Ready to take the next step in your career journey? Join us at the City of Thunder Bay, where you’ll support a dedicated team, and make a lasting difference every day.
Apply today at https://careers.thunderbay.ca/careers-home/jobs/6788?lang=en-us and start your next chapter with the City of Thunder Bay.
Lead with purpose. Empower your team. Lead the financial strategy that powers community growth.
At the City of Thunder Bay, Our City Runs on People Like You. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs – where your leadership supports responsible budgeting, drives strategic capital investments, and strengthens community confidence in how we plan for the future.
This includes our Budgets & Capital Programs team, where your expertise, vision, and values make a lasting impact. You will be part of a work environment that supports respectful interactions, meaningful opportunities to grow, and a culture that promotes well-being and collaboration.
Thunder Bay offers more than a fulfilling career. With its natural beauty, affordability, and strong sense of community, it’s a city where you can grow personally and professionally.
Where You’ll Make a Difference Every Day
You’ll provide leadership as a key contributor in the corporate budgeting processes, including annual budget development, monitoring, variance analysis, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
You’ll ensure financial consistency and compliance by preparing detailed budget reports, reviewing and coordinating departmental budget submissions, and contributing to the ongoing improvement of budgeting tools, systems, and processes.
You’ll provide support in capital asset reporting, external grant reporting, and cross-departmental financial initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency and accountability.
Whether you live in Thunder Bay, you’re looking to return, or excited to make the City your new home, join a team where your skills, expertise, and presence is recognized, and make a real impact to our community.
How You’ll Support the Team
In this role, you will:
- Participate with the Department Managers and Directors across multiple Departments to plan, develop, implement, and monitor short- and long-term corporate goals and objectives.
- Lead and oversee the preparation, coordination, consolidation and analysis of annual operating and capital budgets across departments, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and compliance with financial policies.
- Manage and participate in development of annual Capital and Operating budgets, including tangible capital asset accounting, general accounting processes, and related process documentation and reporting.
- Supervise Section staff including staff development, performance management/review, coaching/mentoring, health and safety, discipline, and termination decisions. Act in the absence of the Manager Budgets and Financial Planning.
- Oversee and participate with program staff to complete applications for external funding opportunities and ensures timely and accurate reporting for funding received.
- Conduct best practice reviews and recommend business process improvements with respect to budget and business processes.
- Prepare financial reports, variance analysis, forecasts, background material, and briefing notes for internal and external use.
- Conduct research studies, benchmarking, business case analyses and special projects to support informed decision making.
- Participate in the long-term financial planning process as directed, including development of financial models, capital forecasting and lifecycle reserve analysis.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
Here’s what will help you succeed as the Supervisor Budgets & Capital Programs:
- Degree in business administration, commerce, or related discipline; and a professional accounting designation with a minimum three years of progressively responsible management experience in public sector finance, budgets or business management, including supervisory experience, preferably in a unionized environment; or
- Degree in business administration, commerce, or related discipline, with a minimum eight years of progressively responsible management experience in public sector finance, budgets or business management, including supervisory experience, preferably in a unionized environment; or
- Diploma in accounting, business administration or a related discipline together with a minimum of ten years’ of progressively responsible management experience in public sector finance, budgets or business management, including supervisory experience, preferably in a unionized environment
Min: CAD $98,941.44/Yr. Max: CAD $116,401.69/Yr.
What You Can Count On With Us
We’re proud to offer a workplace where your well-being, growth, and sense of purpose come first. As the Supervisor Budgets & Capital Programs you’ll enjoy:
- A competitive salary that reflects your expertise
- A matching pension plan to help you build long-term financial security
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage, plus life insurance for peace of mind
- Generous paid vacation and holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave days when you need more time off
- Access to a confidential Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and wellness initiatives to support your overall health
- Leadership development and tuition reimbursement programs, so you can continue to grow your skills and career
- A culture of recognition and appreciation, with staff events and programs that celebrate your contributions
The opportunity to lead a dedicated and talented team, who are highly respected within the Corporation
