Manager, Capital Reporting and Spend Controls

Vacancy Type:

Full-time Permanent

Salary/Hourly Range:

$123,900 - $136,290

Work Details (Days/Hours):

Monday – Friday 36.25 hours per week

Hybrid Eligible

Yes

Affiliation:

Non-Union: Management

Division and Department

Finance

Location:

35 Carl Hall Road, Toronto

Number of Vacancies:

1

Existing/New Job:

New

Grade:

08

Vacancy Status

Existing

Candidate List or Eligibility List:

Candidate List

What we offer
In addition to a competitive salary and a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that meets the various needs of our diverse employees, including:

Minimum four (4) weeks of paid annual vacation days, increasing with years of service;
Four (4) paid personal days;
Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, includes 100-per-cent employer matching;
Health and dental benefits, including a health spending account available upon your start date;
Employee and family assistance program;
Maternity and parental leave top up (93% of base salary);
Training and development programs including tuition reimbursement of $1500 per calendar year.
Fitness membership discount;

This job offers the opportunity to work from home as part of a hybrid work arrangement. This arrangement will allow you to work some days at a TCHC work location and the rest of the time from home. The amount of time required to work at a TCHC work location is flexible, while considering operational and service delivery requirements.
Make a difference
Reporting to the Director, Capital Planning, the Manager, Capital Reporting and Spend Controls is responsible for overseeing financial reporting, funding reconciliation, commitment tracking, lifecycle cost validation, and spending controls for TCHC’s capital program. The role provides disciplined financial oversight and assurance across the capital lifecycle, including value‑for‑money assessment, post‑project evaluation, capital effectiveness measurement, and business case assurance.
The Manager ensures capital expenditures and funding are accurately tracked, reconciled, governed, and reported in alignment with organizational objectives, capital planning policy, and City reporting requirements. Through strong financial controls, reporting discipline, and analytical assurance, the role supports transparency, accountability, and informed decision‑making across a complex and highly scrutinized capital environment.
What you’ll do
Capital Reporting:

Lead the preparation and delivery of capital financial reports, including plan‑versus‑actual analysis, funding‑to‑spend reconciliation, governance reporting, and stakeholder presentations.
Provide stewardship of State of Good Repair (SOGR) capital budgets, reporting and spend controls, and deliver capital performance reporting to senior management, governance bodies, and City Councillors.
Develop and maintain capital effectiveness and value‑for‑money performance indicators, and integrate lifecycle cost validation, value‑for‑money assurance, and business case assurance into capital reporting outputs, while maintaining established capital reporting standards.

Spend Controls & Monitoring:

Manage capital commitment tracking, forecast accuracy, and expenditure controls throughout the project lifecycle.
Oversee reconciliation of approved capital funding to actual expenditures and budgets, and identify funding variances, pressures, and risks.
Apply enhanced financial control practices, including post‑project cost assessment, building on existing monitoring and control processes to support funding integrity and audit defensibility.

Lifecycle Cost & Value Assurance:

Oversee lifecycle cost validation and value‑for‑money assessments across the capital program.
Lead post‑project review inputs, including post‑project ROI analysis and assessment of planned versus realized financial and service outcomes.
Ensure robust assurance processes are in place to support strategic oversight, benefits realization, and compliance with capital governance requirements.

Capital Close-Out & Financial Controls:

Direct capital close‑out processes, including final funding reconciliation, financial controls, and assurance activities.
Ensure compliance with capital planning policy, accounting standards, and internal control requirements.
Support continuous improvement in capital financial control practices through identification of control gaps, process enhancements, and lessons learned from closed projects.

Team Leadership & Coordination:

Provide direction, prioritize work, and review outputs of staff supporting capital reporting and spend control activities.
Foster effective collaboration across Finance, Asset Management, and OPEX teams to support integrated delivery of capital financial control, reporting, and assurance responsibilities.

What you’ll need

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
5+ years of experience in capital reporting, financial controls, project accounting, and management reporting within large, complex organizations.
Demonstrated ability to manage capital commitment tracking, expenditure monitoring, and funding reconciliation across multiple projects and portfolios.
Proven track record in preparing and delivering capital financial reports, including plan‑versus‑actual analysis, governance reporting, and presentations to City stakeholders, including Councillors.
Skilled in lifecycle cost validation, value‑for‑money assurance, and business case assurance to support strategic decision‑making and governance oversight.
Experience conducting post‑project evaluations, including post‑project ROI analysis and benefits realization assessments.
Experience defining, monitoring, and reporting capital effectiveness and value‑for‑money performance indicators.
Experienced in directing capital close‑out processes, financial controls, and assurance activities.
Experience managing compliance with capital planning policy and supporting audit and governance requirements.
Experience leading, coaching, and reviewing the work of a team of approximately 4–6 analysts supporting capital reporting and spend controls.

What’s next
Once you apply, we’ll review your resume and contact you if we believe your skills and experience will make you successful in the role. If you are selected to move forward, the process will include one or more interviews and/or assessments and reference checks.