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Apply By: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Financial Officer

Job ID: 248479

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Health

Division:

Corporate Services Division, Financial Management Branch

City:

North York

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Temporary contract for up to 9 months, with possibility of extension

Job code:

20203 - Financial Officer 2 (B/U)

Salary:

$1,246.48 - $1,525.83 Per week*

*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Contribute to the operation of Ontario's healthcare system!

Join our energetic team as a Financial Officer at the Ministry of Health, where your expertise extends beyond numbers. As a key player, you'll collaborate with branch financial teams, providing essential support in financial planning, budgeting, analysis, monitoring, and control. Your insights will guide policy interpretations, and your knack for resolving complex issues will be invaluable.

About the job

You will:

- provide financial analysis and systems monitoring/administration to support branch teams
- support financial policy development, financial controllership, consolidation and reporting activities
- draft and produce financial summaries and reports
- assist in examining, monitoring, controlling, analyzing, reconciling, forecasting and reporting irregularities and concerns
- assist in payments to transfer payment recipients and data processing
- reconcile payments to transfer payment recipients for the assigned ministry transfer payment line and processing resultant payments or recoveries as applicable
- participate in unit/branch project teams
- provide information and standard interpretations of financial control and reporting policies, procedures and practices, identifying opportunities for improvements

What you bring to the team

Financial planning skills:

- you have demonstrated experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, monitoring, payment entry, and controllership related functions
- you can generate and validate financial and statistical reports

Analytical and evaluation skills:

- you have proven analytical skills to examine and interpret financial records, prepare a range of cost projections and review operating statements for health service providers
- you can assess funding documents and identify discrepancies
- you have planning and organizational skills to set work priorities and meet deadline demands in a high volume environment

Accounting knowledge:

- you have demonstrated knowledge of accounting policies, processes and practices




- you can prepare budget forecasts and identify expenditure trends

Technology skills:

- you demonstrate knowledge of and proficiency in using Microsoft Office software applications to prepare reports and other materials
- you can utilize financial systems to gather data/information and to conduct financial analysis and reconciliations
- you can maintain databases and process a variety of financial forms, reports and routine correspondence

Communication skills:

- you have demonstrated written, oral communication and interpersonal skills to respond to inquiries regarding payment, policies and processes
- you have demonstrated negotiation skills to discuss financial and payment related issues
- you have interpersonal skills to liaise with staff in partner branches to gather information

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:59 pm EDT





Position details:

- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 9 months, 5700 Yonge St, North York, Toronto Region

Compensation group: Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Finance and Economics

Posted on:

Monday, August 24, 2026

Note:

- The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
- T-HL-248479/26

How to apply:

- You must apply online.
- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
- Read the to make sure you understand this job.
- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
- If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment: All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

Strengthening Ontario, together

📌 Financial Officer (North York)
🏢 Ministry of Health
📍 North York