Senior Financial Analyst

Communitech helps tech companies start, grow, and succeed in Waterloo Region.

We’re building a tech ecosystem that’s proudly local, globally ambitious and powered by community.

Since 1997, Communitech has brought community and tech together to build Canada’s most vibrant innovation ecosystem. We connect local startups and scale-ups to the support they need to grow, compete and lead.

Today, that means helping trusted AI solutions reach the market, turning bold ideas into valuable IP, expanding peer and advisory networks for founders, and uniting voices through the Waterloo Tech Coalition to take on the issues that matter most.

Our goal is to keep Waterloo Region the most connected, collaborative, and resilient tech hub in the country.

We’re looking to grow our team with passionate people – people who believe in our mission and who are willing to do what it takes to help our founders succeed. If you like to work collaboratively, get s#!t done and be a champion for Canadian tech, we want to hear from you. Wonder what it’s like to work at Communitech? Learn more at https : / / www.communitech.ca / corporate-stuff / careers /

Communitech is based in downtown Kitchener, Ontario. We work in-office five days a week because great things happen when we're together — creating space for deeper collaboration and stronger relationships with each other and the ecosystem we support.

What you’ll be doing :

• Lead the financial execution and reporting for assigned federal contribution agreements.
• Support the orderly close-out of certain government funding programs, including final claims, reconciliations, audits, and documentation.
• Establish strong financial reporting and compliance foundations for new funding agreements.
• Complete accurate, timely financial claims and reports in accordance with federal funding agreement requirements.
• Interpret contribution agreement terms and funding guidelines to ensure compliance and expense eligibility.
• Collect, review, and validate financial information in coordination with internal teams and external collaboration partners, including cash and in-kind contributions.
• Act as the primary financial point of contact for partners and funding agencies for assigned programs.
• Assist with audit activities, ensuring documentation is complete, organized, and audit-ready.
• Track program-level budgets and cash flow, and support coordination of funding inflows and partner disbursements in accordance with agreement timelines.
• Prepare internal financial updates for program teams, highlighting variances, risks, and upcoming reporting requirements.
• Improve financial tracking, reporting processes, and documentation within existing systems and tools.
• Other duties as assigned. All duties subject to change.

Qualifications

Compensation

The annual base salary range is $70,000-$85,000. The actual compensation will be based on various factors, including the candidate’s level of skills, experience and education as well as the needs of the role, budget and market.

To Apply

Please apply online along with your resume and cover letter.

We thank all applicants in advance; however only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. All applications will be kept confidential. Communitech is a diverse and inclusive environment and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including aboriginal persons, francophones, members of sexual minority groups, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women. We will provide any requested accommodation to candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization.

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