Budget Coordinator

Location: Kingston, ON (Hybrid, 3 days on-site)
Language: Strong written and verbal English communication required
Duration: 15-month contract
Background Check Requirement: References + background checks required

About the Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative planning and budgeting team within a respected public sector environment. You’ll play a key role in supporting a complex, organization-wide budgeting process that directly impacts how resources are allocated across multiple departments and programs.

Working closely with senior analysts, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders, you’ll help ensure financial data is accurate, structured, and meaningful. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with Excel, analyzing financial data, solving problems, and contributing to effective financial planning and decision-making.

What’s in it for You

You’ll join a close-knit team that values collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement. There is strong mentorship within the group and an opportunity to develop budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis skills while working alongside experienced finance professionals.

This role offers exposure to large-scale budgeting processes, financial reporting, and institutional planning activities. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on an early-career finance foundation while gaining hands-on experience in a highly visible and impactful function.

Your Responsibilities

• You’ll support the annual budgeting process, including preparing templates, gathering information, and assisting with budget consolidations

• You’ll review and validate financial data to ensure accuracy and completeness across reporting submissions

• You’ll assist with budget tracking, variance analysis, and financial reporting activities

• You’ll work with stakeholders across departments to collect information and support budgeting timelines

• You’ll maintain Excel-based reports, models, and tracking tools used throughout the budgeting cycle

• You’ll assist with data analysis and identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency

• You’ll contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives and support the transition to future budgeting and planning tools

Skills and Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in finance, accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, or a related field

• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, lookups, data validation, and working with large datasets

• Experience working with financial data, reporting, reconciliations, budgeting support, or financial analysis

• Understanding of basic accounting and financial principles

• Experience with enterprise financial systems such as PeopleSoft is considered an asset

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with large volumes of information

• Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship skills

• Experience working in a professional office environment with competing deadlines and multiple priorities

Why Partner with Altis

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.