.
Knowledge of a variety of budgeting techniques.
Advanced knowledge of data migration and data analysis techniques.
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
Application Process:
If you’re interested in joining our team, click the “Apply Now” at the top and/or bottom of the job posting to start the application process by the posting closing date. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Town of Saugeen Shores is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The Town of Saugeen Shores will make every effort to accommodate applicants with disabilities in its recruitment and selection process. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990 and will be used for the purpose of this employment opportunity only.
If you require an accommodation to submit your resume for an employment opportunity, or for more information on accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact the Human Resources Coordinator at
[email protected] or by phone at 519-832-2008 x.161.
