At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyze IT budgets and workforce capacity to optimize resources and support strategic goals.
- Company: Join CMHC, a leader in creating a well-functioning housing system.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, annual vacation, performance incentives, and comprehensive insurance.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and supports personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact while collaborating with diverse teams in a hybrid work environment.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in finance or related field; 5 years of relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 81659 - 108520 $ per year.
About CMHC
The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system. At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams. Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.
What’s in it for you
- Annual paid vacation.
- Annual individual performance incentive.
- Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
- Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
- An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
About the role
Join the IT Performance and Partnership team, in the Bilingual Specialist, IT Financial & Capacity Management position, where you will support the planning, analyzing, and optimization of IT workforce capacity, budgets, and resource utilization to ensure that the organization has the right skills, talent, and financial allocations at the right time. The role integrates IT financial management, budget planning, resource capacity modelling, workforce analytics, and workforce insights to support organizational priorities and enable effective execution of the IT strategy.
What you’ll do:
- Conduct workforce and IT capacity assessments, analyzing supply vs. demand, utilization trends, and future workload forecasts.
- Be responsible for the planning, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of all IT financial resources.
- Provide comprehensive oversight of the IT operating and capital and operating budgets, ensure financial performance against approved targets, and deliver analysis of IT cost drivers, trends, and risks.
- Coordinate and supports the development of the annual IT operating and capital budgets, consolidating inputs across IT functions.
- Conduct monthly and quarterly budget monitoring for all IT cost centres, including labour, software, hardware, cloud services, maintenance, telecom, security, and project expenditures.
- Analyze IT cost structures to identify key cost drivers across labour, licensing, infrastructure, cloud consumption, cybersecurity, and vendor services.
What you should have:
- A bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience can be considered.
- Minimum 5 years in financial budget management and analysis and/or workforce planning, capacity management, or related analytical roles.
- Experience in organizational development, engagement, or planning tools preferred.
- Understanding of IT functions, roles, capabilities, and operating models.
- Ability to influence and partner with IT leadership, HR, and Finance.
- Skills in interpreting complex workforce and financial data for senior audiences.
- Ability to navigate sensitive workforce and performance situations.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and communication skills in both official languages English and French.
It would be great if you also had:
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI, with demonstrated experience analyzing complex datasets, developing dashboards and reports, and transforming data into actionable insights to support business decision-making.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada. CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.
If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation. If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!
Specialist, IT Financial and Capacity Management in Ottawa employer: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
At CMHC, we are dedicated to fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment where every employee can thrive. As an Advisor, Solutions Architect, you will benefit from comprehensive training and mentorship opportunities, competitive salaries, and a strong commitment to diversity and equity. Our hybrid work model, along with generous vacation and performance incentives, ensures that you can achieve a fulfilling work-life balance while contributing to meaningful projects that impact Canada's housing system.
Contact Details:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Recruitment Team
