Advisor Financial Planning and Analysis

Date: April 24, 2026

Location: Mississauga, ON – Hybrid

Requisition ID: 20998

Status: Regular

Business Unit: Corporate Services

Grade/Band: MP4

Shift Work:

Annual Pay Range: For standard 35-hour work week

Step 1: $111,072 to Step 10: $158,704

The successful candidate will be placed at the appropriate step within the salary grade/band, based on relevant years of experience and other applicable considerations.

Why join us?

The IESO is committed to ensuring Ontario’s electricity system meets the province’s needs today and into the future. We are charged with purpose, delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity for homes, businesses, and communities across the province. We are energized to grow, embracing opportunities to shape the future of a dynamic and evolving energy sector while advancing our careers. We are powered by teamwork, supported by diverse and passionate colleagues who foster respect, celebrate successes, and thrive on shared achievements. At the IESO, it’s not just what we do—it’s who we are! 

Who we are

Our central role includes managing the provincial power grid in real-time, overseeing and evolving Ontario’s electricity market, engaging with government, municipalities and Indigenous communities, and planning for Ontario’s future electricity needs. Our employees play a key role in driving grid innovation, protecting the system from threats, advancing the province’s energy conservation programs, and forecasting and procuring the electricity resources we’ll need in the decades to come. 
This is a unionized position that falls within the Corporate Services Business Unit.

What makes this role exciting

The energy sector is rapidly evolving, offering exciting new opportunities for those who want to make a difference.

The Advisor Financial Planning and Analysis will manage the financial planning and analysis processes to optimize the achievement of organization’s planned initiatives. This role will deliver accurate and timely financial reporting including: monthly, quarterly and annual reports as well as special purpose reports (e.g. Board of Directors, Province of Ontario). The Advisor Financial Planning & Analysis will lead activities in the following areas: business planning, spending decision support, financial evaluation/analysis, operational evaluation/analysis, benchmarking and best practice implementation.

What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll make a meaningful impact by contributing to the IESO team and supporting the electricity needs of the province through:

• Develops strategic partnership with business units to manage financial planning and analysis processes. Respond to strategic planning requests to support various initiatives unique to business units.
• Lead the development of budgets and forecasts through engagement of internal business stakeholders, exercising a challenge role to manage and review operating and capital budgets
• Manage business planning process, including development of plans to ensure deliverables are achieved according to pre-built expectations. Provide regular status reporting to Management.
• Develop and provide strategic communications tailored to various levels of stakeholders to ensure they are meaningfully engaged in the business planning and analysis process.
• Work with cross-divisional groups in support of the business planning and resourcing process to ensure alignment, and providing regular updates as required.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting including: monthly, quarterly and annual reports,special purpose reports (e.g. Board of Directors, and Province of Ontario) as well as ad hoc requests. Ensure accurate analysis and results in support of Management and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) reporting.
• Collaborate with the Project Management Office to develop capital budget and forecasts.Ensure accurate and timely capital reporting, including variance analysis. Review capital business cases to ensure budget is available, as required.
• Collaborate with Finance and Accounting team to ensure alignment of management and statutory reporting, ensuring that costs, revenues and other financial data are properly reflected and that various transactions (e.g., accruals) have been prepares as appropriate.
• Provide Management and ELT member with assistance, advice, guidance and well-supported recommendations for the achievement of planned objectives while effectively managing resources and expenses.
• Ensure appropriate reporting is in place to effectively track activities ensuring stakeholders are aware of status and progress. Identify risks, provide advice and guidance in proactively recommending course-corrections to ensure achievement of initiatives.
• Develop, assess, and participate in establishing sound financial planning concepts, practices,and standards to ensure financial integrity and effectiveness. Support the Senior Manager,FP&A in the establishment of new strategies, policies, standards, procedures, communication vehicles, and management systems.
• Continually assess, evaluate, and effect change with the objective of enhancing the quality and effectiveness of financial processes, information systems and models for business planning, budgeting, reporting, and executive level information.
• Ensure the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of work are appropriate for all business-related matters. Provide recommendations to the Senior Manager, FP&A on business-related matters within, and external to, the business, as necessary.
• Formulate high-level customer relationships to optimize the achievement of financial planningand analysis initiatives.
• Provide expertise in support of financial aspects of regulatory filings, external reporting and strategy.
• And other duties or responsibilities as may be assigned.

In a typical day, you will lead activities in the following areas: business planning, spending decision support, financial evaluation/analysis, operational evaluation/analysis, benchmarking and best practice implementation. The Advisor will provide expertise and support in financial aspects ofregulatory filings, external reporting and strategy. Support the Senior Manager, Financial Planningand Analysis (FP&A) in the establishment of new strategies, policies, standards, procedures,communication vehicles, and management systems. Develop, assess, and participate in establishing sound financial planning concepts, practices, and standards to ensure financial integrity and effectiveness. Continually assess, evaluate, and effect change with the objective of enhancing the quality and effectiveness of financial processes, information systems and models for business planning, budgeting, reporting, and executive level information. 

Role Requirements

Our team consists of experts from diverse backgrounds, each bringing their unique perspectives and skills. 
To succeed in this role, you’ll need: 

• Accounting designation or near completion
• Prior experience in making improvements to standardize, and simplify budgeting and forecasting processes
• Demonstrated success in organizing and delivering cross-functional projects with well-defined outcomes and adherence to timelines
• Excellent work flow, process and process improvement skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to work productively with team members, peers, and stakeholders.
• Ability to ask critical strategic questions, and challenge basic assumptions
• Ability to effectively adjust to the audience and convey messaging with clarity
• Strong working knowledge of Ontario’s electricity market and familiarity with Market Rules forthe Ontario Electricity Market is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Innovative problem-solving abilities; self-motivated to achieve continuous improvement
• Able to interact effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization

The education required to complete the responsibilities associated with the position is typicallyobtained through 4 years of university training
and by having, or nearly completing, an Accounting designation
The minimum level of experience for the incumbent to perform at a satisfactory level of proficiencyis 6-8 years including the period of adjustment on the job itself

How We Support You

From a comprehensive total rewards program to dynamic learning and development opportunities—including job rotations to broaden your expertise—we empower you to define and shape your own success. When you join the IESO, here’s what you can expect:

• Best-in-class benefits and long-term support in the form of a defined benefit pension plan. 
• Work in a dynamic and evolving sector that offers exciting opportunities and the chance to explore new career paths.
• Leadership that values meaningful discussions, welcomes feedback, and prioritizes career development. 
• A strong, inclusive culture and a collaborative team environment with a shared passion for impactful work.
• Compensation packages that are regularly reviewed to remain competitive and to best accommodate the diverse needs of our employees. 

Deadline

May 8, 2026. For future reference, please save a copy of the job posting as it will no longer be available once the posting closes.

Thank you for your interest in a career at the IESO. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that the successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in Canada and will be subject to applicable background checks. 

IESO will not conduct interviews or offer positions via online, text, chat or social media platforms. We will not gather personal information directly from candidates or potential candidates. Selected candidates will work with our Talent Acquisition team to ensure their application is processed.

The IESO currently has a 3-day in-office work week for applicable roles. Over the course of 2026, the IESO will advance plans to acquire additional office space to accommodate more in-office time. While the timeline for moving to a full 5-day in-office model has not yet been established, we are committed to keeping employees and candidates informed as plans progress and give them as much advance notice as possible to prepare for any changes. 

We believe in opportunities for everyone. 

At the IESO, we know that achieving great results depends on embracing diversity by attracting, developing, and retaining people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We do this by ensuring our recruitment and advancement policies are fair and equitable, and by creating an accessible and inclusive environment—one that values every team member’s unique skills and experiences and ensures they have the support they need to achieve their potential. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know. We’re proud to say we’ve been recognized as a supportive, inclusive employer. 

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