Are you a numbers-driven storyteller? Let’s transform data into strategy. Agricorp offers a professional and flexible environment, committed to supporting our employees’ individual learning.
Agricorp is looking for a Financial Analyst to join our Finance department in the Corporate Services division. Agricorp’s Finance department is a dynamic, professional team responsible for day-to-day financial operation, treasury, investment, budgeting, reporting and financial analysis, contributing overall to Agricorp’s strategic plan. As the Financial Analyst, you will act as a hands-on functional lead responsible for the delivery of specific financial and accounting services.
In this role, you will:
- Manage assigned programs, including understanding all aspects of the program, cash flow management and forecasting, financial reporting and audit, and management reporting and analysis
- Prepare and develop new financial and management reporting, analytical commentary, and ad hoc analysis as required by management and stakeholders
- Assist with month-end and quarter-end analysis, including variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods
- Research, collaborate and advise on financial and accounting issues
- Investigate operational issues, including coordination and follow up, leading to issue resolution
- Conduct reviews of internal controls and processes, provide recommendations and implement improvements to promote effective and efficient processes
- Oversee financial systems management, recommend improvements and upgrades, and support implementation of new financial and reporting solutions
- Use relationship and knowledge expertise to promote financial understanding across the organization and influence internal and external outcomes
- Participate as a key finance resource on projects to ensure solution development meets Finance department needs, ensuring complete understanding of process implications for new initiatives
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with appropriate levels of personnel across Agricorp, including management, the senior management team, stakeholders and non-management personnel
- Provide support and share knowledge and expertise to other members of the team including mentorship, coaching and training.
Job status: 18 months contract
Work status: In office
Salary: $73,912/year - $86,955/year
Location: Guelph, Ontario
- Post-secondary degree in business, accounting, finance, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, including 1-2 years in budgeting and forecasting within a complex environment
- CPA (CA, CMA, CGA) designation preferred
- Experience in the public sector is an asset
- Experience with Microsoft Business Solutions, such as Microsoft Office, Dynamics GP, Power Bi and IBM Cognos software preferred
- Technical/professional knowledge – Understands and applies accounting and finance concepts and methodologies
- Attention to detail – Is conscientious, consistent, accurate and thorough
- Analytical thinking – Interprets, links, and analyzes information and situations by breaking them down into component parts and identifying patterns, connections, and underlying issues
- Critical judgement and problem solving – Exercises sound judgement in new situations in the absence of specific guidelines and/or direction
- Creativity and innovation – Demonstrates curiosity, digging for information below the surface; questions conventional methodologies and creates new solutions or approaches to ongoing challenges
- Initiative – Identifies and deals with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise
- Achieving personal results – Focuses efforts on managing one’s self to achieve high quality results consistent with the organization’s standards and measures, while managing risk
- Communication – Listens to others and communicates effectively, fostering open communication
- Planning and organizing – Develops, implements and adjusts plans to reach goals, able to multi-tasks and prioritize
Agricorp, an agency of the government of Ontario.
Agricorp delivers government programs. These programs help protect the livelihood of over 47,000 Ontario farmers against the many risks farm businesses face every day. Our employees are skilled professionals who respond when industry and government need us, manage public funds with great care and integrity, and deliver a quality customer experience.
Agricorp helps grow Ontario agriculture. We underwrite $6-8 billion in risk each year. The agency was established in 1997, and since then we’ve made over $8 billion in payments to farmers when they needed it most.
Please submit your application for this position by June 26, 2026.
