Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and solid economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason

- Job ID #32313: Financial Assistant I
- Union: CUPE Local 5167
- Job Description ID #: 2742
- Close date: Interested applicants please submit your application online at www.hamilton.ca/city-council/jobs-cityby 4:00 p.m. on November 18th, 2026,
- Duration: Up to 24 months
- Vacancy type: This posting is for an existing vacancy
- Internal applicants should apply with your work e-mail address. External applicants are considered only after the internal posting process has been completed. Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Reporting to the Business Administrator, this position performs a variety of accounting, budget and reporting functions related to the portfolio assigned.

GENERAL DUTIES

Maintain, examine, analyze, reconcile and assist with reports on current, capital,



reserve and balance sheet accounts by:

- Input and retrieve financial data in a computerized accounting system; including preparing journals, inputting data, balancing, initiating and processing computerized general ledger transactions;
- Review capital contract tender related purchase requisitions and vendor invoices to ensure appropriate expenditures and approvals;
- Maintain and co-ordinate contract payments;
- Assist in the preparation and co-ordination of monthly expenditure/revenue budget exception variance analysis and reports;
- Assist in the year-end process by monitoring and analyzing accounts and by assisting in year-end budget variance reporting;
- Prepare monthly complement reports for management review;
- Support client groups in their preparation, development, monitoring and forecasting of current and capital budgets by gathering revenue, expense and other budget related data; and by
- Process credit card/direct payment transactions for the portfolio including receiving and processing cash and cheque deposits.

Reconcile accounts and monitor accounts for errors; prepare and enter correcting journals.

Develop and edit computerized budget spreadsheet and other financial and statistical reports for client groups, other agencies and government using data from a variety of database applications.

📌 Job ID #32313: Financial Assistant I (Canada)
🏢 The City of Hamilton
📍 Canada